The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-18 00:00:00

Now publishing, price 265., the
VDO S T-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY
for 1853, comprising Official, Street, Commercial, Trades, Law,
Court, Parliamentary, Postal, City, Conveyance, and Banking Di-
rectories, and other information net admitting of detail within
present limits.

"Accuracy of research, judicious arrangement of subject, and
simplicity in the classification 3f 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, would be to throw away words."—Morning Chronicle,
3d .N ovember, 1852.

" 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."—Morning 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 i,deed 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, sth
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 in truth an unexampled volume."—Sun, 4th November,
1852.

;This monster directory, which inclncles in itself all the minor
directories."—Examiner, 6th November, 1852.

"This gigantic index to the streets of the metropolis and to its
inhabitants, which grows with the growth of the great Babylon, Is
once more lying before us in all its astounding
completenesss2 and
accuracy of information."—John Bull, 6th Noverber
" All the changes consequent upon the Date of Wellington'ssthdeath,
and some others to a later date, are included."—Spectator,No-
vember, 1852.
"It is certainly a boon to all classes of men, official and nen•ofil-
'cial."—Weekly Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1852.
" 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 anything 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-
-1 ducted as it now is, it can have no 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—clearness, which surpasses what has
been heretofore achieved in any other metropolitan map of equal
size."—Observer, November 7, 1852.
" 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 reference, it would almoster ap-
pear, can no further go." N
—lllustrated London News, ovemb6,
1852.
" This edition more than supports the fame of its predecessors."—
Mining Journal, November 6, 1852.
nes:A..liktrheemtletaexception perhaps of the daily issue of The Times'
newspaper, there is no pnblishel index of the national greatness
equal to this volume."—Literary Gazette, Nov. 13,_1852.
Me for its accuracy as for the excellent and busi-
nesslike
arrangement of its contents."—Court Journal, Nov. 13,

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