POLK'S PORTLAND CITY DIRECTORY VOL. 1938; Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, A Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; Also, Honor Roll Representing Progressive Business Concerns Participating in This Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Edition, Followed by a Brief Chronological History of the City of Portland. Buyer's Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory.
Portland, OR: R.L. Polk, 1938. Hardcover. Massive Quarto, 10.5 in. x 7 in. pp. 2305. Illustrated with Numerous ads EVERYWHERE, and even all edges stamped with business advertising. Gray cloth boards over burgundy cloth spine. Rubbing to extremities, with light-colored soiling (from moisture damage?; no mildew) to front and rear boards. Corners nudged and showing. A couple stains to rear endpapers. A couple bent corners. Interior is bnrinnght; spine and hinges tight.
If you're writing a mystery novel set in the Pacific Northwest in early twentieth-century Portland, Oregon, THIS is your indispensable research. If you're a history buff, or have family roots in Portland, or just like to read about what goods and services that were offered nearly 100 years ago, and how they were sold, THIS is your encyclopedic reference. Banks, railroads, detective agencies, publishers, translation services, lumber, insurance, printers, skylights, player pianos, cigars, butter milk & cream, elevators, draymen. Good Minus. Item #100324
Price: $65.00