Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Reprint of Jones's Directory: Or Useful Pocket Companion for the Year With an Introduction, and Notes of Old Glasgow Celebrities
About two years ago, a Reprint of jones's directory for the year 1789 was Issued, along with an Introduction, in which the Editor makes the following statement regarding the work on hand The Preface seemed to indicate that it was the first ever published, but he (the Editor) afterwards discovered that it was really the second, the first having been printed two years before, in I 787. It is exactly like this in size and appearance - containing nearly as many names, but nothing more than names, designations, and addresses. The second is in every way more curious and complete. It contains an extremely interesting Appendix of about twenty pages of Lists, &c. Now, it is charitable to suppose that the Editor of the '89 copy never saw the first Directory issued by nathaniel jones. It is not exactly like the second in size and appearance; because the type is not the same, the size is different, the arrangement is di?'erent, and the first edition contains a great deal more than names, designa tions, and addresses. It contains, in fact, twenty-six pages of lists, being six pages more than the second publication; and as a whole it is decidedly more interesting, more curious, and more complete than its bigger and younger brother. For these reasons, it has been thought advisable to publish this Reprint of the first Glasgow Dirce tory, compiled by Mr. Jones. It is peculiarly interesting on account of being the first; and the publisher of the Reprint has been extremely careful to make the new Copy as like the old original as arrangement, form of type, and specially prepared paper can make it.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
