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Sacramento,CA - 1866 - Sacramento Directory :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Sacramento,CA - 1866 - Sacramento Directory :
By Robert E. Draper. H.S. Crocker & Co., book and job printers. Measures 5 3/4" x 9" x 3/4" deep. 201 pages total. Written on the inside "Quebedeau locates less than 12 copies of this book". The inside cover and the first page (front and back) are business ads. Then the directory begins with an introduction including U.S. office holders, then California state office holders along with their terms and average salaries. It also includes Sacramento libraries, cemeteries etc. The general directory begins on page 43 and ends of page 162; scattered throughout are half page business ads. The business portion of the directory begins on page 164 with "Agricultural Implements", and ends on page 179 with "Stoves, Tin and Hardware". Followed by a one page directory index and an appendix from pages 181 through 201. The back inside cover also has a full page business ad. Light blue hard cover directory with black binding, slight fading and very minor stains. Words are legible throughout. Small stains on pages where possibly something had previously been spilled but it does not affect the print in any way. Book is in overall great condition, seems to have no missing or torn out pages. This is the eleventh Sacramento Directory, according to Quebedeaux, who als found seven institutional and one privately held copy.