Provenance research in book history : a handbook / David Pearson.

Author/creator Pearson, David, 1955- author.
Other author Bodleian Library publisher.
Other author Oak Knoll Press publisher.
Format Book
EditionNew and revised edition.
PublicationLondon : The Bodleian Library, 2019.
PublicationNew Castle, Delaware : Oak Knoll Press, 2019.
Copyright Date©2019
Descriptionxi, 436 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Inscriptions, mottoes & other manuscript additions -- 3. Bookplates & book labels -- 4. Book stamps & stencils -- 5. Bookbindings & external features -- 6. Sale catalogues -- 7. Catalogues & lists of private libraries -- 8. Provenance indexes to libraries -- 9. Heraldry, palaeography & tracing owners -- 10. Works on provenance, book collecting & private library history -- Appendix. Mottoes used by individual book owners -- Picture references -- Index.
General note"This new edition follows the structure of the original, but has been completely rewritten, with a mostly new (and enlarged) set of illustrations."--Page ix.
General noteIncludes half-title page.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formHandbooks and manuals.
LCCN 2018054340
ISBN9781584563648 (North America hardback alkaline paper)
ISBN1584563648 (North America hardback alkaline paper)
ISBN9781851245109 (UK hardback)
ISBN1851245103 (UK hardback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks Z987.5.G7 P43 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold