Bibliographies & references

Reference to An Oak Spring Pomona: A Selection of the Rare Books on Fruit in the Oak Spring Garden Library by Sandra Raphael. This catalogue describes a selection of rare books devoted to fruit and its depiction, drawn from the celebrated Oak Spring Garden Library, and constitutes an important reference work for the bibliography of pomology and botanical illustration.

Reference to Bird Books and Bird Art by Jean Anker, published in 1938, devoted to the history and iconography of ornithological books. The work notably includes the catalogue of illustrated books on birds and their eggs held at the University Library of Copenhagen, and constitutes an important reference for illustrated ornithological bibliography.

Refers to the catalogues and scholarly publications issued by the Bibliotheca Wittockiana of Brussels, founded by the bibliophile Michel Wittock and devoted to the history and art of bookbinding. Its works on binders, bindings decoration, and collections of European bindings constitute important references for the identification and attribution of antique and modern bindings. In a bibliographic notice, the particular catalogue being referred to should be specified.

Reference to the Catalogue of the Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Drawings in the British Museum (Natural History). Catalogue of the British Museum's important natural history library, it constitutes a major reference for the early bibliography of botany, zoology and the natural sciences. It is commonly cited under the abbreviation BM(NH).

Reference to the Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres by Jacques-Charles Brunet, an extensive bibliography devoted to old, rare and valuable books. The Brunet is one of the great reference tools of European antiquarian bibliography.

Reference to Léopold Carteret's bibliographies devoted to French books of the 19th and 20th centuries. His Trésor du bibliophile romantique et moderne, 1801-1875 describes first editions and illustrated books; it was followed by Le Trésor du bibliophile : livres illustrés modernes, 1875 à 1945. These works remain major reference sources for French literary bibliophily.

Reference to the Guide du bibliophile français by Marcel Clouzot, devoted to French literary works from 1800 to 1880. A practical bibliography, it distinguishes in particular first editions, partly-original editions, first small-format editions, illustrated editions and collective editions.

Standard bibliographic reference to Henry Cohen's Guide de l’amateur de livres à gravures du XVIIIe siècle, the 6th edition of which, revised and considerably enlarged by Seymour de Ricci, appeared in 1912. A fundamental work for the identification and description of French illustrated books of the eighteenth century, it provides information on editions, print runs, suites of engravings, and notable copies.

Reference to the Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode by René Colas. It lists and describes French and foreign books, collections, series and periodicals devoted to civil, military and religious costume, fashion, hairstyles and clothing accessories.

Reference to Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries by Gordon Dunthorne. Devoted to books and prints of flowers and fruit of the 18th and early 19th centuries, the work includes a descriptive catalogue of illustrated publications and remains a classic reference for the study of colour botanical illustration.

Reference to the Dictionnaire historique de la médecine ancienne et moderne by Nicolas-François-Joseph Eloy. It gathers historical and bio-bibliographical notices on physicians, anatomists, surgeons, botanists and chemists, and constitutes an important early source for the history of medicine.

Reference to the catalogue En français dans le texte. Dix siècles de lumières par le livre, published by the Bibliothèque nationale in 1990 under the direction of Mireille Pastoureau on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition. The work presents 400 major texts and books in the French language, from the Serments de Strasbourg up to the 20th century, chosen for their literary, scientific, philosophical or historical importance. It is a standard reference work in bibliophily.

Reference to A Medical Bibliography, known as “Garrison-Morton”, an annotated bibliography of texts that have marked the history of medicine and the medical sciences. Originating from the work of Fielding H. Garrison and subsequently considerably expanded by Leslie T. Morton, it lists the editions and publications considered significant in the development of the various medical disciplines.

Reference to the Trésor de livres rares et précieux ou Nouveau dictionnaire bibliographique by Johann Georg Theodor Graesse. This vast international bibliography records old and rare books across numerous fields and languages, and remains a classic reference for the identification of early editions.

Reference to One Hundred Books Famous in Science by Harrison D. Horblit, published by the Grolier Club in 1964 following a 1958 exhibition. The work presents a canonical selection of major milestones in the history of science and has become a classic reference for first editions of the great scientific texts.

Reference to De Georges Sim à Simenon. Bibliographie by Claude Menguy, published in 2004 in collaboration with Pierre Deligny. The work catalogues the first editions, illustrated editions and various collections of Georges Simenon, as well as his abundant output published under pseudonyms, and constitutes a major bibliographical reference for the writer's work.

Reference to Mille et un livres botaniques de la collection Arpad Plesch. Répertoire bibliographique de la bibliothèque Arpad Plesch. Compiled by Henry-Pierre Gourry, this descriptive catalogue records the celebrated botanical library assembled by the bibliophile Árpád Plesch, particularly rich in illustrated works, providing collations, bibliographical references and information on individual copies. It stands as a major reference work for botanical bibliophily.

Reference to the Manuel de l’amateur de livres illustrés modernes, 1875-1975 by Luc Monod. This descriptive bibliography lists the principal French and French-language illustrated books, with particular attention paid to the artists, print runs, papers, and collations.

Reference to the great bibliographies of Claus Nissen devoted to illustrated natural history books. They cover in particular botany with Die botanische Buchillustration (DBI), ornithology with Die illustrierten Vogelbücher (IVB) and zoology with Die zoologische Buchillustration (ZBI). It is one of the great essential bibliographies in the field.

Reference to The Haskell F. Norman Library of Science & Medicine, by Jeremy Norman. It describes 2,595 major works in the history of science and medicine, with detailed collations and notes on variants, states, provenance, and association copies.

Printing and the Mind of Man is a descriptive bibliography based on an exhibition of books held at Earl's Court, London, in 1963. The exhibition concerned the role of printing in the progress of human knowledge, and brought together major works of the arts and sciences from the 15th century onwards. The bibliography, first published in 1967, describes the importance of 424 works for the progress of human thought and has become an essential reference for collectors and booksellers.

Reference to the Thesaurus literaturae botanicae omnium gentium by Georg August Pritzel, a vast bibliography of botanical literature from its origins. It records some 15,000 works and constitutes one of the great historical references for the identification of early botanical books.

Reference to La France littéraire by Joseph-Marie Quérard, a vast bibliographical dictionary listing the works of French authors as well as those of foreign authors who wrote in French, mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries. The work constitutes a major source for attribution, publishing history and the bibliography of French literature.

Reference to the Literatur des Schachspiels by Anton Schmid, published in Vienna in 1847. This annotated bibliography gathers and describes early literature devoted to chess and related games, and remains an important historical reference for the study of early chess books.

Reference to Great Flower Books, 1700-1900 by Sacheverell Sitwell and Wilfrid Blunt, published in 1956, with bibliography edited by Patrick M. Synge. The work catalogues and describes the great richly illustrated flower books of the 18th and 19th centuries and stands as a classic reference in botanical bibliophily.

Reference to the Bibliographie des auteurs modernes de langue française by Hector Talvart and Joseph Place. This extensive bibliography describes the output of French-language authors of the 19th and 20th centuries and constitutes a major reference for identifying first editions, limited deluxe editions and the various publications of an author.

Reference to the Bibliographie d’éditions originales et rares d’auteurs français des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles by Avenir and Stéphane Tchemerzine. Rich with thousands of facsimiles, it constitutes an essential reference for the identification and collation of first and rare editions of early French literature.

The Universal Short Title Catalogue is an international open-access bibliographical database devoted to early modern printing. Developed by the University of St Andrews, it records editions printed up to 1700, their known copies, locations and, where available, digital reproductions. Each edition is assigned its own USTC number.

Reference to the bibliographical works of Antonius van der Linde devoted to the history and literature of chess, notably Geschichte und Litteratur des Schachspiels (1874), Schaakbibliotheek (1875) and Das erste Jahrtausend der Schachlitteratur (1881). These works rank among the great historical references for identifying and studying early books on chess.

Reference to Manuel de l’amateur de livres du XIXe siècle, 1801-1893 by Georges Vicaire. Particularly valuable for nineteenth-century French literature, it precisely describes first editions, illustrated works, periodicals, reprints and publications of bibliophile societies.

Reference to the Bibliotheca Walleriana, compiled by Hans Sallander. It catalogues the remarkable collection of Erik Waller, comprising more than 20,000 works devoted principally to the history of medicine and science, today held at Uppsala University Library.

Reference to the Bibliographie der Spielbücher des 15. bis 18. Jahrhunderts by Manfred Zollinger, which records works devoted to games published from 1473 to 1700. It is a standard reference bibliography for early books dealing in particular with card games, dice, board games and chess.