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Steele & FaxonWholesale & Retail bookselers, Printers and Bookbinders214 Main stBuffaloNew York, (1832)1.see also: Steele & Faxon , Charles Faxon, R. Russell, Sidney L. Rood 1.1. Crary, Buffalo City Directory 1832 pg 1072. Steele’s Press, Walker’s 1842 Buffalo City Directory. also printer of thisdirectory, see title page.

![williams.jpg][1]Clyde* & Co.Bookbinder and StationersWalnut street corner of ThirdHarrisburgPennsylvania 1.* John Joseph Clyde b. Dec. 14,1813. Started a business in Brownsville in Fayette county Pa.. Returned to Harrisburg in 1840 and purchased the bindery of Samuel H. Clark and add a Bookstore. J. M. Runk & Co Biographical Encyclopedia of Daupin County, pg. 337-8. Edward Charles Williams ( b. 1820 d. 1900) learned bookbinding from JacobSnyder and Robert P. Desilver. Moved to Harrisburg and, in 1846, establishedClyde & Williams. Veteran of both the Mexican and Civil Wars and attained theranks of Colonel and Brigadier General respectively. Pennsylvania StateArchive, Edward C. Williams Family Papers 1848-1923, 1 cu. 24 items includesbusiness records .1. Clyde & Co. . 1842 Harrisburg City Directory. Univ, of Delaware digitalstreet directories. Same listing in the 1843. Univ, of Delaware digital streetdirectories.2. Clyde & Williams, ( J. J. Clyde , bookbinder is now listed on CranberryAlley corner of Third.) 1845, Harrisburg City Directory. Univ, of Delawaredigital street directories. note: Williams probably came to Clyde afterworking at Williams & Snyder. see: Williams and Snyder)** ** [1]: /media/attachments/bbdir_entry/633/williams.jpg (williams.jpg)

Daniel KneelandPlain Bookbinder and PrinterBostonMassachusetts (_ca._ 1759-1789) 1.1.Trained in bookbinding and printing by his father Samuel. Would be inpartnership, as printers, with his brother John (D & J. Kneeland). IsiahThomas, pg. 148.2. Hannah French, “Early American Bookbinding by Hand” from: “Bookbinding inAmerica” Lehmann-Haupt ed. 1967. pg.101.

Freygang-Leary Co.Bookbinders and Blank Book Manufacturers113-119 Davis StreetSan FranciscoCalifornia. 1.1. San Francisco Business Directory 1897. First listing in the directories.There was an Andrew J. Leary listed from 1891-1870 (see Andrew J Leary). Theycontinued to be listed at this address until through 1905. In 1906 the Davisstreet area was destroyed in the 1906 fire. No listing for Freygang or Learyin 1907.2. Freygang Printing (listed under Bookbinders), 1322 Howard Street, 1908,Crocker Langley S. F. Business Directory. T. J. Leary is listed as thepresident of the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders’, underAssociations, 1908 Crocker Langley S. F. Business directory.

Pernau Bros,Bookbinders543 Clay StreetSan FranciscoCalifornia 1.1. San Francisco Business Directory 1897 First listing in the directories.2. In 1900 Pacific Printing was also listed at this address3. 1905 last listing Pernau Bros. This area was destroyed in the 1906 SanFrancisco Fire. No listings after the fire, 1907-1910 Crocker Langley S. F.Business Directories.