1929 San Francisco Chinese Phone Directory

Heading: (Chinese-American)
Author:
Title: San Francisco and Oakland Chinese Phone Directory / May 1929
Place Published: San Francisco
Publisher:Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Date Published: 1929
Description:

40pp. Original wrappers, stapled.

Text entirely in Chinese, with personal and company names grouped together. Arranged by address, beginning with the old Dupont Street (now Grant Avenue) on page 1. The first San Francisco Chinese phone directory was issued in the 1920s. We believe this to be the earliest issue offered at auction.
Condition Report: Hole punched in upper left margin; silverfishing to rear cover and 8 pages, with some loss of text; tear on 1 page, with no text loss; good.