The news that an original copy of the first New York directory, published in 1786, had been found recently among a lot of old books in Los Angeles has aroused considerable interest among dealers and colectors of rare books in this city, but, like the gentleman from Missouri, they are in a condition of wishing "to be shown" before accepting the alleged find as original.
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Discovery Of New York's Rare 1786 Directory
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The news that an original copy of the first New York directory, published in 1786, had been found recently among a lot of old books in Los Angeles has aroused considerable interest among dealers and colectors of rare books in this city, but, like the gentleman from Missouri, they are in a condition of wishing "to be shown" before accepting the alleged find as original.