Bibliography and Modern Book Production : Notes and Sources for Student Librarians, Printers, Booksellers, Stationers, Book-Collectors / Percy Freer and Veronica Klipp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freer, Percy, author.

Klipp, Veronica, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bibliography--Methodology.

Bibliography.

Books and reading.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Johannesburg, South Africa : University of the Witwatersrand, 2024.

Summary:

Bibliography and Modern Book Production provides a fascinating journey through the history of librarianship and publishing. The book was a guide for library students in the 1950s on the essential literature of librarianship and serves as a valuable resource for scholars in book histories, publishing studies and information science.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction by Veronica Klipp

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introductory Note

Addenda

PART 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY

I. The Bibliographers Define Bibliography

II. Literature of Bibliography and Modern Book Production

III. Bibliographies

IV. Compilation and Arrangement

V. Collation and Description of Books (Old and New) Their Structure and Parts

PART 2. MODERN BOOK PRODUCTION

VI. Historical Introduction

VII. Paper

VIII. Printing

IX. Illustration

X. Facsimiles and Near-Print

XI. Bookbinding

XII. Practical Authorship

XIII. Modern Fine Printing

Appendix: Examination Questions

Index

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Includes bibliographical references and index.