Berkshire trade directories (including Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire)

Kelly’s directories are listed first, in order of publication, other Berkshire directories and directories of individual locations appear after the Kelly’s sequence. Please scroll down to see them.

1883
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon, 1883.

Berkshire, xix, pages 1-262 , slight damage to first leaf, good clean map, about 5.75″ to one mile.
Buckinghamshire, pages 263-492,
Oxfordshire, pages 493-790.
60 pages of adverts at back.

Good clean condition internally, darkened but clean covers, professionally re-backed with original spine pasted on. Nice copy.
Sorry, sold.

1887
Kelly’s directory of Berks, and Oxon: with new maps engraved expressly for the work, 1887.

xxiii, 873 pages, 56 pages of adverts.
Berkshire, 1-299. Good clean, but heavily repaired map, with some loss of detail, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Oxon, 545-873. Map of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in good clean condition, but heavily repaired, with some loss of detail. Map scale about half-inch to one mile.

Good clean condition. Despite the page numbering, no section is lacking.
Sorry, sold.

1891
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon, 1891.

xxvi, 888 pages, 48 pages of adverts.
Berkshire, pages 1-303, good clean map, neat repair, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Buckinghamshire, pages 305-554, good clean map of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire with neat repair.
Oxfordshire, pages 555-888

Good clean condition internally, clean cover, professionally re-backed with original darkened spine pasted on. Nice copy.
Note by a previous owner : I have found only one other copy of this Directory with maps. It is in Leicester University Library.
Sorry, sold.

1895
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon, 1895.

Berkshire, xxiii, 370 pages. Good clean map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Buckinghamshire, map (Bucks and Oxon), 282 pages. Good clean repaired map. Map scale about half-inch to one mile.
Oxfordshire, 407 pages.
40 pages of adverts at back.

Very nice bright clean condition, professionally re-backed.
Sorry, sold.

1903
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon : with new map, 1903 [6th edition].

Berkshire, xxviii, 367 pages. Good clean coloured map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Buckinghamshire, 294 pages. Coloured map of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in good clean condition. Map scale about half-inch to one mile.
Oxfordshire, 464 pages
72 pages of adverts at back.

Very nice bright clean condition with faded spine.
Sorry, sold.

1907
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon : with new maps, 1907 [7th edition].

Berkshire, 412 pages. Good clean coloured map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile, with small holes at fold intersections and neat repair.
Buckinghamshire, viii, 319 pages,
Oxfordshire, viii, 488 pages
68 pages of adverts at back.

Very nice clean condition, professionally re-backed.
Sorry, sold.

1911
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire : with new map, 1911 [8th edition].

xviii, 411 pages, 60 pages of adverts at back. Good clean coloured map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile, with small holes at fold intersections.

Good clean condition internally, map slightly misfolded, damp staining to cover edges, spine darkened with chips top and bottom. Clean, sound copy with slightly unsightly cover.
Sorry, sold.

1920
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire : with new map, 1920 [10th edition].

xx, 422 pages, 84 pages of adverts. Good clean coloured map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile. Map loose with slight damage to map margin.

Excellent condition with faded spine.
Sorry, sold.

1924
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire and Oxfordshire : with coloured maps, 1924 [11th edition].

49 pages of adverts
Berkshire, xviii, 446 pages, good clean coloured contemporary map, with 6″ large scale plan of central Reading as an inset. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile. Neat map repair. Second facsimile copy of Speede county map tipped in.
Oxfordshire, vii, 490 pages, good clean coloured map of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire plus a facsimile copy of Speede county map of Oxfordshire tipped in.

Good clean condition with a couple of light scuffs to cover edges.
Sorry, sold.

1928
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire : with coloured map, 1928.

33 pages of adverts, map, xiv, 447 pages.

Very nice bright clean condition. Very small split to cloth on lower spine. Coloured map in good clean condition, with old sellotape repairs to areas near hinge, weeny loss of detail just west of Windsor. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Sorry, sold.

1931
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire : (with coloured map), 1931.

27 pages of adverts, xvi, 424 pages. Coloured map in very nice bright clean condition, with slight damage to margin where it has been separated from the book. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.

Very nice bright clean condition.
Sorry, sold.

1935
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire : (with coloured map), 1935 [14th edition].

27 pages of adverts, xiv, 450 pages, map in excellent condition.

Very nice bright clean condition, with slight snick to top rear cover edge, and two cover corners very slightly dented.
Sorry, sold.

1939
Kelly’s directory of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire : (with coloured maps), 1939, [15th edition].

1-31 adverts, xxii,
Berkshire, 446 pages, coloured map in excellent bright clean condition. Map scale 0.75″ to one mile.
Buckinghamshire, vi, 454 pages, map for Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire is lacking.
Oxfordshire, vi, 456 pages

Excellent condition throughout in slightly faded cover.
Sorry, sold.

Other directories in alphabetical order of title.

1934
Kelly’s directory of Newbury and neighbourhood, 1934

A52, 174 pages, map in excellent condition, three-quarters of an inch to one mile.

Good clean condition, one plate loose.
£20

1830
Pigot and Co.s national commercial directory; …. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, …. 1830.

284 pages, 5 maps. Facsimile edition published by Michael Winton, 1994.

Good clean condition.
Sorry, sold.

1846
The June edition of the
Post Office London directory, 1846.
792 pages, map. Facsimile edition published by Michael Winton, 1994.

Good clean condition. Small biro mark on front cover.
£12