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George BuschBookbinderBridge st. St Andrew’sNorfolkU.K.. 1845. 1.1. William White.”History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk”,  1845.

John F. BuschBookbinderbds. Dr. W. LawrenceCincinnatiOhio 1.1.(1842) Cincinnati directory pg. 239.2. (1852) John F. Busch & Son (C. M. Busch) 17 South Sixth Street,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ‘Established in 1852 by John F. and his sonsucceeded him in 1880.  Sole manufacturers of the “Indestructible Cash Book”The house does  all of the binding for the state of Pennsylvania and has abranch in Harrisburg.’ Pennsylvania Historical Review: City of Philadelphia 1886, pg. 141.

Thomas BussingBookbinderBeach StreetPhiladelphiaPennsylvania ( 1819-1820) 1.1. Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand” from: “Bookbinding inAmerica” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.111

![ABusellBinder.jpg][1]Alexander BuswellBuswell & Co.Bookbinding132 Sansome St. (up stairs) 2.San FranciscoCalifornia 1.Alexander Buswell was listed as 37 years old seems to have a wife Elizabeththree children and was born in Hanover: 1870 San Francisco census. He was bornin England and was Naturalized in New York Jan. 3, 1853 according to the 1867voter registration.Aged 34 naturalized on Jan, 3 1853 in New York . Great Register of SanFrancisco 18671. 1856 Baggett, Joseph & Co., Business Directory see also: Baldwin & Emerson/, Laurtent, A./ LeCount & Strong / Van Holland, Charles/ Viot & Pons2. (1858) 128 Sansome corner of Merchant st , Bookbindery and Blank BookManufactory: ad. in San Francisco Business Directory  pg. 313. (1859) Clay st. . San Francisco Municipal Register4. (1859 )S. F. Almanac has a display ad. with Alexander Buswell 133 Clay st.Bookbinder and Blank Book Manufacturer . ” Books of every kind bound to order…also every description of ruling neatly executed”5.(1861) 517 Clay. S.F. Business Directory note advertisement page 3606. (1863) 517 Clay and 514 Commercial. Langley’s S. F. City Directory and 1863S. F. Business Directory7.(1864) 509 Clay and 508 Commercial. Langley’s, S. F. Business Directory,( adpg. 440)8.(1864) 517 Clay 514 Commercial, Langleys. City Directory ad. pg. 4409. (1865) 509 Clay and 508 Commercial S. F Business Directory. ad. pg. 68010. (1867) 522 Clay. S. F. Business Director11. 409 California, 1868 San Francisco Business Directory12.(1872) 509 Clay. S. F. Business Directory ad pg. xcix13.(1873) 509 Clay in 1873 or 74 notes unclear13. (1881) 525 Clay. S. F. Directory15.(1885) 605 Montgomery. S. F. Directory16.(1889) 535 Clay. S. F. City Directory & Langleys 1890 S.F. Directory17 Not in the 189218, (1896)The Buswell Co., 516 Commercial. San Francisco Business Directory.19,(1899) 508 Clay. 1899, San Francisco Business Directory.20. (1900) 536 Clay. Crocker Langley, S. F., Business Directory. Remained atthis address until 1905 The last directory before the 1906 San Francisco firewhich destroyed this area. no Buswell in the 1907 to 1910 Crocker Langleydirectories. [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/525/ABusellBinder.jpg (A. Buswell Binder)

Alford Butler (jr.)*BookbinderNewbury St.BostonMassachusetts  1.74 Middle St.(1809) 1.*(1796-1807) Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand “from:” Bookbinding in America” Lehmann-Haupt ed.,1967, pg.100. See also: 1764 Alfred Butler, Cornhill (the date/ spelling of one of these seems incorrect) son of Alford Butler, Bookbinder. History of American Manufacturer, 1868, pg. 192 Apprenticed to William MacAlpine. Isiah Thomas quoted in :The Grolier Club,Catalogue of Ornamental Leather Bookbindings, pg. 97.1. (1774) Portsmouth New Hampshire (1774 – cir 1793) ” kept a school” TheGrolier Club, Catalogue of Ornamental Leather Bookbindings, pg. 97.2. (1793) cir. 1793 returned to Boston and to bookbinding, The Grolier Club,Catalogue of Ornamental Leather Bookbindings, pg. 97.3.(1796) Boston City Directory (not listed in the 1789, 1798, 1800 directory)4. (1806 & 1807) Union street, Boston City directory.5. (1809) 74 Middle St..  Boston city Directory Residential listing only in1810