Printers of California Sheet Music
1872 Catalog, Matthias Gray,
San Francisco
Issues
- Size of edition
Apparently in the 1890s a normal run of sheet music was 10,000 copies.
As sheet music editions sold out, another run would be issued with the
addition of "2nd Edition" or "Great Hit." For example, a copy of
"Mother Goose
Lancers" by Louis von der Mehden is the "10th Edition" and the "Greatest
Hit of the Season." Another issue said "Over 10,000 copies sold."
Alphabetical List of Printers
Armstrong, Edwin W., Publisher & Printer. See also Model Music Store (pre-1896)
Model Music Store, 755 Market St.--1896-1898; 308-312 Post St.-- 1899
Armstrong, Edwin W., 308-312 Post St.-- 1900
Armstrong, George F. SEE Eaton, Charles S.
Ashley, George, Printer. 621 Sansome St.--1887
Atwill, Joseph F., Publisher. N.B. In New York, 1833-1849.
Atwill's Pianoforte, Music & Commission Store, 158 Washington St.--1850
Atwill, Joseph F. & Co., 212 Clay St.--1852; 172 Washington St.--1854-1860
Bacon, Jacob, Printer. 151 Clay St.--1854
Whitton (Abel), Towne (James W.) & Co., 151 Clay St.--1856-1858
Towne & Bacon, SW corner Clay & Sansome St.--1859-1860; 536 Clay St.--1861-1867
Bacon & Co., 536 Clay St.--1868-1872; NW corner Clay & Sansome St.--1873-1892
Bacon Printing Co., NW corner Clay & Sansome St.--1893-1895
Bancroft, Albert Little, Publisher. N.B. Founded as H.H. Bancroft & Co. in
1856 by Bancroft and George Kenny.
Bancroft, A.L. & Co., 721 Market St.--1871-1885; 721 & 607 Market St.--1886; 607 Market St. & 114 Grant Ave.--1887; 132 Post St.--1888-1891; 303 Sutter St.--1892-1894;
324 Post St.--1895-1896
Bancroft, Knight (William) & Co., 733 Market St.--1878-1896
Barto, Harrison. SEE Spaulding, George
Benham, Azel M., Publisher. 647 Market St.--1879-1882; 735 Market St.--1883-1884
Blackmar, Armand E., Publisher. N.B. In New Orleans 1860-1876 and in the 1880s.
Blackmar & Davis (Louis S.), 950-952 Market St.--1877-1878; 213 Kearny St.--1879
Blackmar & Co., 647 Market St.--1880
Blake, Francis. SEE Robbins, Charles F.
Bolton, Jefferson D., Photoengraver.
Bolton & Strong (Nathaniel B.), 430 Pine St.--1892-1894; 510 Montgomery St.--1895-1902;
621 Clay St.--1903-1905
Bosqui, Edward, Publisher
Bosqui, Edward & Co., 517 Clay & 514 Commercial St.--1864-1868; SW corner
Clay & Leidesdorff St.--1869-1874; SW corner Clay & Leidesdorff St., 413-415 Sansome St.--1875;
SW corner Clay & Leidesdorff St.--1876-1881
Bosqui Engraving & Printing Co., SE corner Clay & Leidesdorff Sts.--
1882-1891; 523 Clay & 518 Commercial St.--1892-1904; NE corner Davis & Clay Sts.--1905
Bossert, W. J., Publisher
Bossert & Co., 1015 McAllister St.--1900-1901
Bowers, Frank T. SEE Bowers, John T.
Bowers, John T., Publisher, 131 Montgomery St.--1864-1865; 138 Montgomery St.--1867-1868; 107 Post St.--1884-1885
Bowers, John T., & Co., 719 Market St.--1886
Bowers, J.T., & Son (Frank T.), 719 Market St.--1887; 23-25 Fifth St.--1888-1902; 11 Mason St.--1903-1908.