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![lecount_100.jpg][1]Image courtesy of Heritage Auction Galleries www.ha.comCooke & LeCount *Bookbinder & Blank Book ManufacturerBest Book Finishers in the CountryMontgomery St., between Clay & CommercialSan FranciscoCalifornia 1.”Established as Cook & LeCount , March 1850; changed to LeCount & Strong, Nov.1852, and to present style Feb. 1865. This complete and extensiveestablishment unsurpassed in the United States deserves more than a passingnotice. Its present proprietor in conjunction with his associate, commencedbusiness in the infancy of the city, and has participated in its earlyvicissitudes caused by the conflagrations which were so destructive. In theearly part of 1853 , the present splendid structure occupied by Mr. LeCountwas erected at an expense of $82,000 and exhibits, in all its details,completeness of adaption, the result of the perfect acquaintance of itsenterprising owner in the business in which he is engaged, It is 26 by 90feet, and four stories in height, One of its early and most successfulmerchants Mr L. considers as his permanent home the city which his enterprisehas aided to enlarge and adorn.” San Francisco directory 1856-57 page 126.Some doubt should be raised as to the march 1850 establishment of partnership.The Business is not found in the Bogardus May 1850 Directory. They are listedin the Kimball September 1850 Directory.From the advertisement this seems to be a well established firm offering:printing, publishing, bookselling, lithography as well as binding. It islikely that this firm had been established for some time. Wm B Cooke waslisted in Bogardus 1850 directory as a bookseller and stationer (wholesale andretail) at this address. LeCount, from later listings, is clearly abookbinder. It should be noted that Bogardus directory was published in May1850 and there was no mention of the LeCount partnership that LeCount statesas having taken place in March of 1850.1. Bonnard 1852 S.F. Business Directory, ad. pg. 91.2. Josiah J. LeCount Bookseller 139 Montgomery 1852-53 Parker San FranciscoDirectory pg.723. W. B. Cooke D. & Co., NE cor. Montgomery and Merchant st. 1859-60 SanFrancisco Business Directory4. ad. pg. xxxii 1860-61 S.F. Business Directory5. 624 Montgomery; 1861 S. F. Business Directory6. No listing in 1862, ’63, ’64,’65 business listings. 421-423 Sansomeimporters and retail stationary. Listing in residential listings.1864,Langley’s7. Wm. B. Cooke & Co, 624 Montgomery,San Francisco Business Directory, 18678. Advertisement pg. 145 & 660 manufacturing and Importing, Steam Printers,Book Binders, Paper Rulers, San Francisco Business Directory,1868.9. Listed in 1869 as William B. Cooke, no listings in 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, S.F. Business directory.10. William B. Cook & Co. 723 Market, San Francisco Business Directory 1877,78,& 79.11. 1879 is the last listing for Cooke [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/640/lecount_100.jpg (lecount_100.jpg)

Bacon & CompanyBook & Job PrintersPaper RulersBlank Book Manufacturers536 Clay St. just below MontgomerySan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. San Francisco directory ad. (1862 ?) disbound I have found no listing underbookbinders in S.F. Directories2. See: Towne & Baconno listings under bookbinders until 1890, no listing under Blank bookmanufacturers 1874-1895 earlier directories not checked for blank bookmanufacturers .3. Bacon & Company 508 Clay, 1889 San Francisco City Directory4. Bacon Printing Company, 508 Clay. 1893 San Francisco Business Directory5. Last listing 1895 San Francisco Business Directory

![][1]Towne & BaconBook & Job PrintersBlank Book Manufacturing, Bookbinding536 Clay st. opposite LeidesdorffSan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. (1865) San Francisco directory 1865 see also Bacon listed separately cir.1863Image: collection Lowell High School archives, San Francisco, courtesy ClaudiaEshoo [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/642/townandbacon.jpg

Hicks-Judd & Co.see Hicks & Co.

L. RadiusBookbinder3 BeldenSan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. San Francisco Business Directory, 1872 (first listing in directories)2. L. Radius , 336 Bush. San Francisco Business Directory, 18733. Radius & Roesler, 420 Kearney, San Francisco Business Directory, 18744. Ludwig Radius,( no Roesler and no Roesler listed separately) 420 Kearney,San Francisco Business Directory,1877.5. 538 California, San Francisco Business Directory,1882.6. Last listing 1894 :San Francisco Business Directory, 1894.