The Salt Lake City Directory and Business Guide for 1869
Salt Lake City, UT: E. L. Sloan & Co., 1869. First edition. Hardcover. 57-219pp Octavo [23 cm] Rebacked in modern cloth with original paper labels with advertisements to the boards (the boards have been professionally restored at the edges). Japanese tissue repair to front hinge. A small portion of the original spine bound in at the rear. Boards scratched. Minor moisture stains in the fore-edge margins of the preliminary leaves. The folding 'Plat of Salt Lake City' is present and laid in. With 1/4 of the Bird's Eye View tucked in as well (backed with several pieces of tape). Flake 7757. Very Good. Item #64048
This is the first directory for Salt Lake City printed in Salt Lake City, and is uncommon. This work opens with a brief history of Mormonism [p.56-58], followed by a chronological list of events in Utah (beginning with the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in 1847) [p. 59-64]. This is followed by a section that contains an overall look at the Territory of Utah at the time, including; history, mining, social organizations, federal officers, local governments, public buildings, schools, cemeteries, churches, post offices, newspapers, etc. [p.65-85]. This is followed by the directory of Salt Lake [87-173]. This followed by a brief history of the Union Pacific Railroad [182-187]. The remainder of this work is dedicated to Chicago [Ill.], and is titled: 'Chicago: Its Growth and Trade' this includes a brief history and overview and ends with a directory of Chicago businesses (including advertisements).
A wealth of period advertisement. The publication of this directory was delayed a bit, because so much labor was required in procuring the information, and "it was also delayed on its transit to the printers by the heavy snow storms which impeded travel through the Rocky Mountains in February and March."- The Publishers. Flake/Draper 7757. Howes S555. Woodward 217.
Price: $2,500.00