Thomas’ Buffalo City Directory 1867.

Estimate: $600–$800
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

Place

Buffalo

Publication

1867

Description

With: Early History of Grand Island and the City of Ararat (pp. 25-37) by Lewis F. Allen. Numerous ads.

summary

The author, Lewis Falley Allen was a close friend of Mordecai M. Noah, founder of a proposed Jewish refuge at Grand Island in the Niagara River, to be called "Ararat." A farmer, businessman, politician and prominent Buffalonian, Lewis Falley Allen (1800-90) was the uncle of President Grover Cleveland and is credited with introducing Cleveland to the practice of law and politics, therefore paving the way for his eventual presidency.

pp. viii, 461. Some wear. Original printed boards. Thick 8vo.

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