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Barber & RobinsonBookbinders,Asylum 5Hartford,Connecticut (1828) 1.1. Geer’s Hartford Connecticut 1828 Business Directory, pg. 18. 

(William) Andrews & (William)  Goodwin**Bookbinders*32 Summer streetBostonMassachusetts 1.*William Andrews was listed in earlier Boston Directories as a bookbinder and later as a Bookseller. in 1807 we find William Andrews, Bookseller listed AND both Andrews & Cummings  bookseller AND Andrews & Goodwin bookbinder listed.  **William Andrews went into partnership with William Goodwin for a few years. (William Andrews & William Goodwin) Joseph T. Buckingham, Annals of the Charitable Mechanic Association, pg. 39.   About 1805 Andrews and Cummings took over the circulating library of WilliamP. Blake.( note Blake was still listed as a librarian at no 3 school street inthe 1805 Boston City Directory)  Cummings would retire in 1809 and Andrewswould die in 1812. Foundation of the Public Library1. (1806,’07, ’09)  Boston City Directory.2. (1813) French list Andrews on Summer street in 1813. He is not listed inthe Boston City Directory in 1813.SEE: William Andrews or William Goodwin for more information

Robinson & Barber,Bookbinders42 Main  Hartford,Connecticut (1828)  1.1. Geer’s Hartford Connecticut, City Directory, 1828. pg. 47.

H. Friedel.Bookbinder67 Merchant Street.San FranciscoCalifornia 1.1.1859 S.F. Municipal Register see also: Buswell, A. / Emerson G.T. / FriedelH. / Lartent / LeCount,J.J. / Bartling & Kimball / Gilcrist & Ross2. Friedel & Vollum 63 Merchant: (ad. pg.433) Bookbinders, Paper RulersBinding done in all its branches: 1859-60 S.F. Business Directory. George  W.Vollum was listed in the 1856-57 directory as working for George T. Emerson.3. Friedel H., 66 merchant: 1860-61 S.F. Business Directory no Vollum listed4. 522 Merchant: 1861 S.F. Business Directory. last listing is in 1863

![lecount_100.jpg][1]Josiah J. LeCount & Strong. (no mention of Strong after 1856)*BookbinderMontgomery street (near Sacramento)San FranciscoCalifornia 1Image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries www.ha.comLecount & Strong were the Publishers of the 1854 San Francisco City Directoryand the 1859-1860 Langley Directory was for sale at LeCount’s address(1849) “established 1849” advertised on the “one hundred” dollar(?) bill,illustrated above, however, no mention of them appear in city directoriesprior to 1852.(1852) see: Cooke & LeCount for earlier history1. 1856 S.F. Business Directorysee also:  Cooke & LeCount (1852), Buswell, A., Emerson G.T., Friedel H.,Laurtent, LeCount,J.J.,Bartling & Kimball, Gilcrist & Ross2. Josiah J. LeCount 111 Montgomery st. 1858 S.F. Business Directory3. Ad on cover of 1859-60 S.F. Business Directory (index to advertising listshim as a bookseller) Importer of Books, Stationery & School Books,, Ruling andLithographing4. SW cor. Battery and Sacramento 1861 S.F. Business Directory This is thelast ad. for LeCount, however see: LeCount Brothers & Mansur 1873![lecount.jpg][2] [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/592/lecount_100.jpg (lecount_100.jpg) [2]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/592/lecount.jpg (lecount.jpg)