Old Time Tours - 19th Century NYC Guidebooks: Series

When researching 19th century NYC guidebooks, note common publishers or series put out in updated or reissued editions.

• 1833-77 New York As It Is.  A handful of different publications intending to guide readers through the civic and cultural dimensions of New York City used the title "New York As It Is," including most prominently Miller's New York As It Is, published through 1877. Browse the NYPL catalog for sense of what is available.
• 1841-74 Phelps New York City Guide.
• 1850 The Great Metropolis, or New-York Almanac. / Doggett Series.
• 1854-59 Francis's New Guide to the Cities of New-York and Brooklyn, and the Vicinity. 
• 1856–58 Dinsmore's Thirty Miles Around New York. 
• 1867-92 The City of New York: A Complete Guide / Taintor Bros. 
• 1874-1908 Phillips' Elite Directory of Private Families and Ladies Visiting and Shopping Guide for New York City.
• 1879-1905 Appleton's Dictionary of New York and Vicinity.
• 1887-95 How to Know New York City / Sweetser.
• 1895-1909 King's New York