Western Union Telegraphic Code, Universal Pocket Edition:

New York, International Cable Directory Co., 1900. 16mo (6 1/2" x 5"), 803p., flexible pebbled brown bonded lthr with gilt title on front cover and blank spine, red edges & endpapers. Pocket edition (photographically reduced) of the famous codebook (normally 4to) used principally by companies to communicate telegraphically at reduced cost and with greater security.
Spine & small portion of front cover stained, backstrip nibbled at top & lacks 1/4" at bottom. Marginal dampstain on first few leaves affecting bottom third of foredge as well. A little soiling to endpapers. Internally quite clean & unworn- better copy than it sounds- VG.




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