Dundee Post Office (3 results)

A sturdy volume of the Dundee Directory dated 1896 -1897. Includes advertisements, ecclesiastical lists, municipal lists, judicial lists, postal directories, street, trades, general and professions directories and a fold out plan of Broughty Ferry. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: In good condition bound in brown cloth covered boards incorporating blind ruling to front and rear. Showing slight wear to edges, corners and hinges. Spine panel bumped to head and bottom showing shelf wear. A few white marks to front and rear boards. Blind stamped with Dundee coat of arms to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Contains c.150 leaves of advertisements on variously coloured papers to front and rear including paste downs. Text block approx. 798 pp. excluding advertisements, in very sound condition throughout. A page stub to front section indicates that one page has been excised. Half tone portrait of the late Mr. James P Matthew proceeds p.17. Following p.682 a folding map is included showing a Plan of Broughty Ferry 1896, prepared by Wm Maxwell Mackison CE. Slightly soiled with 3 clean tears. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

Scarce and sturdy little volume of the Dundee Directory dated 1904 -1905 which includes advertisements, ecclesiastical lists, judicial lists, municipal lists, postal directories, street, trades and professions directories and a fold out plan of Broughty Ferry, plan of Newport and Wormit and plan of Tayport. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: In good condition bound in red cloth covered boards incorporating blind ruling to front and rear. Blind stamped with Dundee coat of arms to front board and gilt lettering to spine panel which is sunned and showing shelf wear to bottom and top. Small ink spot to front boards along spine hinge. Contains c.150 leaves of advertisements on variously coloured papers to front and rear including paste downs. One page to front section has been excised noted on collation. Text block approx. 850 pp. excluding advertisements, in very sound condition throughout. Full page colour illustration promoting the latest advancements in printing proceeds title page. Full page half tone depicting John Campbell Smith LLD in very good condition proceeds p.17. Following p.752 a fold out Plan of Broughty Ferry 1904, cleanly torn to left edge otherwise in good condition. Following p.824 a fold out Plan of Newport and Wormit 1904, slightly torn approx. 2 cm to left edge otherwise in good, clean condition. Following p.848 a fold out Plan of Tayport 1904 creased to all folds and torn to bottom edge. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

Scarce Dundee Directory with the portrait of Winston Churchill, then MP for the town. The General Notice at the front of the directory notes in detail events leading to the by-election of Saturday 9th May which led to the announcement of Mr Churchill's victory as MP for Dundee. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: In good condition bound in red cloth covered boards incorporating blind ruling to front and rear. Blind stamped with Dundee coat of arms to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Lightly worn to corners and spine panel sunned showing shelf wear to bottom and top. Contains approx. 150 leaves of advertisements on variously coloured papers to front and rear including paste downs. Additionally includes ecclesiastical lists, judicial lists, municipal lists, postal directories, street, trades and professions directories, a fold out plan of Newport and Wormit and a plan of Tayport. Text block c. 880 pp. excluding advertisements, in very sound condition throughout. One page excised to front section of advertisements noted on collation. Full page half tone frontispiece of a young Right Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, MP for Dundee in very good condition protected by original tissue guard. Plan of Newport and Wormit, slightly torn along one fold. Plan of Tayport in good condition. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.