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San Francisco Bus. Directory Vol. II, 1877-88 - Gold Country & Comstock Region! [141552]

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San Francisco Bus. Directory Vol. II, 1877-88 - Gold Country & Comstock Region! [141552]
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This rare directory is unknown to many advanced researchers, including Fred Holabird and Ron Lerch. It is an EARLY directory that covers San Francisco, the MOTHERLODE REGION in California, PLUS the COMSTOCK SILVER REGION in Nevada!! The San Francisco Business Directory Including Alameda, Berkeley and Oakland, Rocklin, Penryn, Newcastle, Auburn, Colfax, Dutch Flat, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Truckee AND Reno, Carson, Gold Hill, Silver City, Dayton and Virginia City (Nevada). 1877-88. Representing Every Trade, Occupation and Profession, Alphabetically Arranged and Classified Accordingly. Also, giving individual members of firms and their residences. VOL. II Published by Niles & Rentschler, San Francisco. 881 pages (including endpapers) with 48 pages of fabulous ads in the front on colored paper, plus 8 pages of ads on light green paper in back and great ads throughout, some on cardstock dividing sections, such as the ad on pink paper on page 919 for the California, Nevada and Oregon Stage Line, Small Brothers, Proprietors, N. W. Roff, General Agent, Reno, Nevada. No missing pages. All inside pages and content are in excellent condition. Original covers and spine have wear and rub marks, especially worn on edges, some rips to cover paper on edges and lots of shelf wear, but all content is legible. Binding is intact and inside covers are not split, but feel a little loose. The front cover features an ad for the "Carbolic Smoke Ball... Infallible cure for Catarrh, Asthma, Hay Fever, Bronchitis, Neuralgia, Headache, Croup, sore throat, Diptheria, etc.... The Greatest Antiseptic Remedy Known" Cover ads reference page numbers for inside ads. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE DIRECTORY IN REMARKABLE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. See photos for condition details. Not available in digital format.

Date: 1877-88
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City: San Francisco
Provenance: Ron Lerch Collection