This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ...37 Parker st. Lit. Queen st. W.C. Martin and Hood, 8 Great Newport street, W.C. Moody Charles, 257 High Holbom, W.C. Mossman W. 50 Cumming st. Pentonville, N. Offer Edward, 132 Leadenhall street, E.C. Orlando Jewitt, 20 Clifton villas, Camden square Palmer & Cottrell, 34 Gt. Marlboro' street, W. Penny Wm. 57 Lincoln's Inn fields, W.C. Pollard Jeffery, 51 Cambridge st. Pimlico, S.W. Powell S. G. and J. E. 51 Parliament st. S.W. Riorden Geo. 5 Poland street, Oxford street, W. Swain Joseph, 6 Bouverie street, Fleet street, E.C. Tongue & Birkbeck, 11 Southampton bdgs. W.C. Vasserot C. F. 45 Essex street, Strand, W.C. Webb George and Co. 3 Snow hill, E.C. Whitty, J. J., LL.D., M.A., 35 Parliament street, S.W. (see advertisement) Willis G. 113 Stanhope st. Hampstead rd. N.W. Woodall Fred. 26 Clarence road, Kentish town ENCAUSTIC TILE MAKERS. England Wm. 5 Bury pi. Bloomsbury, W.C. Goodwin Wm. 9 Conduit st. Regent st. W Minton H. & Co. Albion place, Blackfriars bridge, S. & Albion wharf, Holland st. S.E. (see advt.) Simpson W.B. 456 West Strand, W.C. ENGINEEES-CIVIL. Marked i are Surveyors. Institution of Civil Engineers, 25 Gt. George street, Westminster, S.W. Abernethy Jamei, 3 Parliament street, S.W. Adams Wm. B. 1 Adam, street, Adelphi, W.C. Addison John, 6 Delahay street, Westminster, S.W. Aickin George, 3 Furnival's Inn, E.C. Albans Benedict, 22 King William street, W.C. Allan Thos. 1 Adelphi terrace, Adam st. W.C. Arding Francis, 39 & 40 Mark lane, E.C. Armstrong Sir W. G., C.B. 8 Gt. George st. Westr. Austin C. E. 7 Broad Sanctuary, S. W. Baker Sami. Francis, 175 Blackfnars road, S. N Baker W. L. 8 Danes Inn, W.C. Balv Price P. 4 Robt. street, Adelphi, W.C. Barlow P. W. F.R.S. 26 Gt. George street, S.W. Barlow Thos....

Arranged in three parts, this bibliography and guide to British directories in its second edition explains their evolution, describes the different types of directories and their content, and offers a new chapter on the use of directory material in historical studies. Over 2200 directory titles are listed, with indexes by publisher, place and subject. This updated edition also provides a guide to the 120 library collections of directories.

A guide to the existence, whereabouts, contents, and other features of a major resource for historians, directories of trades and commerce in specific towns or districts. Enlarged to 2,222 entries from the 1989 edition to include directories published after 1856 and up to 1950 for England and Wales, including London; comprehensive coverage of all Scottish directories published before 1950; and miscellaneous directories of specific trades, which have not been included in previous bibliographies. A 60-page introduction traces the evolution and types of directories and discusses their use in historical studies. The 120 library collections visited are described. The indexes are arranged by publisher, place, and subject. Distributed by Books International. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A large-scale reference work covering the journalism industry in 19th-Century Britain.