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![ALBancroft.jpg][1]A. L Bancroft & Co.Wholesale Stationers721 MarketSan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. Langley’s San Francisco City Directory 1872. From 1861 there was a H. H.Bancroft listed under Wholesale Stationers. (see H. H. Bancroft)Image collection of ABM 000 prov. TJ. Duplicate image collection ABM 00123  prov. TJ.![ALBancroft.jpg][2]A. L. Bancroft & CoBookbinders721 Market St.San FranciscoCalifornia 1 .1.(1872) First listing under bookbinder in directories, San Francisco BusinessDirectory, 18722. (1874) Listed under Blank Book manufacturer,” Printed Book , Pamphlet andBlank Book Work executed in the best style.” San Francisco Business Directory,18743. (1880) A. L. Bancroft & Co. ( and importers). San Francisco BusinessDirectory,18804. (1886) Both Blank Book & Bookbinder listing at; 607 Market.  San FranciscoBusiness Directory, 1886.5. (1887) W. B. Bancroft & Co. Separate listing under A. L. Bancroft. SanFrancisco Business Directory,18876. (1888) The Bancroft Co. (and importers), 721 Market. San Francisco BusinessDirectory, 18887. (1893)723 Market. San Francisco Business Directory, 1893.8. (1895) last listing under Bookbinders or Blank book Manufacturers [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/521/ALBancroft.jpg (A. L. Bancroft) [2]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/521/ALBancroft_1.jpg (A. L. Bancroft)

H. H. Bancroft & Co.Wholesale Stationers609 MontgomerySan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. Langley’s 1861 San Francisco City Directory. Listings continue at thisaddress until 1869. in 1872. H. H. Bancroft is gone and A. L. Bancroft is on721 Market (see A. L. Bancroft & Co.)

Thaddeus B. BarberBookbinder at Alden’s*boards: 15 GroverAuburnNew York, 1857, 1.* see: Aldens Bookbindery / Beardsley’s 1. French’s Auburn City Directory, 1857

![WSBarber.jpg][1]W. S. BarberBookbinder22 High St.Brookyn, L.I. New York 1. 1. ABM 00096 , prov TJ 2. 136 Eulton (Fulton?) Brooklyn General & Business Directory for 1840-41. Brooklyn: T. & J. W. Leslie & W. F. Chichester, 1840 [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/535/WSBarber.jpg (W. S. Barber)

Andrew Barclay*Bookbinder,Cornhill,Boston,Massachusetts. 1.*”(1738-1823) From Cleish, Fife. Son of Andrew C. and Marion Anderson. To Boston Mass.A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the USA pg. 17.1. Trade cards of The American Antiquarian Society2. 1764, “at the Bible in Cornhill”, “bred a binder in Scotland”. J. LeanderBishop, History of American Manufacturers, 1868, pg. 1923. Active cir. 1760″s: Early American Bookbindings, from the collection ofMichael Papantonio, The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York 1972,4. (1768) “John Barclay, Clothier”…Andrew Barclay, Second Door North of the Sign of the Three Kings, Cornhill, Boston. The Boston Chronicle, Monday March 28 1768.5. (1772) Begs Leave to inform his customers & others that he has removed from Cornhill to a shop second Door South of the Governor’s at the sign of the Gilt Bible in Marlboro’ Street” Boston Evening Post, September 14, 1772.