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Samuel Wakeling*Arches on Mulberry street North side.BookbinderPhiladelphiaPennsylvania   1.*b. England November 9, 1768 learned bookbinding from Edmund de Monseau (of Pater Noster Row London) and who’s daughter he would marry. Moved to Frankfort, Philadelphia on July 14, 1793. :  Edward Roberts’ Biographical Annals 1904: Montgomery Co. Pa. Vol. I – part 6 (www.ebooksread)1. (1785) Philadelphia City Directory, pg. 662. (1796)  Arch near eighth : Philadelphia City Directory, pg.190.3. (1798) Arch on Mulberry Street: Hannah French, “Early American Bookbindingby Hand” from: “Bookbinding in America” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg. 1153. (1799) 34 North Seventh street: Philadelphia City Directory, pg.143.Sameaddress in 1800, pg. 130.(1813) Frankfort, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia), “Fifty Dollars Reward, Ranaway from his master…and apprentice boy named John Carson” Boston GazetteJune, 26, 1813.4. (1822) Borough of Frankfort  Philadelphia County, September 14, 1822. Wills: Abstracts, Book 7- Part C: 1822-23 Philadelphia Pa.

Charles WaldeckBookbinder608 Sacramento StSan FranciscoCalifornia,1.1. San Francisco Business Directory,1884,(first listing in the directories)2. 415 O’Farrell, San Francisco Business Directory,18853. 833 Geary, San Francisco Business Directory,18864. 1027 Sutter, San Francisco Business Directory,1887. The last listing is in1892.

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Edward WalkerBookbinder121 ChapelNew YorkNew York 1.1.(1835)Longworth Directory pg. 681. 2.(1841)Just Published by E. Walker, Bookbinder and Publisher 112 & 114 Fulton Street” New York Tribune, June 12, 1841.3. E. Walker & CO. 114 Fulton Street”This is the store for cheap, substantial and elegant Bookbinding, Bibles, prayer and Hymn Books, in every style of binding. Merchants Account Books, Stationery and Standard Works, constantly on hand and at low prices for cash.”New York Daily Tribune, December 2, 1843.E. Walker & Sons114 Fulton StreetNew YorkNew York![EWalker.jpg][1]Image collection ABM 00031 prov. TJ.![][2]![][3]![][4]![][5]Images : ebay January 2012 The ABM wishes to thank Steve Beare forcalling our attention to these images [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/483/EWalker.jpg (E. Walker) [2]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/483/walker_e%20_1.jpg [3]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/483/walker_e_2.jpg [4]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/483/walker_e_4.jpg [5]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/483/walker_e_3.jpg

John Walker*Bookbinder55 Second StreetNew YorkNew York (1808) 1.*  Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand” from: “Bookbinding inAmerica” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.1091. (1808) This is John’s first appearance in the directories, However a William Walker,Bookbinder has appeared since 1802 and not in this 1808 directory. Longworth’s American Almanac, pg. 226.