A Directory of Greene County for 1855-6, Embracing the Names of Voters in the County Generally, Alphabetically Arranged, their Occupation, Residence and Post Office; Numerous Tables of County Statistics, a Short Sketch of the Early Settlement of the County; Advertisements, &c. &c

Mobile: Printed by Strickland & Co, 1856. [2],74pp. including errata, plus [24]pp. of advertisements at rear. 8vo. Publisher's cloth, letterpress label on the upper cover, rebacked with cloth at an early date, hinges reinforced with cloth. Minor staining. Provenance: William Martin (signatures, listed as a planter on p. 29. [2],74pp. including errata, plus [24]pp. of advertisements at rear. 8vo. Scarce and early directory for this west-central Alabama county. Aside from the lengthy directory of residents, there is information on birthplaces of Greene County residents and religious denominations, as well as several pages of advertisements giving information on commercial houses in Mobile and other parts of the state. Howes mentions a map, and notes that it was "not issued in all copies." As Owen notes, the map was issued separately, and is not to be found with the book, though the directory listings provide references to it. It is not mentioned by Spear, and Owen describes it separately in his section on Alabama maps. "The whole work abounds in detail, and possesses an interest that does not usually attach to such an effort" (Owen). Spear, p.138; Owen, Alabama, p.1167; Howes S736, "aa"; Sabin 85375a