Periodical Publications: a Bibliography of Bibliographies de Besterman, Theodore - 1971

Rowman and Littlefield, Totowa, [first edition, 1971. 2 vols, cloth, small 8vo, 20 cm,. [x], 320 + 321-587 pp. The principal section - 'periodical publications' - covers "lists of every kind of periodical and serial publication, with the exception of Almanachs, Directories, and works on the periodical press, which last are entered under Journalism"; these separate sections - Almanachs, Directories, and Journalism - are much smaller. Spines and top edges of textblocks slightly smokestained, otherwise Very Good.

Rowman and Littlefield, 1971 2 volumes 12mo (19.5 cm), XIV, 320 pp; [6], PP. 321-587. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spines (bookplates). 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. Volumes on periodical publications, almanacs, directories and journalism include approximately 2,500 entries.

Totowa, N.J : Rowman and Littlefield, 1971. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; The Besterman world bibliographies. Physical description; 2 v. (587 p.) ; 20 cm. Subjects; Bibliography - Bibliography - Periodicals. Genre; Bibliography.