Bibliotheca americana. : A dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time. Begun by Joseph Sabin, continued by Wilberforce Eames and completed by R.W.G. Vail for the Bibliographical society of America...
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| Language: | English |
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New York,
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1868-1936.
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| Item Description: | Imprint varies: volume 1, New York, J. Sabin, 1868.--volumes 2-11, J. Sabin & sons, 1869-79.--volumes 12-13, J. Sabins sons, 1880-81.--volumes 14-19, Sabin, 1884-91.--volumes 20-26 [Bibliographical society of America, W.E. Rudge, printer] 1892/1928-1935. (Imprint of volume 20, pt. 1/2, New York, Sabin, 1892).--volumes 27-29 [Portland, Me., The Southworth-Anthoensen press] 1936. Title varies: volumes 1-19, and volume 20, pt. 1/2, A dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time. (Half-title: Bibliotheca americana) volumes 20-29, Bibliotheca americana. A dictionary of books relating to America... Editors: 1-19, and volume 20, pt. 1/2, Joseph Sabin.--volume 20, pt.3-6 and volume 21, pt. 1. Wilberforce Eames for the Bibliographical society of America.--volume 21, pt. 2-6 and volumes 22-29, R.W.G. Vail. Issued in 172 parts with cover-titles numbered consecutively, 6 parts (or 3 double parts) forming a volume (volume 29, four parts). Publication was suspended from 1892 to 1927, when it was resumed with the parts numbered continuously with the last issued in 1892 (suspended with pt. cxv/cxvi (volume 20, pt. 1/2) 1892; resumed with pt. cxvii (volume 20, pt. 3) 1937). Volumes 1-19, "Edition, 525 copies, octavo...and 110 copies on large paper". "Library location symbols": volume 29, pages [299]-305. |
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| Physical Description: | 29 volumes : frontispiece (volumes 29: portraits) ; 22.5-24.5 cm. |
| Bibliography: | "Bibliographia americana 1866 and 1936": volume 29, pages [xii]-xxi. |