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Ballenger & Richards Twenty-sixth Annual Denver City Directory Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Denver for 1898
by [Colorado]
- Used
- Condition
- Good.
- Seller
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Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States
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About This Item
Denver: Ballenger & Richards, 1898. Good.. 12,[9]-1407,[1]pp. Lacks pp.1393-1394. Thick octavo. Original printed cloth boards; spine perished, boards detached. Corners worn, cloth lightly soiled. Last few leaves loose. Ex-library Newark Free Public Library (withdrawn) with bookplate and ink stamps. Text clean. Massive city directory for Denver, published by the prolific firm of Ballenger & Richards. Corbett, Hoye & Company began publishing Colorado directories in Denver in 1873. The firm eventually evolved into Corbett & Ballenger, publishing directories from 1881 to 1888; subsequently Ballenger & Richards took over publication in 1889 and continued for many years thereafter. The directory includes an extensive listing of civic associations, a street and avenue guide, and a lengthy listing of citizens. Interspersed with numerous advertisements for local businesses.
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- Seller
- McBride Rare Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 591
- Title
- Ballenger & Richards Twenty-sixth Annual Denver City Directory Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms, Etc. in the City of Denver for 1898
- Author
- [Colorado]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ballenger & Richards
- Place of Publication
- Denver
- Date Published
- 1898
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About the Seller
McBride Rare Books
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Dobbs Ferry, New York
About McBride Rare Books
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Soiled
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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