ABHB/ Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries They have been compiled by the National Committees of the following countries: Latin America Arab Countries Australia Latvia Austria Luxembourg Belarus The Netherlands Belgium Norway Canada Poland Croatia Portugal Estonia Rumania Finland Russia France South Africa Germany Spain Great Britain Sweden Hungary Switzerland Iceland Ukrain Ireland (Republic of) USA Italy Benevolent readers are requested to signal the names of bibliographers and historians from countries not mentioned above, who would be willing to co­ operate to this scheme of international bibliographic collaboration.

The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries records articles of scholarly value that relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment involved in their production, distribution, conservation and description..

Of course, the ideal of a complete coverage is nearly impossible to attain. to co-operate to this scheme The editQr will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter. Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries. The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography.

The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography. However, it is the policy of this publication to include missing items as much as possible in the forthcoming volumes. The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter.

The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography. This fourteenth volume of ABHB (A nnual bibliography oj the history oj the printed book and libraries) contains 3936 records, selected from some 2000 periodicals, the list of which follows this introduction.

This twenty-fifth volume of ABHB (Annual bibliography of the history of the printed book and libraries) contains 4678 records, selected from some 1000 periodicals, the list of which follows this introduction.

However, it is the policy of this publication to include missing items as much as possible in the forthcoming volumes. Subject As has been said in the introduction to the previous volumes, this bibliography aims at recording all books and articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural VIII INTRODUCTION environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description.

The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography. The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter.

The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter. Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries They have been compiled by the National Committees of the following countries: Australia Italy Austria Latin America Belgium Latvia Canada The Netherlands Poland Croatia Denmark Portugal Rumania Estonia Finland Russia France South Africa Germany Spain Sweden Great Britain Hungary USA Ireland (Republic of) Benevolent readers are requested to signal the names of bibliographers and historians from countries not mentioned above, who would be willing to co­ operate to this scheme of international bibliographic collaboration. However, it is the policy of this publication to include missing items as much as possible in the forthcoming volumes.

.The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries aims at recording articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation and description.

Juxembourg Belgium The Netherlands Bulgaria Norway Denmark Poland Finland Portugal France Rumania German Democratic Republic South Africa German Federal Republic Switzerland Great Britain USA Hungary USSR Ireland (Republic of) Yugoslavia Italy From next volume on, there is some reasonable expectation that Canada and Australia will collaborate to this bibliography.

Since the appearance of the retrospective bibliography of BIG MORE and WYMAN, covering the subject comprehensively up to 1880, the only current bibliography has been the lnternatwnale Bibliographie des Buch-und Bi­ bliothekswesens. Their history should be assessed and studied primarily in an international, not in a local, context.

g. The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography. Moreover the subject is limited in time.

They have been compiled by the National Committees of the following countries: Arab countries Latin America Luxembourg Australia Austria The Netherlands Belgium Norway Bulgaria Poland Portugal Canada Denmark Rumania Finland South Africa France Spain German Democratic Republic Sweden German Federal Republic Switzerland Great Britain USA Hungary USSR Ireland (Republic ot) Yugoslavia Italy Latin America and the Arab countries are being covered through the good offices of American colleagues. ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries.

Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries.

The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter. Subject As has been said in the introduction to the previous volumes, this bibliography aims at recording all books and articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of the arts, VIII INTRODUCTION crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description.Benevolent readers are requested to signal the names of bibliographers and historians from countries not mentioned above, who would be willing to co-operate to this scheme of international bibliographic collaboration..

Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries Subject As has been said in the introduction to the previous volumes, this bibliography aims at recording all books and articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description. They have been compiled by the National Committees of the following countries: Arab Countries Italy Australia Latin America Austria Latvia Belgium Luxembourg Byelorussia The Netherlands Canada Poland Croatia Portugal Denmark Rumania Estonia Russia Finland South Africa Spain France Germany Sweden Great Britain Switzerland Hungary Ukrain Ireland (Republic of) USA Benevolent readers are requested to signal the names of bibliographers and historians from countries not mentioned above, who would be willing to co-operate to this scheme of international bibliographic collaboration.. The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter.

The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries records articles of scholarly value that relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment involved in their production, distribution, conservation and description..

.The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries aims at recording articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation and description.

The Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries aims at recording articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation and description..

On the contrary, the collaboration of Portugal, Yugoslavia, and of the United States from the next volume onwards, would seem VIII INTRODUCTION to justify the expectation of a gradual enlargement of the geographical coverage of this pUblication.

VIII INTRODUCTION Subject As has been said in the introduction to the previous volume, this bibli­ ography aims at recording all books and articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description. Only items of a scholarly nature are recorded.

ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter. VIII INTRODUCTION Subject As has been said in the introduction to the previous volumes, this bibli­ ography aims at recording all books and articles of scholarly value which relate to the history of the printed book, to the history of the arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, and of the economic, social and cultural environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description. Benevolent readers are requested to signal the names of bibliographers and historians from countries not mentioned above, who would be willing to co-operate to this scheme of international bibliographic collaboration.

However, it is the policy of this publication to include missing items as VIII INTRODUCTION much as possible in the forthcoming volumes.

The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography.

The editor will greatly appreciate any communication on this matter. They have been compiled by the National Committees of the following countries: Italy Australia Austria Luxembourg Belgium The Netherlands Poland Bulgaria Canada Portugal Denmark Rumania Finland South Africa France Spain German Democratic Republic Switzerland German Federal Republic USA Great Britain USSR Hungary Yugoslavia Ireland (Republic of) Spain and Latin America have partially been covered through the good of­ fices of an American colleague. This twelfth volume of ABHB (Annual bibliography of the history of the printed book and libraries) contains 3333 records, selected from some 2000 periodicals, the list of which follows this introduction. ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries.

environment, involved in its production, distribution, conservation, and description. Of course, there may be good reasons for including a minor paper on a less well-known person or item; however, the Members of the Editorial Board are requested to avoid reporting a mass of ephemeral and popular literature on the great names of the profession, which adds nothing to our knowledge of the subject., prior to that date are not reported.

ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries.

The same applies to countries newly added to the bibliography.Of course, the ideal of a complete coverage is nearly impossible to attain. ABHB Annual Bibliography of the History of the Printed Book and Libraries. This thirteenth volume of ABHB (Annual bibliography of the history of the printed book and libraries) contains 3343 records, selected from some 2000 periodicals, the list of which follows this introduction.

Covering a representative part of newly published liter­ ature, it appeared from 1928, but did not survive the Second World War..