z 1P02 ■ H33 r NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 3y R.A.PEDDIE, ^nrnell UnterHitjj Htbrarg >J" Sf ' * # ^ This Reference Book is not to be taken from the Reading Room * * * "*■"-- ""~ WHEN DONE WITH, RETURN TO THE fljortrcll Htttoetaitg ffitbtarg Htlfata, SJem $Jorfe BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND THE GIFT OF HENRY W. SAGE 1891 Z1002 .P33 ne " Unlver8l,y Llbrar V Na,i fflillimSli l |iifliiiMlR hles: a ^escrpllve c olin 3 1924 029 541 228 Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31 924029541 228 NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES. WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR. PRINTING AT BRESCIA in the 15th century. A list of the issues. 1905. 5s. net. CONSPECTUS INCUNABULORUM. An index catalogue of 15th century books. Part I. A — B. 1910. 10s. 6d. net. Part II. C — G. in preparation. ENGINEERING AND METALLURGICAL BOOKS 1907-1911. In Press. GUIDE TO RESEARCH WORK IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. In preparation. With Mr. Quintin Waddington. THE ENGLISH CATALOGUE OF BOOKS. 1801-1836. [To be published at £4 4s. net.] In preparation. u. National Bibliographies : a descriptive catalogue of the works which register the books published in each country. By Robert Alexander Peddie. London : GRAFTON & Co., 69, Great Russell Street, 1912. PRINTED BY WILLIAM BROWN & CO., LTD., 36-4-2, ST. MARY AXE, LONDON, E.C. PREFACE. The official, semi-official and trade bibliographies of a country are the bases of all bibliographical work. From them we learn (imperfectly, in most cases) what books are published, and their subject-indexes give us the first instalment of titles for our special bibliographies. It is necessary for all who make researches in any way touching the bibliographical field to become acquainted with these most valuable tools, and in the following pages they are described for the first time at length. Their deficiencies are noted and- their arrangement described in a manner which will enable the student to ascertain without delay whether, and if so, in what work, the books published in a particular country during a particular period, have been registered. A. PEDDIE. St. Bride Foundation, Bride Lane, E.C. CONTENTS. PAGE. PAGE. Europe. India, Burmah, Ceylon 19 Belgium 2 Japan ... 21 Bulgaria ■ 3 Philippine Islands .. 25 Croatia •■ 5 Straits Settlements.. 3° Cyprus ... 6 Denmark 6 Africa. Finland .. 8 Cape Colony 4 France ... - 9 America, North. Germany ii Canada ... 3 Great Britain •• 13 Mexico ... 22 Holland .. 16 United States 32 Hungary .. 18 Iceland... .. 18 West Indies. Ireland 20 Cuba 6 Italy 20 Jamaica... 21 Lithuania 22 Trinidad 3i Malta 22 America, Central Norway... • • 23 Guatemala 16 Poland ... ■• 25 Portugal .. 26 America, South. Roumania .. 27 Argentine Repuelic. 1 Russia ... •• 27 Bolivia 2 Scotland .. 28 Brazii 2 Servia ... .. 29 Chili 4 Spain .. 29 Colombia 5 Sweden ... ■• 3° Ecuador 8 Wales ■• 33 Peru . 24 Asia. Australasia. China ... •• 5 Australia 1 Hong Kong ... ... 17 New South Wales .. • 23 National Bibliographies. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. For the period 1780-1810, J. T. Medina has published in the Anales of the Museo de La Plata, but forming a separate volume of some four hundred pages, a bibliographical catalogue of the issues of the press in Buenos Ayres. Medina (J. T.). Historia y bibliografia de la imprenta en Buenos Aires, 1 780-1810. La Plata, 1892. fol. It is arranged in chronological order with index of authors. For the period between 1810 and 1879 no record is known. In 1879 there was started an annual publication. Anuario bibliografico de la Republica Argentina. Afio 1-9. 1879-1887. Buenos Aires, 1880-88. 12 mo. Each volume contains a classified list of the issues during the year with descriptive and critical notes, and an author index. The author died after issuing volume 9. Nothing in the shape of a contemporary record appears to have been issued since. AUSTRALIA. Up to the present year (191 1) no attempt was made to register the book production of Australia as a whole and only in the case of New South Wales was any local effort made to publish a catalogue. There has just been published Foxcroft (A.B.). The Australian catalogue. A reference index to the books and periodicals published, and still current in the Commonwealth of Australia. Melbourne, 191 1. 8vo. This is not a complete record for any special period but a list by author and title of the books in print at the time of publication. See also New South Wales. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. See also Bohemia, Croatia, Germany, Hungary. BELGIUM. For the publications before 1830, in what is now Belgium, reference may be made to the various general bibliographies of the Low Countries which are mentioned under the heading Holland. From 1830, reference should be made to : — Eoninck (A. de). Bibliographic nationale. Dictionnaire des ecrivains beiges et catalogue de leur publications, 1830- 1880. (Supplement A-G.). 4 vols. Bruxelles, 1882-1901. 8vo. It contains an alphabetical catalogue by authors without subject indexes. It is doubtful whether the supplement will ever be completed. For Flemish books published after 1830, there is a special catalogue. Potter (F. de). Vlaamsche bibliographic Lijst der boeken, vlug-en tijds-chriften, muziekwerken, kaarten, platen en tabellen in Belgie van 1830 tot 1890, verschenen. Gent, 1893. 8vo. This takes the form of a classified subject catalogue with an author index. ^ The current bibliography is the Bibliographie de Belgique. Bruxelles, 1875, etc - 8v °. At present this is issued fortnightly. The annual volume is supplied with author and classified subject indexes. BOLIVIA. There are two works which deal with the productions of the Bolivian press. The first : Gutierrez (J. R.). Datos para la bibliografia Boliviana. (Supplemento). 2 vols. La Paz, 1875-80. 8vo. Contains an alphabetical catalogue of works, the majority of which are printed in the country. This work is supplemented by Rene Moreno (G.). Biblioteca Boliviana. Catalogo de la seccion de libros i folletos, (Supplemento). 2 vols. Santiago de Chile, 1879-1900. 8vo. The arrangement is alphabetical by titles, and there is an author index. BRAZIL. The literature of Brazil is inextricably bound up with that of Portugal, and reference may be made to the list of works under the heading of that country. The only bibliographical work special to Brazil is Alves Sacramento Blake (A.V.). Diccionario bibliogra- phico Brazileiro. Vol. 1. A. — Bruno. Rio de Janeiro, 1883. 8vo. This volume is the only one that has been seen and whether the work is being continued cannot be ascertained. BULGARIA. The only catalogue of Bulgarian literature that I have been able to trace, is Jirecek (J.). Bibliographie de la litterature bulgare moderne, 1806-1870. Viena, 1872. 8vo. The title only is in French. There is also a Bulgarian title. The work is an author catalogue with an alphabetical subject index. CANADA. There is no general catalogue of the books published in Canada, but for the province of Quebec there are two catalogues which, although rather summary in form, purport to be inclusive. Dionne (N. E.). Inventaire chronologique des livres, brochures, journaux et revues publies en langue anglais dans la province de Quebec depuis l'etablissement de rimprimerie en Canada jusqu'a nos jours. 1764-1906. Quebec et la Nouvelle France. Tom. 3. Quebec, 1907. 8vo. The arrangement, as stated in the title is chronological. An index of authors and subjects is supplied. Dionne (N. E.). Inventaire chronologique des livres, brochures, journaux et revues publies en langue francaise dans la province de Quebec depuis l'etablissement de rimprimerie en Canada jusqu'a nos jours. Quebec et la Nouvelle France. Tom. 1. Quebec, 1905. 8vo. The arrangement is the same as in the previous volume, but there are no indexes. Since April, 1888 there has been published in the Canadian Patent Office Record. Ottawa, 1888, etc. 4to. a List of Copyrights. This list does not appear to be anything like a complete register of Canadian publications. are Other works dealing with Canadian books which may be consulted Stevens (H.). Catalogue of the Canadian and other British North American books in the Library of the British Museum at Christmas, 1856. London, 1866. 8vo. Morgan (H. J ). Bibliotheca Canadensis, or a manual of Canadian literature. Ottawa, 1867. 8vo. Gagnon (P.). Essai de bibliographie Canadienne. Quebec, 1895. 8vo. CAPE COLONY. The Cape Colony, in common with most other colonies, publish a Copyright List which is to be found in the British Museum. Cape Colony. Transcript of the [Copyright Register.] 1894-1901. Whether this is still issued is not known. CHILI. Chili has, for a South American State, a very good series of bibliographies. The most comprehensive is Briseno (R.). Estadistica bibliografica de la literatura Chilena [1812-1859]. Santiago de Chile 1862. 4to. 1860-1876. Santiago de Chile, 1879. 4to The main entry in these catalogues is alphabetically by the first word of the title. There is a chronological index, but curiously enough no author index. Supplementary catalogues are provided of periodicals, books relating to Chili printed abroad, and works of Chilian authors printed outside the country. There does not appear to be any trace of a later volume, and the next ten years do not seem to have a record. The National Library of Chili began publishing in 1887 the Annario de la Prensa Chilena. 1886 etc. Santiago de Chile. 1887 etc. 8vo. Each volume contains an alphabetical catalogue of titles, an author index and a catalogue of periodicals. This work is generally rather late in publication, the 1901 volume not being issued until 1904. It is supplemented to date, however, by the quarterly. Boletin de la Biblioteca Nacional de Santiago. Santiago de Chile. 8vo. This is the official register of Copyright, but contains in addition the general accessions to the Library. The earlier period (up to 181 7) is the subject of two special bibliographies. Medina (J. T.). Bibliografia de la imprenta en Santiago de Chile, des de sus origenes hasta febrero de 1817. Santiago de Chile, 1891, 8vo. Montt (L). Bibliographia Chilena. Vol.11. 1812-1817. Santiago de Chile, 1904. 8vb. Both of these works contain chronological lists with very full biblio- graphical descriptions and annotations. Of Serlor Montt's work, Vol. II. is the only one published as yet, but it is complete in itself for the period mentioned. CHINA. Ignoring the native Chinese publications, the only bibliography of value is Cordier (H.). L'imprimerie Sino-Europ^enne en Chine. Bibliographie des onvrages publics en Chine par les Europeens au 1 7 s - et au i8 e . si^cle. Paris, 1 90 1. 8vo. This is an alphabetical catalogue by authors with an index of titles and facsimiles. . COLOMBIA. For books issued in Colombia the reader must use two biblio- graphies neither of which have any real pretence to cover the ground effectively. Laverde Amaya (I.). Apuntes sobre bibliografia Colom- biana con muestras escogidas en prosa y en verso. Bogota, 1882. 8vo. The first part of the work consists of a chronological record of authors and their works, to which is prefixed art index of names. The second part contains specimens of their works. This somewhat sketchy production may be supplemented by Pineda (A.). Biblioteca del Ex-Coronel Pineda o coleccion de la publicaciones de la imprenta en el Virreinato de Santafe i en las Republicas de Colombia i Nueva Granada de 1774 a 1850. Bogota, 1853. 8vo. The order in which the entries are printed is curious, being apparently the order in which the books stood on the shelves. The only index is to the titles of the periodicals occurring in the catalogue. CROATIA. Although Croatia is not independent it is sufficient of a nationality to be dealt with separately. Its bibliography is Sakcinski (I. K.). Bibliografia Hrvatska. Dio prvi Tiskane knjige. U Zagrebu. i860. 8vo. Dodatak k prvomu dielu. U Zagrebu. 1863. 8vo. Both the bibliography and the supplement are divided into three sections according to the character in which the books are printed : Glagolitic, Cyrillic and Roman. Each section is arranged alpha- betically by authors. CUBA. The most important works issued in Cuba will naturally be found in the Spanish bibliographies, but for the period before 1840 there is a comparatively complete separate list. Bachiller y Morales (A.). Catalogo de libros y folletos publicados en Cuba desde la introduccion de la imprenta hasta 1840. In his Apuntes par la historia de las letras etc. de la Isla de Cuba. Tomo. III. 1861. pp. 121-241. This is a chronological catalogue without indexes of authors or subjects. The Havana press has been specially dealt with by Senor J. T. Medina in one of his elaborate monographs. Medina (J. T.). La imprenta en la Habana, 1707-1810. Notas bibliograficas. Santiago de Chile, 1904. 8vo. Chronological arrangement with full bibliographical descriptions and notes. CYPRUS. Since 1889 there has been issued annually an official register of the issues of the press. Memoranda of books printed and published in Cyprus. Nicosia, 1889, etc. fol. The order of the entries is chronological, and no indexes appear to have been issued. DENMARK. The list of Danish books 1482-1830 is not yet completed. It was started as far back as 1872, and four volumes have now been issued. Bruun (C. V.). Bibliotheca Danica. Systematisk forteg- nelse over den Danske literature fra 1482 til 1830. Vol. 1-4. Kjobenhavn, 1877 [1872], -1902. 4to. It is a classified catalogue, and is based on the collections of the Royal Library at Copenhagen and other Danish libraries. Whether an author index is proposed to be issued is not known, but in the meantime there is Nyerup (R.) and Kraft (J. C). Almindeligt Litteratur- lexicon for Danmark, Norge og Island. Kjobenhavn, 1820. ^to. This is an alphabetical catalogue of authors with short biographies and lists of their works, The regular series of bibliographies does not begin until the year 1841, but for the intermediate period use may be made of Erslew (T. H.) Almindeligt forfatterlexicon for kongeriget Danmark med tilh0rende bilande fra 1814 til 1840. 3 vol. Kjobenhavn, 1843-53. 8vo. Supplement. . . indtil udgangen af aaret 1853. 3 vol. Kjobenhavn, 1858-68. 8vo. This again is a catalogue of authors with biographies and lists of their works. The'Booksellers Association of Copenhagen issued the following work in 1841. Forlagsforeningen. Almindeligt Dansk-Norsk Forlags- Catalog. Catalogus librorum in Dania et Norvegia editorum secundum eos, qui sumtus fecerunt distributus. Havniae, 1841. 8vo. It appears to be a catalogue of the books issued by a certain number of publishers only, but it seems to go back to about the year 1780. The author catalogue is followed by catalogues of maps and of portraits and a classified index by subjects. From 1841 the Danish Catalogue is available. Dansk Bogfortegnelse for aarene 1841-1858. Kjobenhavn, 1861. 4to. 1859-1868. Kjobenhavn, 187 1. 4*0. 1 869- 1 880. Kjobenhavn, 1881-82. 4to. 1881-1892. Kjobenhavn, 1893-94. 4to. 1 893-1 900. Kjobenhavn, 1903. 4to. Each volume contains an alphabetical author catalogue, together with a classified index of subjects. The series is supplemented by the annual catalogue. Dansk Bogfortegnelse for [each year] . Kjobenhavn. 8vo. This contains the numbers of the monthly or bi-monthly catalogue of Danish books, bound together with general alphabetical author and classified subject indexes ; also lists of music and Icelandic books. A title index to the literature of the years 1 881- 1906 has been issued. It deals with a select list of about 10,000 titles in the classes of Literature, Fine Arts, and Technical Books; school books and other similar sections are excluded. Miiller (A. F.). Stikords-katalog for den Danske Boghandel omfattende Aarene 1881-1906. Odense, 1906. 8vo. The arrangement is alphabetical by the first important word. ECUADOR. In the absence of any general bibliographies for this state covering any long period of time it is necessary to refer to two publications which together only bring up the record to 1818. The first Anrique, R. (N.). Noticia de algunas publicaciones Ecua- torianas anteriores & 1792. Santiago de Chile, 1891. i2mo. is a catalogue in chronological order of the books published in the towns of Ambato and Quito, previous to 1792. The second work relates to Quito only. Medina (J. T.). La imprenta en Quito, 1760-1818. Notas bibliograficas. Santiago de Chile, 1904. 8vo. This is a catalogue in chronological order with full bibliographica, particulars and annotations. FINLAND. The literature of Finland is very well catalogued by Yasenius (V.). La litterature finnoise, 1544-1877. Cata- logue alphabetique et systematique. Helsingissa, 1878. 8vo. Supplement I., 1878-1879. Helsingissa, 1880. 8vo. Supplement II., 1880-1885. Helsingissa, 1887. 8vo. Supplement III., 1886-1891. Helsingissa, 1892. 8vo. Supplement IV., 1892-1895. Helsingissa, 1897. 8vo. Supplement V., 1-896-1900. Helsingissa, 1905. 8vo. Each volume is alphabetically arranged by authors with a classified subject index. The second supplement has an index of translators which covers all the preceding volumes and this feature forms part of all the later issues. 8 FRANCE. The bibliography of the earlier period of French literature is very imperfect, and where the catalogues of special periods fail, recourse should be had to Brunet's Manuel du Libraire, which is very valuable for French books generally. For the works issued in the 1 5th century, or at least for such of them as were in the French language, there is Brunet (G.). La France litt^raire au 15c. si&cle ou catalogue raisonne des ouvrages en tout genre imprimis en langue francaise jusqu'a- Fan 1500. Paris, 1865. 8vo. This is arranged by author's names and titles of anonymous works. The 1 6th century in France, as in nearly every other country, is the worst period for the bibliographer. The only authority for this period is Bibliotheques Francoises (Les) de La Croix, Du Maine et de Du Verdier, Sieur de Vauprivas. Nouvelle Edition, revue, cor- rigde et augment^ par M. Rigoley de Juvigny. 6 vols. Paris, 1772-73. 4to. Vols. 1 and 2 of this work contain the Bibliotheque of La Croix du Maine, vols. 3-5 that of Du Verdier, while vol. 6 contains supplemen- tary matter. Each series is arranged in alphabetical order of christian names of authors, and there are indexes of surnames at the end of vol. 2 and at the end of vol. 6. The entries are almost entirely 16th century publications. The books of the 17th century have no native chronicler, and we have to go to a German work to get anything like a bibliography of this century. Georgi (T.). Allgemeinen Europaischen Biicher-Lexici- Ster Theil in welchem die Frantzosischen Auctores und Biicher von alien Disciplinen so von dem 16 seculo an bis auf gegen- wartige Zeit geschrieben und gedrucket worden sind in Alpha- betischer Ordnung zu finden. Leipzig: 1753. Fol. The vast mass of the entries are of the 1 7th century, but many relate to the early 18th century. The arrangement is by authors' names, and the information given includes the number of sheets and price of each book. The 1 8th and the early 19th centuries are dealt with in Querard (J. M.). La France Litt^raire. 12 vols. Paris, 1827-1864. 8vo. Vols. 1-10 of this work contain an alphabetical catalogue by authors. This part of the work was finished in 1839. Biographical notices are also given. Vols, n and 12, published 1854-1864, contain "Correc- tions, additions, auteurs pseudonymes et anonymes devill^s. A-Rog." The completion was never published. The work is continued on similar lines by Querard (J. M.). La literature frangaise conteraporaine. ige. siecle. 6 vols. Paris, 1842-1857. 8vo. which contains one alphabet by authors' names. The later volumes, which are not by Querard, are on a much smaller scale than the earlier portions of the work. Up to 1840 the bibliographical works relating to French literature are very unsatisfactory, even the work of the indefatigable Querard leaving much to be desired. From this date the work of Lorenz, now carried on by Jordrell, is the chief authority. Lorenz (O.). Catalogue g6n6ral de la librairie fran9aise. Paris, 8vo. Vols. 1-4. 1840-1865. 5-6. 1866-1875. 7-8. Table des Matures, 1840-1875. 9-10. 1876-1885. 11. Table des Matures, 1876-1885. 12. 1886-1890. 13. Table des Matieres, '1886- 1890. 14-15. 1891-1899. 16-17. Table des Matieres, 1891-99. 18. 1900-1905. The catalogue gives a biographical note to most authors, and the later volumes refer back to the earlier for supplementary information. The "Table des Mati&res " is an arrangement alphabetically by subjects. Under each subject the titles are alphabetized by their first word. From 1900 a new catalogue has been issued which is arranged in a different manner to Lorenz. Le Soudier (H.). Bibliographie francaise. 2c Serie. Tom. I. 1900-1904. Paris, 1908. 8vo. Tom. II. 1905-1909. Paris, 191 1. 8vo. These volumes contain author, title and subject entry in one alphabet. Lorenz and Le Soudier are supplemented to date by the annual volume of the Bibliographie de la France. This contains, in addition to the full titles in the weekly numbers, a general index by authors and a classified list with short titles. GERMANY. For the earlier period of German book production we have catalogues of books in the German language, but no record of the general output of literature. The 15th century is dealt with by Panzer (G. W.). Annalen der alteren deutschen Litteratur oder Anzeige und Beschriebung derjenigen Biicher welche von Erfinding der Buchdruckerkunst bis 1520 in deutschen Sprache gedruckt worden sind. Niirnberg : 1788, 4to. Zusatze bis 1520. Leipzig: 1802. 4to. 1521-1526. Niirnberg: 1805. 4to. The arrangement is chronological with an author index. Panzer's work is supplemented for the period 1500-15 26 by Weller (E.). Repertorium typographicum. Die deutsche Literatur im ersten Viertel des i6ten. Jahrhunderts. Im Anschluss an Hains Repertorium und Panzers Deutsche Annalen. Nordlingen, 1864. 8vo. Supplement I. Nordlingen, 1874. 8vo. Supplement II. Nordlingen, 1885. 8vo. A chronological catalogue, with good descriptions followed by indexes of printers, authors and subjects. The period from 1526 to 1700 is almost a blank as far as special German bibliography is concerned. Recourse must be had for this period to general bibliographies such as Georgi, Brunet, Graesse and Ebert. For books published between 1700 and 1815, or at any rate for the years 1700-17 50, the authority is Heinsius (W.). Allgemeines Bucher-Lexikon oder vollstan- diges alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller von 1700 bis zu Ende 1810 (-1815) erschienen Biicher, welche in Deutschland und in den durch Sprache und Literatur damit verwandten Landern gedruckt worden sind. 5 Bd. Leipzig, 1812-1817. 4to. Vols. 1-4 contain the alphabetical author catalogue 1700-1810, with a supplement containing a title index of romances and plays. Vol. 5 deals with the period 1811-1815. After 1750 the most useful bibliography is Kayser, which is continued up to the present time. Kayser (C. G.). Vollstandiges Bucher-Lexikon enthaltend alle von 1750 bis zu Ende des Jahres 1832 in Deutschland und in den angrenzenden Landern gedruckten Biicher. Theil 1-6. Leipzig, 1834-36 4to. Theil 7-8. 1833-1840. Leipzig, 1841-42. 4to- Theil 9-10. 1841-1846. Leipzig, 1848 4to- Theil 11-12. 1847-1852. Leipzig, 1853-1854. 4to. Theil 13-14. 1853-1858. Leipzig, i860 4to. Theil 15-16. 1859-1864. Leipzig, 1866. 4to. Theil 17-18. 1865-1870. Leipzig, 1873. 4to. Theil 19-20. 1871-1876. Leipzig, 1877. 4 to. Theil 21-22. 1877-1882. Leipzig, 1883. 4to. Theil 23-24. 1883-1886. Leipzig, 1887. 4to. Theil 25-26. 1887-1890. Leipzig, 1891. 4to. Theil 27-28. 1891-1894. Leipzig, 1895-1896. 4to. Theil 29-30. 1895-1898. Leipzig, 1899-1900. 4to. Theil 31-32. 1899-1902. Leipzig, 1903-1904. 4to. Theil 33-34. 1903-1906. Leipzig, 1907-1908. 4to. Each volume is arranged on the same plan and contains an alphabetical author catalogue. The subject indexes are somewhat irregular. After the first, which covers Kayser's first six volumes and the period 1750-1832, there is no index to Kayser until 1891-94; but during the years 1871-1885 Hinrichs issued a Repertorium to his half-yearly catalogues which serves the same purpose, and from 1883 there is the subject catalogue of Georg. Kayser (C. G.). Sachregister zu Kayser'schen Biicher- Lexikon. [1750-1832.] Leipzig, 1832. 4to. Hinrichs (J. C). Hinrichs' Repertorium iiber die nach den halbjahrlichen Verzeichnissen 1871-1875 erschienen Biicher, Landkarten, etc., bearbeitet von E. Baldamus. Mit einem Sach- Register. Leipzig, 1877. 8vo. 1876-1880. Leipzig, 1882. 8vo. 1881-1885. Leipzig. 8vo. Georg (C.). Schlagwort-Katalog. Verzeichniss der Biicher und Landkarten in sachlicher Anordnung 1883-1887. Hannover, 1889. 8vo. Bd. II. 1 888- 1 89 2. Hannover, 1898. 8vo. Bd. III. 1893-1897. 2 vols. Hannover, 1900-01. 8vo. Bd. IV. 1898-1902. 2 vols. Hannover, 1903-04. 8vo. Kayser (C. G.). Sach und Schlagwortregister. 1891-1894. Leipzig, 1896. 4to. 1895-1898. Leipzig, 1900. 4to. 1 899-1 902. Leipzig, 1904. 4to. 1903-1906. Leipzig, 1908. 4to. The Kayser indexes are alphabetically by subjects, with a classified index of topics. Hinrichs' Repertorium is a classified short-title catalogue, with an alphabetical index of topics, and Georg's Schlagwort- Katalog is a subject catalogue alphabetically arranged. In addition to Kayser's first Sachregister there exists a classified arrangement of the books issued from 1750 to about 1820 with full titles. Ersch (J. S.). Handbuch der deutscher Literatur seit der Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts bis auf die neueste Zeit. Neue Ausgabe. 4 vols. Leipzig, 1822-40. 8vo. It has full indexes of authors and topics. The current bibliography, which is issued half-yearly in two volumes, is Hinrichs' Halbjahrs-Katalog der im deutschen Buchhandel erschienenen Biicher, Zeitschriften, Landkarten u.s.w. Mit Registern nach Stichworten und Wissenschaften. Leipzig. 8vo. The first volume is an alphabetical author catalogue. The second con- tains an alphabetical subject index, with a classified list of topics added. GREAT BRITAIN. There is no complete catalogue of the early productions of the printing press in this country, but Mr. Gordon Duff is believed to be at work on the 15th century books. For the works issued by Caxton the principal authority is Blades (W.). The biography and typography of William Caxton. 2nd edition. London, 1882. 8vo. Full particulars are given of each book with notes on the various copies extant. There has been recently published De Ricci (S.). A Census of Caxtons. London, 1909. 4to* jn which every known copy is fully described. The period from 1501 to 1556 has been dealt by the issue under the auspices of the Bibliographical Society. Bibliographical Society. Handlists of English printers, 1501-1556. 3 vol. London, 1895-1905. 4to. These contain short title lists with indications of the location of copies and the reproductions of printers' marks. The arrangement is by printers. From the date of the charter of the Stationers' Company, 1556, their Registers form a guide to the books published. These Registers have been transcribed and published by Dr. E. Arber up to the year 1640. Stationers' Company. Transcript of the Registers of the Company of Stationers of the City bf London, 15 56-1640. Edited by E. Arber 5 vols. London, 1875-94. 4to. Vols. 1-4 contain the full transcript. Vol. 5 contains a chronological list of books from 1557 to 1603 arranged under each year by their printers, and indexes of the printers, publishers and booksellers mentioned throughout the work. For the period ending with the commencement of the Civil War in 1640, we have two other important helps, being catalogues of the books of this period in the libraries of the British Museum and of the University of Cambridge. British Museum. Catalogue of books in the library printed in England, Scotland and Ireland, and of books in English printed abroad to 1640. 3 vols. London, 1884. 8vo. This catalogue is alphabetical by authors. Music books are catalogued in a separate alphabet at the end. There is a general index of subjects and names followed by an index of printers, publishers, booksellers and bookbinders. Sayle (C). Early English printed books in the University Library. Cambridge, 1475-1640. 4 vols. Cambridge, 1900-07. 8vo. The arrangement of this catalogue is not like the British Museum Catalogue by authors. The main body of the work is a systematic typographical catalogue and the author list is relegated to an index. Indexes are also given of subjects, printers, portraits, etc. It should 13 be noted that Vol. 3 is not complete without an appendix containing pp. 1745-1804 which was issued in 1907. Several other libraries have issued catalogues of the books of this period which they possess, for instance, the John Rylands Library Manchester, Lambeth Palace Library and several of the college libraries of Oxford and Cambridge. For the succeeding period 1641-1667, it is proposed to issue a transcript of the Stationers' Company's Registers. This has been compiled by Mr. H. R. Plomer and is believed to be now in the press. The period of the Civil War from 1640 to the year following the Restoration, 1661, is dealt with in , British Museum. Catalogue of the pamphlets, books, newspapers and manuscripts relating to the Civil War, the Commonwealth and Restoration collected by George Thomason, 1640-1661. [Edited by G. K. Fortescue.] 2 vols. London, 1908. 8vo. This catalogue is arranged chronologically by the events described. The newspapers are catalogued under each month of each year so that for each month may be seen a list of the newspapers available. An index of authors, titles and subjects is added. The work only includes the Thomason collection and does not catalogue the works of that period in the library apart from that collection. From 1668 to 1709 there were published lists of books issued during each law term. With great difficulty a set of these lists was collated by Dr. Arber and reprinted. Arber (E.). The Term Catalogues, 1 668-1 709. 3 vols. London, 1903-06. 4to. The three volumes are each indexed separately. There is a title index followed by the general index which includes authors, printers, publishers, subjects, etc. The eighteenth century remains the most obscure of any period of English bibliography. The only general catalogue is Bent (W.). A general catalogue of books, 1700-1786. London, 1786. 8vo. This is an alphabetical catalogue by authors, but of course is very imperfect. The books of the last few years of the century are to be found in Bent (W.). The London catalogue of books, corrected to August, 181 1. London, 181 1. 8vo. but these catalogues do not give the date of publication and are of very little value. The early part of the nineteenth century will be dealt with in a forthcoming volume. Peddie (R. A.) and Waddington (Q.). The English Catalogue of books, 1801-1836. In the press. This will include in one alphabet, author, title and subject entries of the books of the period, giving for the first time the details of date, publisher's name, etc. At present the only authorities for the years 1801-1836 are the 181 1 Catalogue mentioned above and the following 14 Bent (W.). The London Catalogue of books, 1810-1831. London, 1831. 8vo. Hodgson (T.). The London Catalogue of books, 1814-1846. London, 1846. 8vo. Hodgson (T.). The London Catalogue of books, 1816-1851. London, 1851. 8vo. These are all imperfect and do not give dates of publication. There are two subject indexes which are not so useful as their titles would appear to indicate. Hodgson (T.). Bibliotheca Londinenensis. A classified index to the London Catalogue of books, 18 14- 1846. London,' 1848. 8vo. Hodgson (T.). The classified index to the London Catalogue of books, 1816-1851. London, 1853. 8vo. From the year 1835 tne series of catalogues of English books is complete as regards those works registered in the trade bibliographies. Low (S.). The English Catalogue of book, 1835-1863. London, 1864. 8vo. 1863-1872. London, 1873. 8vo. 1872- 1880. London, 1882. 8vo. 1881-1889. London, 1891. 8vo. These four volumes are author catalogues and give particulars of date, etc., which are not found in the earlier catalogues. There are subject catalogues which index titles and topics as follows : — Low (S.). Index to the British Catalogue of books, 1837-1857. London, 1858. 8vo. Low (S.). Index to the English Catalogue of books. 1856- 1876. London, 1876. 8vo. 1 8 74- 1 880. London, 1884. 8vo. 1881-1889. London, 1893. 8vo. The volumes for the later years are arranged differently. The index entries are incorporated with the author entries in one volume and in one alphabet and therefore the work is much handier to consult. The volume referred to above as in course of preparation for the years 1801- 1836 is on this plan and will range in every respect with these later volumes. The English Catalogue of books, 1890-1897. London, 1898. 8vo. 1 898- 1 900. London, 1901. 8vo. 1901-1905. London, 1906. 8vo. 1906-1910. London, 191 1. 8vo. The annual volume brings the series up to date. The English Catalogue of books. London, Annual. 8vo. The many gaps in this list of the registers of British publications must be filled up by reference to the general bibliographies, Lowndes' Bibliographers' Manual of English Literature, Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica, and Hazlitt's Collections and Notes. 15 GUATEMALA. For this Spanish American state as for most of the others we have a bibliography by J. T. Medina. Medina (J. T.). La Imprenta en Guatemala (1660-1821). Santiago de Chile, 1910. 4to. The arrangement is chronological and an index of authors and titles is added. HOLLAND. The series of bibliographies of Dutch books commences with Campbell (M. F. A. G.). Annales de la typographic Neer- landaiseau is e si^cle. (Supplements 1-4). La Haye 1874-90. 8vo. This work contains full description of the issues of the press in the Low Countries before 1500. It is an alphabetical catalogue by authors, with an index of printers and their works. For the period 1500-1540 it is necessary to consult Nijhoff (W.). Bibliographie de la typographic Neerlandaise des annees 1500 a- 1540: ouvrage faisant suite aux Annales de M. Campbell. Parts 1-16. La Haye, 1901-1906. 8vo. It contains full description of a large number of books. Each description is on a separate leaf and there is an index to each part. For the period from 1540 to 1600 and indeed for Dutch books generally, recourse must be had to Yanderhaeghen (F.). Bibliotheca Belgica. Bibliographie generale des Pays Bas. Gand, 1880, etc. 121110. This again is a series of descriptions on separate leaves. The first series binds up into twenty-six volumes, the last of which contains indexes by authors, printers and places, and a chronological list. From 1600 reference should be made to Abkoude (J. v.). Naamregister van de bekendste en meest in gebruik zynde Nederduitsche boeken, welke sedert het jaar 1600 tot het jaar 1761 zyn uitgekomen. Nu overzien, verbeterd en tot het jaar 1787 vermeerderd door R. Arrenberg. Tweede druk. Rotterdam, 1788. 410. This is an author catalogue only. It deals with the books from 1600 to 1 76 1, and this edition contains additional matter, bringing it up to 1787. To the books of the next two years there appears to be no clue, but from 1790 the series is complete to the present day. The first volume deals with the period 1 790-1832. Alphabetische naamlijst van boeken. 1 790-1 832. 's Gravenhage, 1835. 4 ta 1833-1849. Amsterdam, 1858. 410. 1850-1862. Amsterdam, 1868. 4to. 1863-1875. Amsterdam, 1878. 410. These are author catalogues only, and have no subject indexes. 16 The last two volumes, covering the years 1850-1875, are rendered unnecessary by the issue of Brinkman's Catalogus. Meulen (R. v. d.). Brinkman's Catalogus het boeken, plaat- en kaartwerken, die gedureude de jaren 1850- 1882 in Nederland zijn uitgegeven of herdrukt : in alphabetische volgorde geranschikt. Amsterdam, [1884.] 8vo. 1882-1891. Amsterdam, [1893 (?).] 8vo. 1891-1900. Leiden, [1901.] 8vo. These are the catalogues by authors. The subject catalogues, con- taining the topics in alphabetical order, are as follows : — Meulen (R. v. d.). Repertorium op Brinkman's Cata- logussen, bevattende in alphabetische orde de onderwerpen benevens een beknopte titelbeschrij ving der boeken etc de gedurende de jaren 1850-1882 in Nederland verschenen zijn. Amsterdam, [1884 (?).] 8vb. — — 1882-1891. Amsterdam,, [1893 (?).] 8vo. 1891-1900. Leiden, [1902.] 8vo. In addition to the subject catalogues, a title catalogue has been issued. Meulen (R. v. d.). Brinkman's Titel-Caralogus van de sedert het begin dezer eeuw tot 1888 in Nederland verschenen werken op het gebied ds niewe letterkunde (Romans, novellen, gedichter tooneelstukken en kinderboeken). Amsterdam, [1890.] 8vo. — — 1888-1900. Amsterdam, [1902.] 8vo. This is a very useful work, an index of titles of novels and similar productions, preventing duplication. The above catalogues are supplemented to date by Brinkman's alphabetische lijst van boeken, landkaarten, etc. Leiden. 8vo. This is issued annually, and contains an author catalogue with a classified subject index. HONGKONG. Hongkong has published a list of the issues of its press since 1888. Return of books registered in Hongkong. Hongkong, 1888, etc. fol. In chronological order without indexes. 17 HUNGARY. Hungary can claim to have one of the most complete series of national bibliographies possessed by any country. It begins with Szabo (K.). Regi Magyar konyvtar. I. Az 1531-1711. megjelent Magyar nyomtatvdnyok kony- veszeti k^zikonyve. II. Az 1473-161 1711-ig megjelent nem Magyar nyelvii hazai nyomtatv&nyok konyv^zeti kezikonyve. III. Magyar szerzoktol kiilfoldon i48o-t61 1711-ig megjelent nem magyar nyelvii nyomtatv&nyoknak konyveszeti kezikonyve. j series in 4 vols. Budapest, 1879-98. 8vo. Szabo's work is divided as follows : — I. Books in the Hungarian language, 1531-1711. II. Books published in Hungary not in Hungarian, 1473-1711. III. Books by Hungarian authors, not in Hungarian, published out of Hungary. Each of the three sections is arranged chronologically and has an author index. The period from 17 12-1860 is covered by Petrik (G.). Bibliographia Hungarise 171 2-1 860, seu catalogus librorum in Hungaria, et de rebus patriam nostram attingentibus extra Hungariam editorum. 3 vols. Budapest, 1888-91. 8vo. This is an author catalogue, and the notes, &c, are in Hungarian. From i860 the field is occupied by a continuation of the last entry. Petrik (G.). Magyar konyv£szet 1860-1875. Budapest, 1885. 8vo. 1876-1885. Budapest, 1890. 8vo. 1 886- 1 900. Budapest, 1903, etc. 8vo. These volumes contain author catalogues together with classified subject indexes. The work is brought up to date by the issue of Magyar Konyvkereskedok F^vkonyve. I. Magyar Konyveszet Budapest, 8vo. This is published annually and contains in addition to the author catalogue and classified subject index of books, lists of periodicals and other matter relating to the book trade. ICELAND. The principal catalogue of Icelandic books is : — Lidderdale (T. W.). Catalogue of the books printed in Iceland from 1578 to 1880 in the library of the British Museum. London, 1885. fol. 18 This is a chronological catalogue, with an author and subject index in one alphabet following. It is supplemented by : — Fiske (W.). Books prjnted in Iceland, 1578-1844. A supplement to the British Museum Catalogue. (Bibliographical notices, I.) [Florence, 1886.] 8vo. A second Supplement. (Bibliographical notices, II.) [Florence, 1889 ] 8vo. A third Supplement. (Bibliographical notices, V.) [Florence, 1890.] 8vo. A fourth Supplement. . . . With a general index to the four supplements. (Bibliographical notices, VI.) Ithaca, N.Y., 1907. 8vo. Each of the parts is chronological and the index in the fourth supplement is of authors. Since 1899 a catalogue of Icelandic books has been published annually as an appendix to the Dansk Bogfortegnelse. Islandsk Bogfortegnelse, 1899, etc. INDIA, BURMAH AND CEYLON. The whole of the provincial governments issue periodical lists of books registered under the various Ordinances for the regulation of the press. The following list is from the set in the British Museum : — Bombay and Sind. Catalogue of books printed in Bombay and Sind. Bombay, 1867, etc. 4to. North- Western PrOYinoes. Statement of particulars regarding books published in the North-Western Provinces. 1867, etc. 4to. Bengal. Catalogue of books registered in Bengal. (Quar- terly Appendix to the Calcutta Gazette!) Calcutta, 1869, etc. 4to. Oudh. Catalogue of books printed in Oudh. Lucknow, 1874-77. fol. Eastern Bengal and Assam. Catalogue of books regis- tered in Eastern Bengal and Assam. 1874, etc. 4to. Mysore. Catalogue of books registered in Mysore. Bangalore, 1875, etc. 4to. Central Provinces and Berar. Catalogue of books printed in the Central Provinces. Nagpoor, 1875, etc. 4to. Madras. Catalogue of books printed in Madras. (Quar- terly Supplement to the Fort St. George Gazette!) Madras, 1876, etc. 4 to. Punjab. Catalogue of books registered in Punjab. Lahore, 1876, etc. 4to. Haiderabad Assigned Districts. Memorandum of books issued in the Haiderabad Assigned Districts. 1880-1902. 4to. 19 Mysore (Bangalore). Catalogue of books printed in Bangalore. Bangalore, 1884, etc. 410. Ceylon. Supplement to the Government Gazette. Statement of books printed in Ceylon. Colombo, 1885, etc. fol. Ajmere-Merwara (Rajputana). Catalogue of books and periodicals registered in Ajmere-Merwara. 1889, «fr. 4to. Burma. Catalogue of books printed in Burma, 1889, etc. Rangoon, 1890, etc. 4to. The whole of these catalogues are of the same type. Tabulated lists in chronological order without indexes. IRELAND. The books printed in Ireland before 1641 will be found in the bibliographies of that period quoted under Gt. Britain. Many of the later books also of course occur in such works as the English Catalogue of Books. There are, however, two works which can be referred to here as dealing definitely with Irish books. The first is limited to those printed in Dublin between 1600 and 1701, but as these formed (with very few exceptions indeed) the whole of the literary production of Ireland it may well be considered a national bibliography. Dix (E. R. Mc C). Catalogue of early Dublin printed books 1601-1700 Parts 1-3, etc. Dublin, 1898, etc. 4to. It is a chronological catalogue, with details as to the location of copies, etc. Indexes will be given in the last part. The other work is so rare that there is no copy in the British Museum and very few copies are known elsewhere. Catalogue of books printed in Ireland and published in Dublin from 1700, alphabetically and classically arranged. Dublin, 1 791. 4to. There is a copy in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. ITALY. Up to the year 1835 there exists no definite record of the books published in Italy and recourse must be had to bibliographies which deal with the works of Italian authors or with the rarer works published. There are many lists of authors belonging to various towns and provinces with catalogues of their work but the only attempt to deal with the whole of Italy on a similar basis is Mazzuohelli (G. M.). Gli scrittori d'ltalia cioe notizie storiche, e critiche intorno alle vite, e agli scritti dei letterati Italiani. Vol. 1-2 in 6 parts. A-B. Brescia, 1753-63. fol. This great work never advanced beyond the letter B, but for the letters A-B it is absolutely without compare. A biographical notice of each author is followed by a list of his works and their editions. For the rarer Italian books we have Haym (N. F.). Biblioteca Italiana o sia notizia dh libri rari Italiani divisa in quattro parte cio& istoria, poesia, prose, arti e scienze. 2 vols. Milano, 1771-73. 4to. This is a classified catalogue with an author index. There is a later edition, but it is not so easy to use as this. For the period 1835 to 1846, there exists a periodical catalogue of the books published throughout the states of Italy. Bibliografia Italiana. Anno 1-10. N.S. Anno 1-2. 1835-46. 8vo. This was issued monthly and an annual index classified by subjects was published. In 1847 there was issued Bibliografia Italiana. Nos. 1-5. 1847. 8vo. It does not appear to have lasted very long. There were later periodical catalogues but they are rendered unnecessary by Pagliaini (A.). Catalogo generale della libreria Italiana dall'anno 1847 a tutto il 1899. 3 vols. Milano, 1901-05. 410. It is an author catalogue very well done and very complete. There is now being issued an alphabetical index of subjects, the first volume of which has just been completed. Pagliaini (A.). Catalogo generale . . . 1847-1899. Indice per materie. A-F. Milano, 1910. 4to. The National Library at Florence issues a list of all books received under the Copyright Law. Biblioteca Nazionale di Firenze. Bollettino delle pubbli- cazione Italiane ricevate per diritto di stampa. Firenze, 1886 etc. 8vo. It takes the form of a monthly classified list with an annual index of authors. JAMAICA. This Colony has registered its publications in its Government Gazette since 1887. The lists cut from the Gazette are in the British Museum. JAPAN. It is only proposed to deal with the works published by Europeans in Japan. Of these the most important are the productions by the Jesuit Mission before the expulsion of the Christians. They are catalogued in Satow (Sir E. M.). The Jesuit Mission press in Japan, 1591-1610. Privately printed, 1888. 4to. The works are chronologically arranged. LITHUANIA. The two catalogues of Lithuanian books mentioned below deal more with books as printed in Lithuanian than in Lithuania, but are sufficiently of a national character to warrant their inclusion in this series. Stankiewicz (M). Bibliografia Litewska od 1547 do 1701 r. Krakow, 1889, 8vo. This is a chronological catalogue with descriptions and annotations. Baltramaitis (S.). Spisok Litovskikh i Drevne-Prusskikh khig Izdannikh s 1563 po 1903 god. S. Peterburg, 1904. 8vo. A chronological catalogue, quoting the authority for each title. MALTA. For a list of Maltese books, which, however, includes works by Maltese issued elsewhere, we have the following : — Schembri (A.). Selva di autori e traduttori Maltesi le di cui opere sono state pubblicate colle stampe in Malta od altrove : sistemata per ordine alfabetico. Malta, 1855. 4to. The work is arranged by authors only. The copy in the British Museum is printed in blue ink. Since 1888 an official record of Maltese publications has been issued by the Government. Return of books printed in Malta. Valletta, 1888, etc. fol. A chronological list without indexes. MEXICO. For Mexican bibliography as a whole, the two works of J. T. Medina must be used. The first which is a short title handlist is Medina (J. T.). La Imprenta en Mexico. Epitome (1539- 1810). Sevilla, 1893. 8vo. It is arranged alphabetically by authors and contains about 3,500 titles. His larger work now in course of publication is Medina (J. T.). La Imprenta en Mexico (1539-1821). Santiago de Chile, 1907, etc. 4to. Vols. 2-4 are published. There will be six volumes and Vol. 1 will be published last. Vol. 2 deals with the period 160 1- 1684, and Vol. 3 with 1685-1717. Vol. 1 will of course deal with the period 1539-1600. There is, however, an excellent bibliography of the books of this period. Garcia IcazbalcetaQ.). Bibliografid Mexicanadel siglo 16. Primera parte. Catalogo razonado de Hbros impresos en Mexico de 1539 & 1600. Mexico, 1886. 8vo. It is a chronological catalogue with very full descriptions, extracts and facsimiles. The 17th century is also dealt with in a separate work. Andrade (V. de P.). Ensayo bibliografico Mexicano del siglo 17. 2da edicion. Mexico, 1899. 8vo. Also arranged chronologically. An index of authors, etc. is provided. The books of the 18th century are being catalogued in Leon (N.). Bibliografia Mexicanadel siglo 18. Mexico, 1904, etd 4*0. This work, of which four large volumes have been issued, forms part of the Boletin del Instituto Bibliografico Mexicana. It has not been possible to consult a copy and consequently its arrangement is a matter for conjecture. No collective or annual catalogue of the books of the 19th century appears to be known. NEW SOUTH WALES. The only work dealing with the productions of the press in New South Wales was issued in 1866. For the later period and for the whole of the literature of the other colonies of Australia, recourse must be had to the catalogue of the Sydney Public Library and the catalogues of the Royal Colonial Institute in London. Barton (G. B.). Literature of New South Wales. Sydney, 1866. 8vo. The literature is classified under fourteen heads, and the contents of the books fully described. See also Australia. NORWAY. The earlier period of Norwegian bibliography was without a guide until the publication of Pettersen (H.). Bibliotheca Norvegica. Bind. I. Norsk Boglexikon 1643- 181 3. Beskrivende Katalog over Boger trykte i Norge i tidsrummet fra Bogtrykkerkunstens indforelse til adskillel- sen fra Danmark. Christiania, 1899-1908. 4to. This is an author catalogue, the books being fully described. An index of persons and a rough index of subjects is given, but it is understood that the next volume of the Bibliotheca will be a classified catalogue. From 1814 onwards there has been a periodical catalogue, 23 which is now issued in ten-yearly volumes. The volumes have been edited by different bibliographers, whose names will be found appended to the sections for which they have been responsible. Norsk Bog-Fortegnelse. 1814-1847. M. Nissen. Kristiania, 1848. 8vo. 1848-1865. P. Botten-Hansen and S. Petersen. t Kristiania, 1870. 8vo. 1866-1872. T. Boeck. Christiania, 1877. 8vo. 1873-1882. M. W. Feilberg. Kristiania, 1885. 8vo. 1883-1890. M. W. Feilberg. Kristiania, 1892. 8vo. 1891-1900. H. J. Haffner. Kristiania, 1902. 8vo. These catalogues are arranged by authors, and have classified indexes of subjects. The annual Aarskatalog over Norsk Litteratur. Kristiania. 8vo, supplements the decennial catalogue to date. It is arranged in the same way. There are two other works which are useful for Norwegian bibliography. The first Botten-Hansen (P.). La Norv&ge litt^raire. Catalogue systematique et raisonne de tous les ouvrages de quelques valeur imprimis en Norv&ge ou composes par des auteurs Norvegiens au 19c siecle. Christiania, 1868. 8vo. was composed for the Paris Exhibition of 1868, and is a valuable annotated list of the most important Norwegian books. The other Kraft (J. E.) and Lange (C.). Norsk Forfatter-Lexikon 1814-1880. Samlet, redigeret og udgivet af J. B. Halvorsen. 6 vols. Kristiania, 1885-1880. 8vo. is a biographical dictionary of the writers of Norway, with bibliographies of their works. A title index to Norwegian literature for the period 1883-1907 has been issued. Hauff (N. S.). Stikords-katalog over Norsk literatur 1883- 1907. Kristiania. [1908]. 4to. This is a select catalogue arranged by title, or rather by the catchword in each title. See also Denmark. PERU. No general bibliography of Peruvian books exists, but Senor J. T. Medina is publishing a complete record of the issues of the press in Lima, which for the period he deals with, was almost the only publishing centre. Medina (J. T.). La imprenta en Lima. (1584-1824.) Vol. 1-4, etc. Lima, 1904-07, etc. 4to. This is arranged in chronological order, and full descriptions are given of the works registered. 24 Some, at least, of the later books may be found in Rene-Moreno (G.). Biblioteca Peruana. Apuntes para un catalogo de impresos. I. Libros y folletos peruanos de la Biblio- teca del Instituto Nacional. Santiago de Chile, 1896. 8vo. There exists a second volume, published in 1897, but it has not been available for consultation. This volume is complete in itself. It is an alphabetical catalogue by the first word of title and has an author index. PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. There do not appear to be any contemporary records of book pro- duction in the Philippines either in the past or in the present. For the period previous to 18 10, J. T. Medina and W. E. Retana have published exhaustive catalogues, which contain, in chronological order, full bibliographical titles. Medina (J. T.). La Imprenta en Manila des de sus origenes hasta 1 8 10. Santiago de Chile, 1896. 8vo. Retana (W. E.). La imprenta en Filipinas (1593-1810). Adiciones y observationes a La Imprenta en Manila de D. J. T. Medina. Madrid, 1897. 4to. Medina (J. T.). La Imprenta en Manila des de sus origenes hasta 1810. Adiciones y ampliaciones. Santiago de Chile, 1904. 8vo. POLAND. The principal authority for Polish bibliography of all periods is Estreicher (K.). Bibliografia Polska. Vols. 1-22 etc. Krakow, 1870-1908, etc. 8vo. This work is arranged on two methods, alphabetical and chronological. The chronological catalogues which only give short titles are contained in Vols. 8-1 1, as follows i5th-i7th centuries. Vol. 8. 1 8th century. Vol. 9. [including supplement to preceding volume] 19th century [to 1889] Vols. 10-n. The alphabetical catalogues by authors occupy Vols. 1-7, and 12-22, etc., arranged as follows i5th-i8th. century. Vols. 12-22, etc. [in one alphabet.] 1 gth century [to 1880] Vols. 1-5. Supplement. Vols. 6-7. 25 For the period 1 881-1900 there is a separate work in progress Estreicher (K.). Bibliografia Polska. 19 Stulecia lata 1881-1900. Vols. 1-2. A-K. Krakow, 1906-07. 8vo. This is an alphabetical catalogue by authors. The chronolpgical arrangement in Vol. n of the previous work covers the period 1881- 188.9, Dut for the later years there is no chronological catalogue issued at present. Estreicher is supplemented for the earlier period by Wierzbowski, who catalogues the 15th and 16th century Polish books in various libraries Wierzbowski (T.). Bibliographia Polonica. 15. ac 16. ss. Vols. 1-3. Varsovie, 1889-94. 8vo. The titles are arranged chronologically in each of the volumes, which also contain author and subject indexes. Apart from the work of Wierzbowski there is not much in the way of subject catalogues of Polish books. The work of Jocher, limited as it is to the classics, literary history, bibliography, and theology is practically the only help. Jocher (A.). Obraz bibliograficzno-historyczny literatury i nankw Poke, od wprowadzenia do niej druki po rok 1830 wlacznie. Tom. 1-3. Wilno, 1840-44. 8vo. It is arranged by classes. There is no index of authors contained in the work, but Estreicher has published one. Estreicher (K.). Spis abecadtowy do dzieta A. Jochera : Obraz literatury i nank w Polsce. Tomow III. Krakow, 1873. 8vo. This contains indexes of authors and of titles of books. PORTUGAL. In the strict sense of the term, Portugal has no national bibliography interpreting that term to mean the catalogue of books published in a country during a specified period. But it possesses several valuable bibliographies which to some extent occupy the same position. The most comprehensive is Silva (I. F. da). Diccionario bibliografico Portuguez. . . . Applicaveis a Portugal e ao Brazil. Tom. 1-7. Lisboa, 1858-62. 8vo. Supplemento. Tom. 8-18, etc. Lisboa, 1867-1906, etc. 8vo. The work is arranged by first names of authors not by surnames, and this arrangement although strange, must be admitted to succeed very well when applied to the very lengthy and complicated names indulged 26 in by Portuguese writers. There are no indexes. The work of Silva may be supplemented for the earlier period by Barbosa Machado (!).)• Bibliotheca Lusitana, historia critica e chronologica, na qual se comprehende a noticia dos authores Portuguezes e das obras, que compozerao des de o tempo da promulga9a6 da Ley da Gra9a ate o tempo presente. 4 vol. Lisboa, 1741-59. fol. Volumes 1-3 contain catalogue of authors alphabetized by their first names. Volume four contains a supplement to the first three volumes and indexes of authors by their first names, surnames and birth-places. Lists of authors belonging to the religious orders, of those with religious dignities and of those bearing secular titles are also provided. A classified subject index completes the work. A special manual for the collector of Portuguese books is : — Pinto de Mattos (R.). Manual bibliographico Portuguez de livros raros, classicos e curiosos. Porto, 1878. 8vo. This is an alphabetical catalogue by authors. The descriptions are full but there are no indexes. As far as can be ascertained there is no guide to the later period of Portuguese bibliography. No annual catalogues can be traced, and only a few numbers of current book trade periodicals exist. ROUMANIA. The bibliography which is in progress, which covers the whole of the books produced in the country as well as those printed in the language elsewhere is Bianu (I.) and Hodos (N.). Bibliografia Romaneses, Veche, 1508-1830. Tomul I., 1508-1716. Bucuresci, 1933. 4to. This is a chronological bibliography of which only volume I. has been published as yet. It contains full descriptive entries some of the articles being of considerable length. RUSSIA. The bibliography of Russian books is difficult and not very complete. For the works published up to the year 181 3, the principal authority is : Sopikov (V. S.). Opuit Rossiiskoi bibliographii. 3 vols. Sanktpeterburg, 1813-21. 8vo. Vol. I. is devoted to books printed in the Church Slavonic type and is arranged in class order. Vols. II. -V. contain a catalogue of books in Russian to 1813 arranged by authors. A new edition of the work was issued in 1904-06 with corrections. Sopikov (V. S.), Opuit Rossiiskoi bibliographii. Redaktsiya, primyechaniya, dopolneniya i ukazatel V. N. Rogozhina. j vols. Sanktpeterburg, 1904-06. 8vo. 27 The arrangement is the same as in the earlier edition. The want of a subject index to these volumes was met by the issue of MorozOY (P. O.). Alphavitnuy ukazatel imen avtorov pere- vodchikov izdatelei i drugikh lits, upominaemuikh v " Opuitye Rossiiskoi bibliographii " V. Sopikova (I., II.-V.). Sanktpeterburg, 1876. 8vo. This contains alphabetical author and subject indexes to the Russian section of Sopikov. Another index was published in 1900. Rogozhin (V. N.). Ukazatel k " Opuitu Rossiiskoi biblio- graphii " V. S. Sopikov. Moskva, 1900. 8vo. This is similar to Morozov's work, but slightly more elaborate. For the period 1813-1825 there appears to be no complete bibliography, but from 1825 Mezhov's work holds the field. MezhoY (S. I.). Sistematichesky katalog Russkim knigam, 1825-1869. Sanktpeterburg, 1869. 8vo. 1869. This supplement also contains additions for the years 1867-1868. Sanktpeterburg, 1870. 8vo. 1870. Sanktpeterburg, 187 1. 8vo. 1871-1873. Sanktpeterburg, 1873. 8vo. 1873-1874. Sanktpeterburg, 1875. 8vo. 1875-1876. Sanktpeterburg, 1877. 8vo. With this last supplement to Mezhov, the series of volumes of Russian bibliography comes to an end and we have to rely after 1876 on the trade bibliographies which generally only contain annual indexes rather than annual catalogues. An attempt has been made recently to deal with the whole of Russian bibliography on an elaborate scale by Bezgin, whose work is, however, so curiously planned that it is difficult to describe, and more difficult to consult. Bezgin (I. G.). Opisanie vsekh Russkikh knig i povremen- nuikh izdanii. Sanktpeterburg, 1905, etc. 8vo. The work is issued in twelve series running contemporaneously. Series I. deals with the period 1708-1799 and series II. -XII. deal with the eleven decades between 1800 and 1909. Up to the present no series has been completed but it is stated that when this occurs indexes will be provided. SCOTLAND. The books published in Scotland previous to the year 1700 will be found catalogued in Aldis (H. G.). A list of books printed in Scotland before 1700, including those printed forth of the realm for Scottish booksellers. Edinburgh, 1904. 4to. The arrangement is a short title chronological list followed by an index of printers, booksellers and stationers and a general index of authors, titles, etc. See also Gt. Britain. 28 SERVIA. Servian literature will be found dealt with in Novakovic (S.l. Srpska biblijographija za noviju knjizev- nost, 1741-1867. U Biogradu, 1869. 8vo. The main catalogue is in chronological order. Author and classified subject indexes are added. The Catalogue of the National Library at Belgrade forms the only other clue to Servian books. Belgrade: Bibliotheque Nationale: Catalogue I. Literature Serbe. Belgrade, 1894. 8vo. The title-page is the only part of the volume in French. The cata- logue is an alphabetical one by authors. SPAIN. The whole of the known books printed in Spain and Portugal during the 15th century will be found enumerated in Haebler (K.). Bibliografia Iberica del siglo XV. Enumera- tion de todos los libros impresos en Esparia y Portugal hasta el ario de 1500. La Haya, 1903. 8vo. This is an author catalogue with an index of printers. The works of the 16th and 17th centuries must be looked for in Antonio (N.). Bibliotheca Hispana Nova : sive Hispanorum scriptorum qui ab anno Md. ad mdclxxxiv floruere notitia. 2 vols. Matriti, 1783-88. fol. The arrangement of this bibliography is alphabetical by the first names of authors. There are indexes of surnames and of ecclesiastical dig- nitaries and a classified index of subjects completes the work. To supplement the foregoing it is necessary to consult one bibliography and two catalogues of libraries. The bibliography is Gallardo (B. J.). Ensayo de una Biblioteca Espafiola de libros raros y curiosas ... coordinados y aumentados por M. R. Zarco del Valle y I. Saucho Rayon. 4. vols. Madrid, 1863-89. 8vo. This is an author catalogue with very full entries but no indexes. The two catalogues are Salya y Mallen (P.). Catalogo de la Biblioteca de Salva. 2 vols. Valencia, 1872. 8vo. Heredia (R.). Catalogue de la Bibliotheque de M. Ricardo Heredia. 4 vols. Paris, 1891-94. 410. Although the Salva collection was incorporated in that of Heredia it is necessary to use both catalogues. The Salva catalogue is roughly classified and has an index of authors. The titles are given at con- siderable length and bibliographical notes and facsimiles are frequent. 29 The Heredia Catalogue on the other hand has few notes, no facsimiles or index, but contains more titles. It also is classified but rather more minutely than the Salva catalogue. The literature of the more recent period is dealt with in Hidalgo (D.). Diccionario general de bibliografio Espafiola. 7 vols. Madrid, 1862-81. 8vo. The arrangement of this work is alphabetical by the first word of the title. Vols. 1-5 contain the catalogue and a supplement. Vol. 6 is devoted to the index of authors and Vol. 7 to the index of subjects. Since the completion of Hidalgo's work there has been no collected bibliography of Spanish books, but the monthly publishers' organ has an annual index. Since 1874 the principal paper has been Boletin de la Libreria. Madrid, 1874,^. 8vo. and since 1897 there has existed Boletin Bibliografia Espafiola. Madrid, 1897, etc. 8vo. STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. An official register of books was published for some years but whether it still continues is not known. Catalogue of books printed in the Straits Settlements. Singapore, 1887-1902. 4to. The list is chronological without indexes. SWEDEN. The following notes have been compiled with the help of Lundstedt (B.). Apercu de la litterature bibliographique de la Suede. Stockholm, 1900. 8vo. The earliest period of Swedish bibliography is covered by Elemming (G. E.). Sveriges Bibliografi, 1481-1600. Parts 1-4, 1481-1530. Upsala, 1889-1892. 4to. This work unfortunately has not been finished and, from the length of time which has elapsed since the issue of the last part, apparently will not be. It is an excellent work, with full bibliographical descriptions and many facsimiles. The books are described in chronological order. For the works issued during the 16th century there is a chronological list on the plan of Panzer's Annales Typographici. It is in the form of a series of academical dissertations. Fant (E. M.). Annales typographici seculi decimi sexti in Suecia. 10 parts. Upsaliae, 1 793-1800. 41.0. Whatever may have been the production of the Swedish Press during the 17th and 1 8th centuries, there is no record of the works of that period, and all that can be done is to refer to the Catalogue of the 3° Upsala University Library, which contains a very large number of these books and comes up as late as 1796. Aurivillius (P. F.) Catalogus librorum impressorum Biblio- thecse Regiae Academicse Upsaliensis. 2 vol. Upsalise, 1814. 4to. This contains in the first volume an author catalogue, and in volume two a classified catalogue of anonymous works. In the first years of the 1 9th century an attempt was made to produce an annual catalogue, but it only lasted some five years. Wallmark (P. A. J.). Allman catalog ofver de uti Sverige och Finland ifran barjan af delta arhundrade utkomna bocker och skriften i systematisk ordnung forfattad. Bd. 1. 1801-1805. Stockholm, 1802-1808. 8vo. This is a classified catalogue and was published annually. It is not in the British Museum. From 1805 to 1830 there appears to be no published catalogue whatever, but from 1830 the series is complete to the present day. The works published in the years 1830-1865 are dealt with in Linnstrom (H.) Svenskt Boklexikon. Aren 1830-1865. 2 vols. Stockholm, 1883- 1884. 4to. Although da'ted 1883-1884, this work was issued in parts extending over the period 1867-1884. It is an author catalogue, but includes titles of periodicals, transactions, etc. From 1866 there has been issued at irregular intervals Svensk Bok-katalog, for aren 1866-1875. 1876-1885. 1886-1895. 1896-1900. 1901-1905. Stockholm, 1878, etc. 410. These are author catalogues, but contain classified indexes of subjects. The supplement to the Svensk Bok-katalog will be found in the annual volumes of the Arskatalog for Svenska Bokhandeln. Stockholm, 1862, etc. 8vo. These contain each year a catalogue by authors and an index of sub- jects in the same manner as the larger volumes of the Svensk Bok- katalog. TRINIDAD. No List of Trinidad publications appears to be printed, but a manuscript list is compiled in the Copyright Office of the Colony and forwarded to the British Museum. This list goes back to 1892. 3i UNITED STATES. The early publications in the area now known as the United States of America from the introduction of printing into the country are cata- logued in the following work now in progress Evans (C). American bibliography. A chronological dictionary of all books, pamphlets and periodical publications printed in the United States of America from the genesis of printing in 1639 down to and including the year 1820, With bibliographical and biographical notes. Vol. 1. 1639-1729 Vol. 2. lyso-^s Vol. 3. 1751-1764 Vol. 4. 1765-1773 Vol. 5. 1774-1778 Chicago, 1903, etc. 4to. Each volume contains in addition to the full descriptions chrono- logically arranged, which also give references to copies and auction prices, indexes of authors and subjects and of printers and publishers. From 1820 to 1861 the only authority is Eoorbach (O. A.) Bibliotheca Americana. Catalogue of American publications including reprints and original works from 1820 to 1852 inclusive. Together with a list of periodicals published in the United States. New York, 1852. 8vo. Supplement from October, 1852 to May, 1855. New York, 1855. 8vo. Addenda from May, 1855 to March, 1858. New York, 1858. 8vo. Vol. IV. of the Bibliotheca Americana from March, 1858 to January, 1861. New York, i86r. 8vo. This series of catalogues possesses author and title entries only. There is no attempt at a subject index and the entries are not dated- The 1820-1852 volume contains a separate list of law books and a catalogue of periodicals. The period from 1861 to 1871 is covered by Kelly (J.). The American Catalogue of Books (original and reprints) published in the United States Trom January, 1861 to January, 1866, with date of publication, size, price and publisher's name. With supplement containing pamphlets, sermons, and addresses on the Civil War in the United States, 1861-66, and Appendix containing names of learned societies and other literary associations, with a list of their publications, 1861-1866. New York, 1866. 8vo. V0I.2. 1866-1871. New York, 1871. 8vo- These two volumes contain author and title entries only. An attempt was made to include titles omitted by Roorbach. The list of society publications adds to the value of the work. 32 The next entry on the list forms the commencement of the American Catalogue. Unfortunately the volume is not a record of publications during a definite period but a catalogue of books in print on a certain date. The American Catalogue. Under the direction of F. Lsypoldt. Author and title entries of books in print and for sale (including reprints and importations) July i, 187^. Compiled by L. E. Jones. New York, 1880. 410. The entries are only occasionally dated. An appendix contains lists of books published since 1876 with separate author and title index. Subject entries. New York, 1880. 4to. This volume forms an alphabetical subject index to the preceding. With the next volume the American Catalogue became a record of current publications based on the titles of the Publishers 1 Weekly. The American Catalogue. 1876-1884. New York, 1885. 410. 1 884-1 890. New York, 1891. 410. 1890-1895. New York, 1896. 4to. 1895-1900. New York. 1901. 4:0. These four volumes are all constructed on practically the same lines. An Author and Title catalogue followed by an alphabetical subject index and with lists of Government (U.S.) and State Publications, Books in Series and Publications of Societies, added. These lists do not appear in the volume for 1895-1900, and the volume for 1876-1884 omits State publications. From 1900 the new series is as follows The American Catalogue. 1900-1905. New York, 1905. 8vo. 1905-1907. New York, 1908. 8vo. These volumes contain short titles, subject entries and series entries in one alphabet. The full titles as published in the Publishers' Weekly, with annotations, are also issued in a volume covering the same period. An annual volume is issued on the cumulative method, the period of the cumulation being at present rather uncertain. The Annual American Catalog, 1908. New York, 1909. 8vo. This is constructed on the same lines as the larger volumes, but has in addition the full titles and annotations as an appendix. WALES. For the earlier Welsh books it is necessary to refer to Rowlands (W.). Cambrian bibliography : containing an account of the books printed in the Welsh language, or relating to 33 Wales, from the year 1546 to the end of the 18th century. With bibliographical notices. Edited and enlarged by D. S. Evans. Llanidloes, 1869. 8vo. The arrangement is chronological and the notes are in Welsh. The title-page given above is the only part of the work in English. For later works the catalogue of the Welsh department of the Cardiff Public Library must be used. Ballinger (J.) and Jones (J. I.). Cardiff Free Libraries. Catalogue of printed literature in the Welsh Department. Cardiff, 1898. 8vo. This contains author and subject entries in one alphabet. For some years the Cardiff Public Library issued a quarterly bulletin of works published in Wales, and since 1909 the National Library has issued an annual catalogue. National Library of Wales. Bibliotheca Celtica: a register of publications relating to Wales and the Celtic peoples and languages for the year 1909 {etc.) Aberystwyth, 1910, etc. 8vo. It is an author catalogue. See also Gt. Britain. 34