2074

Dunbar's Chinese Directory for 1897, United States, Canada, and Hawaii [142883]

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Dunbar's Chinese Directory for 1897, United States, Canada, and Hawaii [142883]
SOLD
6,750.00USDto E********s+ buyer's premium (1,485.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Dec 18 @ 09:40UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size a...
This is another great rarity in directories, perhaps on the same scale or more so than the Wells Fargo 1878 San Francisco Chinese Directory. "A. R. Dunbar & Co.'s Chinese Mercantile Directory, 1897, Principal Chinese merchants and Manufacturers in the United States, Canada and Hawaii including importers and exporters of Chine, Corea, Japan, java, Straits Settlements and Siam. Press of Brown, Meese and Craddock, 419 Sacramento St., San Francisco." 216pp, printing on every page including inside covers. This is a striking directory, using multiple color inks (red, green, blue, black) for advertising. Every advertisement is in full English and Chinese. Fabric of the paper of the inside front cover is broken, but cloth still attached. The same condition note applies to the back cover. Inside the front cover is inscribed "Property of John Thomas - Copyright 1896". The listings inside the contents are in the same style as the 1878 Wells Fargo Directory, with an English merchant on a top line entry and the Chinese translation immediately underneath. Contents excellent condition. Extremely rare.

Date:
Country (if not USA):
State:
City:
Provenance: Ron Lerch Collection