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SAN FRANCISCO CITY DIRECTORY FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING 1856

San Francisco Directory 1856 complete in 138 numbered pages. Spine covered in leather with gold letters. Covers are original boards with leather-tipped ends and decorated with commercial advertisements of local merchants. A directory of inhabitants' names with addresses, a numerical directory of streets, addresses of government buildings and much additional useful information. The advertisements are a fascinating look at commerce in this burgeoning post gold rush town. Good well used condition as shown. Published San Francisco Whitton, Towne & Co., 1856

H. 9.25" W. 5.5" D. .5"
C1021-13
$475.00

Style: Traditional
Origin: American
Period: 19th Century

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