The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-26 00:00:00

Now publishing, price 265., the

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Po S T-OF F ICE LONDON DIRECTORY
for 1853, comprising Official, Street, Commercial, Trades. Law,
Court, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, and Banking Di-
recto,les, and other information not admitting of detail within
present limits.
" Accuracy of research, judicious arrangement of subject, and
simplicity in the classification of matter, are its prominent features ;
and it would be difficult to point out anything connected with such
a work which has been omitted, or to suggest any addition that
would be an improvement."—The Times, 4th November, 1852.
" To speak of the vast ramification of agencies, of the great ex-
penditure and the wearying toil by which alone such a work could
be produced, waalrl b., to throw away worclo.,, Aloaraisse Chlual•lo,
3d November, IS$3.
" Facility of reference and exactness of information are the prime
and unvarying qualities which have invested the book with an
authority, that no rivalry has been able to challenge, or in the re-
motest degree invalidate."—Moming Herald, 3d November, 1852.
" The book, in short, may be pronounced perfect."—Morning
Advertiser, 6th November, 1852.
" We have stated but slightly the wonders which the Post-office
Directory discloses, but we said enough to show how interesting as
well as useful are its contents."—Daily News, 9th November, 1852.
"The book is indeed one of the marvels of the age."—Morning
Post, Nov. 12, 1852.
" Talk of romance ! this book of plain unvarnished facts is more
curious and wonderful than any creation of the fancy."—Globe, bth
November, 1852.
" To any one who has not seen the book it must be vain to de-
scribe this prodigy of industry."—Standard, sth November, 1852.
" One of the marvels of the age, and a public hand-book the
utility of which it would be difficult to measure. —Shipping and
Mercantile Gazette, Nov. 10, 1852.
" It is yin truth an unexampled volume."—Stm,! 4th November,

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"This monster directory, which includes in itself all the minor
dlrectories."—Examiner, 6th November, 1852.
" his gigantic index e
withtot thhesetree rtsowot t the
inhabitants, which w
once more lying before us in all its astounding completeness and
accuracy of information."—John Bull, b,er, 1852.
growth
All the changes consequent upon the Duke
e_,,of ellington's death,
and some others to a later date, are included. —Spectator, 6th No-
vember, 1852.
"It is certainly a boon to all cl4asseslBs2 of mon, official and non •ofß..
cial."—Weekly Dispatch, Nov. 1, .
" A volume which has deservedly obtained the designation of the
' Hand-book to the commerce of the first commercial city in the
world.' "—Sunday Times, 7th November, 1852.
"Exceeds ratything
which has yet been attempted in the way of
classification and arrangement."—Bell's Weekly Messenger, 6th
November, 1852.
"The book is a marvel of editorship and printing. While con-
ducted as it now is, it can have iro rival."—Atlas, 6th November,
1852.
" The map of the metropolis and'. Its vicinity prefixed to this
work is executed with a degree of accuracy and—what is unfortunately
very rare in maps in London—clearm too, which surpasses what has
been heretofore achieved in any o the r metropolitan map of equal
size."—Observer, November 7, 1852.
4, Bears evidence of continued industry in the compilers, as well
as zest for affecting improvements to the utmost extent."—Hera-
path's Railway Journal, November, 6, 1852.
" Its classification for facility of reerence, it would almost ap-
pear, can no farther go."—lllastrated London News, November 6,
1852.
This edition more than supports the fame of its prodecessorg."."'
Mining Journal, November 6, 1852.
"With the exception perhaps of t he daily issue of ' The Times'
newspaper, there is no published inc lex of the national greatness
equal to this volume."—Literary Gaze tte, Nov. 13, 1852.
"As remarkable for its accuracy as for the excellent and bust.
ness-like arrangement of its contents.."—Court Journal,
1852.
ro " To the professional and business 'an, a work of value far be.
yond its cost price."—liouconfonuist, Nov. 17, 1852. Nov. 13,
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