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The San Francisco Business Directory, 1861 w/Map [163202]

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The San Francisco Business Directory, 1861 w/Map [163202]
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The San Francisco Business Directory for the Year Commencing September, 1861: Embracing a General Directory of Residents a Business Directory; a Directory of Streets, Public Offices, etc. and a New Map of the City: Together with the Consolidation Act and its Amendments; the Municipal Government; Societies and Organizations, and a Great Variety of Useful and Statistical Information, Exhibiting at a Glance the Progress and Present Condition of the City Fourth Year of Publication - Henry G. Langley Compiler. San Francisco: Commercial Steam Press: Valentine & Co. lvi,42 [39] advertisements - 575 pp. (no text missing), first and last leaves used as pastedowns, 1 inserted red and blue letterpress ad sheet for the publisher, folded lithographed map (City and County of San Francisco. Compiled from Official Surveys, and Sectionized in Accordance with U.S. Surveys Drawn by V. Wackenreuder, C.E. 1861. Published by Henry G. Langley for the "San Francisco Directory"; 49.5 x 63 cm; 19-1/2 x 24-3/4 inches). 8vo, original half black gilt-lettered sheep over printed boards. Minor spine chipping, boards slightly rubbed and darkened, map torn loose at text block affecting blank margin of map and a few words of ad printed on verso, ex-library with ink accession number and pencil call number erased on verso of title page. Interior very good. Printed bookplate of Joseph M. Gleason on front pastedown and ink signature of San Francisco resident Dr. R. Glisan (listed on p. 153) at top of p. iii. First edition. Cf. Cowan I, p. 70. Cf. Cowan II, p. 172. Greenwood 1540. Norris 3480. Sabin 76092n. Contains a wealth of information on residents, businesses, streets, organizations and societies, public institutions, and city government. The early issues of the Langley directories are important sources of information on San Francisco and have become quite scarce in any condition, but particularly so with the original map. In regard to the map, the preface states: "Prefixed to the directory is a valuable map of the city and county of San Francisco, compiled and drawn, from the United States surveys, carefully revised and corrected with the copious materials in the custody of the city and county Assessor" (p. iii).

Date: 1861
Country (if not USA):
State: California
City: San Francisco
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