The Philadelphia Book; Or Specimens of Metropolitan Literature
Entry/Object ID
2014.28.800
Description
Hard cover, 380 pp. Due to the fragile condition of this book (the spine has separated from the hard cover binding), the book is found in the Library stacks in a manila protective "book box".
The Philadelphia Book; Or Specimens of Metropolitan Literature, Hard cover, 380 pp. Due to the fragile condition of this book (the spine has separated from the hard cover binding), the book is found in the Library stacks in a manila protective "book box". This book is a collection of short stories and poems by various authors, whom (apparently) have some connection to Philadelphia.
A bookplate found inside the Front Cover indicates this book was a gift to the Site and Relic Society of Germantown (now known as The Germantown Historical Society) from William Redwood Wharton in July, 1909.