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Business Directory of the Pacific States and Territories, 1878 [163211]

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Business Directory of the Pacific States and Territories, 1878 [163211]
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Business Directory of the Pacific States and Territories for 1878: Containing Names, Business, And Addresses Of Merchants, Manufacturers, And Professional Men; County, City, State, Territorial, And Federal Officers; And Notaries Public Of The Principal Towns Of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona And British Columbia. Together With A Sketch Of The Different Towns, Giving Description, Means Of Support, Population Etc. San Francisco L. M. McKenney 1878. 894 pp. including advertisements at rear; inserted ad leaf for Pacific Business College. 8.75x5º, original leather-backed boards, spine lettered in gilt. Complete Classified And Alphabetical Lists, Convenient For Reference. First McKenney Business Directory. Fresh, Accurate And Concise. Invaluable For All Business Men. One Reference To It Is Frequently Worth Its Cost. Over 30,000 Names. Large directory of the western states, the numerous advertisements fully indexed. Much information on businesses and political offices up and down the Pacific Coast states including Nevada, Utah, Idaho and Montana in addition to California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona and the Colony of British Columbia with separate sections alphabetically arranged business headings for each state and a separate one for San Francisco. This is the first McKenney business directory and arguably one of the most important early western directories. Along with a directory of business and advertisements, as stated on the title page, it also lists a short history of each state or territory and a short history of some of the principal cities. It was printed before Washington, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Arizona became states, so they are listed as territories, and British Columbia, Canada, is listed as a colony. San Francisco has its own section that is larger than several of the other entire states put together. It also includes some illustrated advertisements from almost every major city in the states and territories. Scarce directory to Pacific coast businesses. WorldCat lists it in the holding of only five institutional libraries. Provenance: Descended in the family of A. Chapman, dentist in Nevada City, California and Virginia City, Nevada, listed here in his Nevada locale on pp. 195 & 421. Spine gilt a little dull with slight rubbing; near fine; rare in this condition.

Date: 1878
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State: California
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