NASHVILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY; CONTAINING THE NAMES, BUSINESS, AND RESIDENCE OF ALL HEADS OF FAMILIES, BUSINESS FIRMS, ETC., FOR THE CITY OF NASHVILLE AND SUBURBS.
Campbell, John C. (compiler).
Nashville, TN: Smith, Camp & Co., 1857. 8vo. 356 pp. Wood engravings in advertisements. Original cloth (rubbed, soiled, spine ends a bit frayed); some interior soiling, else a good solid copy. (Item ID: 44230)
$850.00
First edition of the third Nashville directory, "Vol. III - 1857" (the earlier ones appeared in 1853 and 1855). The alphabetical listing includes residents with their occupations and addresses, free African-Americans ("colored") among them, and businesses. The "suburbs" includes towns as far away as Chattanooga and Huntsville, Alabama. Spear, p. 203.