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Business Directory of San Francisco and Principal Towns of California and Nevada, 1877 [163213]

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Business Directory of San Francisco and Principal Towns of California and Nevada, 1877 [163213]
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND PRINCIPAL TOWNS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA, 1877: CONTAINING NAMES, BUSINESS AND ADDRESS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN.... [San Francisco]: L.M. McKenney, [ca. 1877]. [3], 593pp. including pastedowns. Original printed boards, original backstrap preserved. Boards moderately rubbed and worn. Contemporary ink signature on front board, foredge, front pastedown, and titlepage. Rebacked with original binding label, overall, very good. The titlepage lists eighty towns and cities, those of gold rush fame prominent among them. With numerous advertisements, the first three and pages 235-314 and 581-593 are full page advertisements (many illustrated) with other mini advertisements throughout. The first section contains a directory of California businesses alphabetically by City and Town followed by a listing by business type. Next comes Nevada by business type and finally a section focused on San Francisco with listing both alphabetically and by business. Listings and advertisements include Assayers, Lists of Mines and Mining Engineers. This was a key edition since it was timed with the peak of the Comstock Bonanza Boom. In very good condition.

Date: 1877
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City: San Francisco
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