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"...offers the most thorough record of printing during the period; is a useful resource for investigating the intellectual milieu of works..." —LITERARY RESEARCH GUIDE
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The 1840 and 1841 (see preceding entry) volumes further extend the bibliographical efforts begun by Charles Evans and continued by Shaw and Shoemaker. The purpose of the works is to make an initial identification of monographs; state and local documents; pamphlets; broadsides; and other materials published in America during the years 1840 and 1841. The bibliographies are based upon the work of the American imprints inventory of the Depression era WPA but draw heavily upon more recently published national and state bibliographies. Arrangement is by author. The essential elements of description are given and, in most cases, locations of several extant copies are provided. The completed series will cover the period from 1820 to 1875. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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