Boyer's Legal Directory: Of the United States and Canadas..
- 1883
1883. Philadelphia: Joseph A. Boyer, 1883.. Philadelphia: Joseph A. Boyer, 1883. Boyer, Joseph A. Boyer's Legal Directory: Of the United States and Canadas, Containing: List of Attorneys in Each County of the United States and Canadas, Together with Leading Wholesale Houses and Manufacturers of the City of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Joseph A. Boyer, 1883. 389 pp. Publisher's cloth, with gilt stamped spine and front cover. Moderate shelfwear to spine ends, boards heavily rubbed with stains to rear cover. Hinges cracking but secure. Ex-library, with stamps to spine, front pastedown, perforated stamp to title. $125. * Contains a list of attorneys for every county in the United States and Canada. It included a digest of the collection laws for each U.S. state and territory, as well as for the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Contains a list of prominent wholesale businesses and manufacturers located in Philadelphia. Later editions expanded to include businesses in other major cities like New York, Baltimore, and Chicago. The book was intended for businesses, such as manufacturers and wholesalers, who needed to find attorneys for matters like debt collection.