INTERNATIONAL SOURCES

• English Short Title Catalog on CD-ROM (Use computer behind reference desk)
• WorldCat
• National Union Catalog pre 1956 Imprints
  biblio Z 881 .A1 U518
• British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books before 1975
  biblio Z 921 .B85
• Catalogue generale des livres imprimes de la Bibliotheque Nationale
  biblio Z 921 .P2
• Vollstandiges Buecher Lexikon (Kayser)
  biblio Z 2221 .K23
• Catalogo generale della libreria italiana
  biblio Z 2341 .A85

GREAT BRITAIN

• Short Title Catalog of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640 (Pollard & Redgrave)
  ref Z 2002 .P77 1976
• Short Title Catalog of Books...1641-1700 (Wing)
  ref Z 2002 .W52 1994
• English Short Title Catalog (ESTC)
  Online Database; see Martin Antonetti for assistance)

UNITED STATES

• American Bibliography (Evans) (thru 1800)
  ref Z 1215 .E923
• American Bibliography (Shaw & Shoemaker) (1801-1819)
  ref Z 1215 .S48
• A Checklist of American Imprints (Shoemaker) (1820-1829)
  ref Z 1215 .S53
• A Checklist of American Imprints (Cooper, et al.) (1830+)
  ref Z 1215 .C44
• Bibliotheca Americana (Sabin)
  ref Z 1201 .S2
• Supplement to Bibliotheca Americana (Roorbach) (1820-1861)
  biblio Z 1215 .A34 1852
• The New Sabin
  ref Z1201 .T45
• American Catalogue (Kelly) (1861-1871 & cont'd thru 1910)
  biblio Z 1215 .A5
• Bibliography of American Literature (Blanck)
  ref PS 88 .B55 1955

HOW RARE IS IT?

• Bookman's Price Index
  biblio Z 1000 .B4
• American Book Prices Current
  Mortimer Rare Book Room Z 1000 .A51

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