[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 1845 List of WEALTHY CITIZENS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA

[Charles Agvent]

[PENNSYLVANIA]. WEALTHY CITIZENS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. Containing an 
Alphabetical Arrangement of Persons Worth from $15,000 and Upwards, 
Their Occupation, Residence, and Their Estimated Wealth Appended to Each 
Name, Being Useful to Traders, Merchants, Bankers, and Other Classes of 
Men of Business. Lancaster [PA]: D. S. Kieffer, (1845). First Edition. 
Printed yellow stitched wraps with decorative border; 17, [7] pages plus 
covers. "Compiled from actual assessments and authentic sources." Short 
leaf of Omissions and Corrections bound in. An index of names with 
locations and occupations followed by financial worth. The Preface, in 
full: "It had been suggested to the compiler to accompany some of the 
names with biographical notices; arduous as such an undertaking would 
have proved itself, no pains should have been spared to gratify the 
public; but the consideration, in order to do justice to all, 
impartiality would have been requisite, and to have been faithful, many 
of the notices might have been viewed either as 'invidious or 
lavish,'—dissuaded the compiler to change this feature. Care has been 
taken not to overrate men’s wealth. Should there be any errors or 

omissions discovered, they will be corrected in an improved edition." We 
are not aware of another edition being published. Few pencil additions. 
OCLC locates only 4 copies of this slight, fragile pamphlet. Early owner 
name "Rhoads" on verso of front wrapper and on rear wrapper dated 1846; 
"McAllisters all Healing Ointment" in early hand in ink on the title 
page; soiling and small tears. Very Good and scarce. (#020457)        $350

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