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David AllisonBookbinder and StationerPine street PhiladelphiaPennsylvania 1.1. (1801) Pennsylvania City Directory, pg. 101.2. (1802) 12 Pear: Pennsylvania City Directory, pg. 16. Same address in 1803,pg. 16.

George B. AlmyBookbinderwith C. & A. Taber*47 Unionres: 89 ElmNew BedfordMassachusetts ,1849. 1.*Taber advertises it self as” Importers and Dealers in Maps ” on the cover of the new Bedford Directory and was the publisher. The address for C. & A. Taber  listed as 45  Union, on the cover and Almy works at the bindery at: 47 Union (see above).1.(1849) Taber, New Bedford Directory.  pg.55.

Robert Alpin*BookbinderBroad StreetNew YorkNew York 1. “Any Gentlemen or Ladies” … advertisement for French lesons,Enquire at:1.(1758) *Mr. Robert, Mr. Alpin, Bookbinder. First appearance of a bookbinder with this name. It is possible that it is a misprint on Robert M’Alpine, bookbinder or an adjustment of R. M’Alpine who was recently found Bankrupt. See McAlpine, Robert, Bookbinder N.Y. The Weekly Post Boy (N.Y, N.Y.) March, 29 1758. However,this argument is undermined by the fact that Robert M’Alpine was advertising under M’Alpine in the New York Mercury in May,8,1758

Joseph AltemusBookbinderPhiladelphiaPennsylvania 1.d.18511. (1790) “The house of Henry Altemus is of long standing. It was establishedin 1790 by Schadrack Taylor who was succeeded in the business by hisapprentice and nephew, Joseph T. Altemus.the father of the presentproprietor.” (Henry Altemus)  Joseph T. Altemus won a widespread reputationfor the quality of his bindings and was specially noted for fine finishing andtooling. Many of the labor-saving devices now employed were introduced by him.He imported from England a coggle press, which he arranged so as to do certainclasses of finishing on the sides of books that had been done previously byhand. This was practically the first introduction in the country of stampingon the sides of books. Afterward, under his personal supervision, he had madea large embossing press for heavy relief work, This effected a greatrevolution in bookbinding. Besides improvements made by him in many of theprocesses of bookbinding he originated many styles of binding, a number ofwhich have since become standare, Among these are: Heavy panelled and bevelledboards, inlaid sides, embossed leather backs and cloth sides of school-booksin place of the old style full-skiver binding.”  He would be succeeded by hisson Henry. Publishers’ Weekly no. 752. June 26, 1886 pg. 804.2. (1825) 24 Cherry. Philadelphia Directory and Strangers Guide.

Althof, Rose & BahisBookbinders423 Clay St.San FranciscoCalifornia 1.The 1870 San Francisco Census lists Herman Althof 39 years old and born inPrussia. F.W. Bahls(sic) 29 years old and born in Prussia . The 1867 voterregistration list  a Henry Rose, 31 and born in New York. 1. San Francisco Business Directory San Francisco Business Directory, 18672. Althof, & Bahis no Rose and no Rose listed separately. San FranciscoBusiness Directory, 1868.3. Listed under Blank Book Manufacturers. San Francisco BusinessDirectory,18734. Bookbinders: 411 Clay & 412 Commercial Blank Book Manufacturer: 423 Clay,San Francisco Business Directory 18775. Both Bookbinder and Blank Book listings are at 327 Sansome, San FranciscoBusiness Directory 18796. First Bookbinder to have a listed telephone. 1899, Crocker Langley S. F.Business Directory7. 524 Sacramento Street. 1903,1904,1905, Crocker Langley S. F. BusinessDirectory8. Area was burned in the 1906 San Francisco Fire9. Printers Room 3 Tribune Building Oakland. Beecher & Pike Relief BusinessDirectory May 19069. Althof & Bahis 330 Jackson. 1907 Crocker Langley S. F. Business Directory.Still at this address in 1910 the last directory checked sequentially.10. still at 330 Jackson street offering printing bookbinding, blank bookmanufacturing,designing and engraving. 1922 Crocker Langley Business Directory