Family history; a bibliography of bibliographies (The Besterman world bibliographies) Tapa dura - 1971

Rowman and Littlefield, Totowa, first separate edition, 1971. Cloth, small 8vo, 20 cm,. [x], 149 pp. Approximately 900 entries. A separate volume containing the bibliographical entries relating to bibliographies on Family History, Genealogy, Heraldry, Names and Place Names extracted from the 5 volumes of Besterman's monumental "A world bibliography of bibliographies and of bibliographical catalogues, calendars, abstracts, digests, indexes, and the like" (4th and best edition). The coverage is geographically very wide-ranging, and includes both separately published books and monographs and serial publications (though not bibliographies appearing in periodicals). Classified arrangement (an author index would have been valuable). Besterman's indication of the approximate number of entries contained in each work is particularly useful. Top edge of textblock smokestained, otherwise Good.

Rowman and Littlefield. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. No dust jacket.

Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. Hardcover. Good.

Rowman and Littlefield, 1971 12mo (19.5 cm), XIV, 149 pp. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (bookplate). The fourth edition of Theodore Besterman's "A World Bibliography of Bibliographies" was published in 1965-66. It's a monumental edition which contains 6664 columns. Rowman and Littlefield in 18 separate publications gathered all the titles in some of the major fields. The volume on family history, genealogy, heraldry includes approximately 1,000 entries.