APPENDIX VII.
SOME WORKS OF REFERENCE.
I have set down here chiefly those works which
I find to be of constant use in cataloguing. One
occasionally needs many more, even for a short
investigation. A complete and systematic view of
bibliographical literature is given in Petzholdt’s
“Bibliotheca bibliographica. Leipzig, 1866,” and
many of the more modern works may be found in
Vallée’s Bibliographie des bibliographies, Paris,
1883, and supplement, 1887. Powers’ “Handy-book
about books. London, 1870,” contains a useful list,
which is reprinted, with additions, in Sabin’s
“American bibliopolist.” C: H. Hull’s “Help’s for
cataloguers in finding full names” in the Library
journal, Jan., 1889, gives an excellent classified
list with descriptive notes. {129}
- BALLHORN. Grammatography.
Lond., 1861. O. 7s. 6d.
- BRUNET. Manuel.
5e éd. Paris, 1860–65. 6 v. O.
120 fr., and Supplement.
Par Deschamps et Brunet.
Paris, 1878–80.
2 v. O.
- HŒFER. Nouvelle
biographie générale.
Paris, 1852–66. 46 v. O.
184 fr.
- HORNE.
Introd. to bibliography. Lond., 1814. 2 v. O.
Antiq. 18s.
- JOECHER. Allgem.
Gelehrten-Lexikon. Lpz., 1850–51. 4 v.,
Q., and Fortsetzung. Bremen, 1784–1819. 6 v.
Q. Antiq. 40 fl.
- LAROUSSE.
Dictionnaire universel. Paris, 1866–89.
15 v. and 2 suppl. O. 635 fr.
- MEN of the time. 12th ed.
Lond., 1887. D. 15s.
- MICHAELIS.
Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der gebräuchlichsten
Taufnamen. Berl., 1856.
O. 15 Ngr.
- OETTINGER.
Moniteur des dates.
Dresde, 1866–68. 6 v. Q.
35 Thlr. Supplément. Lpz., 1873–82.
3 v. Q. 90 M.
- ROSSE.
Index of dates. Lond.,
Bohn, 1858. 2 v. O. $2.50.
- SANDERS.
Celebrities of the Century. Lond., 1887. O.
21s.
- THOMAS.
Universal dict. of biography
and mythology.
Phila., 1870. 2 v. O.
$22, or 1 v. $15.
- TOWNSEND.
Manual of dates. 5th ed.
Lond., 1877. O. 18s.
- VAPEREAU.
Dict. des contemporains.
5e éd. Paris, 1880. O.
25 fr.
The catalogues of the following libraries:
ADVOCATES’,
ASTOR, BOSTON ATHENÆUM, BRITISH MUSEUM, PEABODY INSTITUTE (Baltimore), are
the most useful.
- AMERICAN.
- ALLIBONE. Dict.
of Eng. literature.
Phila., 1858–71. 3v. O.
$22.50.
- CUSHING. Anonyms.
Camb., 1889. 2
pts. [A–Main]. O.
- CUSHING. Initials
and pseudonyms. N.
Y., 1885. O., and 2d
series. N. Y., 1888. O.
- DRAKE. Dict. of
Amer. biog. Rev. ed. Bost., 1875. O. $6.
- HARRISSE. Biblioth.
Amer. vetustissima; works rel. to Amer. pub. 1492–1551. N. Y., 1866. O. $20.
- LEYPOLDT.
American catalogue; books in print July 1,
1876. N. Y., 1880–81. 2 v. F.—1876–84.
N. Y., 1885. 2 v. F.
- SABIN. Dict.
of books rel. to Amer. N. Y., 1868,
etc. Q. $5 per
vol.
- SPRAGUE. Annals
of the American pulpit. N. Y.,
1857–69. 9 v. O.
$36.
- THOMAS. History
of printing in America.
2d ed. Albany, 1874. 2 v. O.
$8
The following may sometimes be of use:
ROORBACH’S
Biblioth. Amer., 1820–61.
4 v. O., and KELLY’S Amer. catalogue,
1861–71. N. Y., 1866–71.
2 v. O; and the general
catalogues of colleges. {130}
ANONYMS AND PSEUDONYMS.
The most useful books are mentioned under
their respective languages, American (CUSHING), English (HALKETT and LAING), French (BARBIER and QUÉRARD). A list of new
discoveries is published each month in the Library
Journal.
- ART.
- MEYER.
Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. 2. Aufl.
von Nagler’s Künstler-Lexikon.
1.–3. Bd.: A–Bez. Lpz., 1872–85.
O.
- NAGLER. Die Monogrammisten. München, 1858–79. 5 v. O.
- POLLEN. Universal
catal. of books on art.
Lond., 1858–77. 2 v. and suppl. sq. O. 29s.
- THIES. Catalogue
of the engravings bequeathed to Harvard College by F.
C. Gray. Camb., 1869.
Q.
- BELGIAN.
- BRUSSELS.
ACAD.
ROY.
DE BELGIQUE. Biographie
nationale [A-H]. Brux., 1866–87. 9 v. O.
- DANISH.
- BRICKA. Dansk. biog.
Lex. 1. Bind [A–Bea]. Kopenh., 1887. O.
- BOTANY.
- PAXTON.
Botanical dictionary. New ed. London, 1868. O.
25s.
The following may sometimes be of use: LOW’S English catalogue,
1835–80. Lond., 1864–82.
3 v. O. 117s., and LOW’S [Subject] index to
the British catalogue, 1837–80.
Lond., 1858–84. 3 v. O. 86s.
Crockford’s Clerical directory, the Medical
directory of Great Britain, the Army list, and similar
registers afford assistance.
- FRENCH.
- BARBIER.
Ouvrages anonymes. 3e éd. Paris, 1872–79.
4 v. O. 60 fr.
- LORENZ. Catal.
gén. de la librairie française, depuis 1840. Paris, 1867–88.
11 v. O. 330 fr.
- POTIQUET.
L’Institut National de France. Paris, 1871.
O. 8 fr.
- QUÉRARD.
La France littéraire. Paris, 1827–39. 10 v.
O. 120 fr.
- QUÉRARD.
Supercheries littéraires. 2e éd.
Paris, 1869–70. 3 v. O. 60 fr.
- QUÉRARD and others.
La littérature française contemporaine.
Paris, 1842–57. 6 v. O.
96 fr.
- GEOGRAPHY.
-
THOMAS and BALDWIN.
Lippincott’s gazetteer. New ed.
Phila., 1882, l. O.
$12.
- GERMAN.
- HEINSIUS.
Allgem. Bücher-Lexikon; Verzeichniss aller von 1700
bis 1879 erschienenen Bücher. Lpz., 1812–82. 16 v.
Q.
- KAYSER.
Vollständ. Bücher-Lexikon, 1750–1886. Lpz., 1834–87.
24 v. Q. About $60, but now reduced to 140 marks.
The following are also often useful The Brockhaus’
Konversations-Lexikon, 13. Anfl., Lpz., 1882, etc.;
Pierer’s Universal-Lexikon; the Allgemeine deutsche
Biographie, Lpz., 1875–89, which has reached R
in its 28th vol.; Zedler’s Grosses vollst. Univ.-Lex. 1732–54, 68 v.
fº (for 17th and 18th century writers); and
Wurzbach’s Biog. Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. Wien, 1856–86.
54 v. O. {132}
- GREEK AND ROMAN.
- SMITH. Dict.
of Gr. and Rom. biography and mythology. Lond., 1849.
3 v. O. 115s. 6d., or Bost.
$30.
For subject-cataloguing, the Dictionary of the Bible, the
Dict. of Greek and Roman antiquities, and the Dict. of
Greek and Roman geography are of prime importance.
- HEBREW.
- BRITISH
MUSEUM. Catal. of
Hebr. books. Lond., 1867.
O. 25s.
- FUERST.
Biblioth. Judaica. Lpz., 1849–63. 3 v. O.
14 Thlr.
- INCUNABULA.
- BERJEAU. Early
German, Dutch, and English printers’ marks. Lond., 1866. O.
10s. 6d.
- HAIN.
Repertorium bibliogr. Stuttg., 1826–38. 2 v.
O. 20 Thlr.
- PANZER.
Annales typogr., 1457–1536.
Norimb., 1793–1803. 11 v. Q.
Antiq. 42 Thlr.
- ITALIAN.
- GUBERNATIS.
Dizionario biog. degli scrittori contemp. Firenze, 1879.
l. O.
- MELZI. Diz.
di opere anon. e pseud.
Milano, 1848–59. 3 v. O.
30 fr.
- TIRABOSCHI.
Storia della lit. ital.
Milano, 1822–26. 16 v. O.
- LANGUAGE, PHILOLOGY.
- ECKSTEIN.
Nomenclator philologicus. Lpz., 1871. S.
- VATER.
Litteratur der Grammatiken, Lexika, u.s.w. 2. Aufl. Berl., 1847.
O. 3 Thlr.
- LAW.
- BOUVIER.
Law dictionary. 15th ed. Phila., 1884.
2 v. O.
- MEDIÆVAL.
- CHASSANT. Dict. des
abréviations lat. et françaises.
3e éd. Paris, 1866. D.
6 fr.
- CHEVALIER,
C. U. J. Répertoire
des sources hist. du Moyen Age. Paris, 1877–86.
O., and Suppl., 1888.
O.
- FRANKLIN,
A.
Dict. des noms, surnoms, et pseudonymes latins,
1100–1530. Paris, 1875.
O. 10 fr.
- GRAESSE. Orbis
Latinus; Verzeichniss d. latein. Benennungen
der Städte, u.s.w.
Dresden, 1861. O. 1½ Thlr.
- POTTHAST. Biblioth.
historica Medii Aevi.
Berlin, 1862. O.,
and supplement, 1868. O.
9 Thlr.
- MEDICINE.
- DUNGLISON.
Medical lexicon.
N. Y., 1873. O. $6.50.
- U. S. SURGEON-GENERAL.
Index-catalogue of the library. Vol. 1–10: A-Pfeutsch. Wash., 1880–89.
10 v. l. O. {133}
- MUSICIANS.
- FÉTIS. Biog.
univ. des musiciens.
2e éd. augm.
Paris, 1860–65. 8 v. O. 64 fr.
Supplément. Paris, 1878–80. 2 v.
O.
- GROVE. Dict.
of music and musicians.
Lond. and N. Y., 1879–87.
4 v. O.
- MENDEL.
Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon fortg. von
A: Reissman. 2e Ausg.
Berl., 1880–82, 11 v. O,
and Ergäuzungsband. Berl., 1883. O.
- PORTUGUESE.
- BARBOSA
MACHADO.
Bibliotheca lusitana. Lisboa, 1741–59.
4 v. F.
- SILVA.
Dic. bibliog. portuguez. Lisboa, 1858–62.
7 v., and Suppl. 1867–70. 2 v. O.
- QUAKERS.
- SMITH.
Biblioth. anti-Quakerana. Lond., 1873. O. 15s.
- SMITH. Descr.
catal. of Friends’ books.
Lond., 1867. 2 v. O.
- SCIENCE.
- POGGENDORF.
Biog.-literar. Handwörterbuch zur Gesch.
d. exacten Wissenschaften.
Lpz., 1863. 2 v. O.
10⅔ Thlr.
- ROYAL
SOCIETY OF LONDON. Catal. of
scientific papers, 1800–63.
Lond., 1867–72. 6 v. Q. £6.
- SPANISH.
- ANTONIO.
Bibliotheca Hispana vetus, ad a. C. MD.
Matriti, 1788. 2 v. F.
Antiq. 40 à 50 fr.
- ANTONIO. Same.
Bibliotheca Hispana nova, 1500–1684.
Matriti, 1783–88. 2 v. F.
Antiq. 40 à 50 fr.
- BARRERA. Catal.
bibliog. y biog. del teatro ant. esp. hasta med. del
siglo 18. Madrid, 1860.
l. O.
- BOSTON
PUBLIC
LIBRARY. Catalogue
of the Spanish and Portuguese books bequeathed by
G. Ticknor; by J. L. Whitney.
Boston, 1879. Q.
- LATASSA Y ORTIN. Bibl. ant.
de los escritores aragoneses.
Zaragoza, 1796. 2 v. Q.
- LATASSA Y ORTIN. Bib.
nova, 1500–[1802].
Pamplona, 1798–1802. 6 v. Q.
- TICKNOR. Hist.
of Span. lit. 4th ed.
Bost., 1872. 3 v. l. O. $10.
- WOMEN.
- HALE.
Woman’s record. N. Y., 1853.
l. O. $5.
N. B.—An INDEX, in which the foregoing rules
are given in full in an alphabetical arrangement, is
in preparation.