Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing April, 1882, Embracing an Accurate Index of Residents and a Business Directory; Also, a Guide to Streets, Public Offices, Etc., and a Reliable Map of the City.
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
Good. 1882. Hardcover. Printed at San Francisco, Francis, Valentine & Co., printers, 1882. Compiled by The Directory Publishing Co. Pictorial paper boards with quarter leather binding; advertisements are printed on all edges of text block. Heavy chipping along spine and front gutter is cracked; boards have heavy wear and toning; text block has moderate toning and light soiling. Overall good. This large directory for San Francisco includes a 21" x 27" color map and many local advertisements. This map is titled "Guide Map of the City of San Francisco compiled from the Official Surveys & Engraved Expressly for Langley's San Francisco Directory 1882." The map has 2" and 6" fold tears and two 1" closed tears, all of which have been repaired with archival tape. The first 52 pages and the last 4 pages in the directory are local advertisements printed in b&w with many illustrations. There are also plates throughout the text block, a handful in color or printed on color paper, with more advertisements. The first section of the directory covers municipal government officers and buildings; the second section covers public streets, avenues, squares and places in San Francisco. Pages 140-1003 contain the resident and business directory, and pages 1004-1010 contain a directory of Chinese business firms of San Francisco. A great example of a 19th century directory. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1171 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023667
- Title
- Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing April, 1882, Embracing an Accurate Index of Residents and a Business Directory; Also, a Guide to Streets, Public Offices, Etc., and a Reliable Map of the City.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- Directories, California, San Francisco, Maps, 19th Century Directories
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Moab, Utah
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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