Business Directory of Oakland Alameda and Berkeley: To Which is Added Bynon's Diamond history of California
Business Directory of Oakland Alameda and Berkeley: To Which is Added Bynon's Diamond history of California
Oakland, CA: Arcade Printing House. Bynon & Sherman Publishers. 1877. Separate printed title page for "Bynon's Diamond History"' title page vignette for "Diamond History"; 2 3/4" x 2"; original publisher's rose colored cloth with gilt stamped titling to front board; 1st Edition (Bradbury, p. 203, Cowan IV, 67; Quebedeaux 3; Rocq 22); Not in the Norris Catalogue, nor in Welsh. Binding shows some wear with damping, primarily to rear board, with stain transference to text block edges; gutter break after title leaf. Prior owner signature to ffep margin; a good copy. An "extremely rare" California miniature which has the distinction of being the "only known California Directory in this format, the first East Bay business directory and the first Berkeley directory of any kind." [Quebedeaux]. Note that Quebedeaux terms this the 'first California miniature', though this is disputed by Bradbury, who notes that 'Diamond History' also published in 1877, is incorporated in the latter potion of this volume. OCLC records 3 institutional holdings: CA Hist Soc, UC Berkeley & CA State Library. Bradbury add the Huntington. Only one sale record for this title found, an imperfect copy [lacking title leaf] auctioned at PBA om 2013, fetching $1440.
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