The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-26 00:00:00

Now Ready, in 2,400 imperial octavo pages, price 365,, with Map

corrected from recent Surveys,

POST-OFFICE LONDON DIRECTORY for
1831. The work Is printed in entirely new type from the
Caslon and Glasgow Letter Foundry, and has been so greatly ex-
'ended, that the "Street Directory" contains 13 1,842 distinct names
or firms; these will be found correctly classified in all the other
url,,cipal divisions, Commercial, Trades, Law, and Court, all of which
are increased in proportion to the great extension of the " Street
Directory."
" The Fost Wee Direct,ry has long been the wonder of the pub-
lishing world, a monument of private enterprise and ingenious labour
wholly without parallel "—Morning Herald. Nov. 4, 1853.
" Battersea, Bow, Brixton, Bro ley (Middlesex), Camberwell,
amnrldge Heath, Clapham-road, Dalston, Deptford, Hackney, Hol-
loway-road, Kenti• h-town, Kingaland, New-cross, South Lambeth,
ratford, Wandsworth.road. &c., &c., are essentially parts of the
treat metropolis,' and, as such, should obviously be included in any
Directory of London. ... In the Post-office Directory.' there-
fore, the inhabitants of these places appear in all the alphabetical
lists, so that the residence and calling of any one can be instantly
traced in whatever part of the suburbs he may be lodged. This
renders the work me of the most useful that can be possibly, ima-
tined for any purpose of metropolitan life." -Observer, Nov 13, 1853
" The indices are very numerous, and immensely facilitate refer-
ence to the various sub-divisions of the book."—Morning Advertiser
November 4, 1853.
"A mine of useful and entertaining knowledge."
November 17, 1853.
"Deserves much praise for the accuracy which pervades it, and for
the lateness of the information." —Morning Chronicle, November 4,
(853.
" The completest Directory yet produced, both as regards classifi-
cation and typographical execution."—llinstrated News, November
5, 1853.
"If it be true, as all our readers will be ready to admit, that
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Office Directory."—John Bull, November 5, 1853.
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the counting-house."—Mining Journal, November 5, 1853.
" Greatly increased in size by the introduction of a large number
of streets in the suburbs."—Weekly Dispatch, November 5, 1853.
" The edition of this wonderful work has, to speak commercially,
been enlarged some ten or fifteen per cent."—Spectator. November
5, 1853.

'—Vaily News,

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Nov. 5, 1853.
" Thowbole information has been brought up with great care AND
ACCCIRACY to the 19th of September."— Sunday Times, November
6, 1853.

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1853

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1853.

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