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• Rare books -- New York (State)
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• Cataloging of rare books

• Bibliography -- Rare books
• Book rarities

• A Checklist of American Copies of "Short-Title Catalogue" Books (second edition; Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1950), ed. by William Warner Bishop (page images at HathiTrust)

• Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana: Treasures of Jewish Booklore (in Dutch and English; 1994) (frame-dependent illustrated HTML at Wayback Machine)

• Bibliotheca Meermanniana (4 sale catalog books in 2 volumes, in various languages; 1824), contrib. by Gerard Meerman and Johan Meerman (page images at HathiTrust)

• Bibliothèque Mexico-Guatémalienne: Précédée d'un Coup d'Oeil sur les Études Américaines dans leurs Rapports avec les Études Classiques et Suivie du Tableau par Ordre Alphabétique des Ouvrages de Linguistique Américaine Contenus dans le même Volume (in French; Paris: Maisonneuve et cie, 1871), by abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Catalogue des Livres Rares et Précieux, Manuscrits et Imprimés, Principalement Sur L'amerique et Sur les Langues du Monde Entier, Composant la Bibliothèque de M. Alph.-l. Pinart et Comprenant en Totalité la Bibliothèque Mexico-guatémalienne de M. L'abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg (in French; Paris: Vve A. Labitte, 1883), by A. L. Pinart and abbé Brasseur de Bourbourg
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Bibliotheca Americana: or, A Chronological Catalogue of the Most Curious and Interesting Books, Pamphlets, State papers, &c., Upon the Subject of North and South America, From the Earliest Period to the Present, in Print and Manuscript (published anonymously, but claimed by Rede in his letters; London: Printed for J. Debrett et al., 1789), by Leman Thomas Rede
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Book-Prices Current (partial serial archives)

• Bibliothecae Americanae Primordia: An Attempt Towards Laying the Foundation of an American Library, in Several Books, Papers, And Writings (London: Printed for J. Churchill, 1713), by White Kennett (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Primordia of Bishop White Kennett: The First English Bibliography on America (originally published 1713; this edition Washington: Pan American Union, 1959), by White Kennett, contrib. by Frederick Richmond Goff (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Hamilton Palace Libraries: Catalogue of the Beckford Library Removed From Hamilton Palace (4 portions; London: Dryden press, J. Davy and Sons, 1882-1883)
  • all volumes: page images at HathiTrust
  • third and fourth portions: multiple formats at archive.org

• The Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University: Collections and Treasures (HTML at Columbia)

• Librarians Are Human: Memories In and Out of the Rare-Book World, 1907-1970, by Margaret Bingham Stillwell (page images at CMU)

• The Colophon (partial serial archives)

• The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature (new edition; 10 parts plus appendix; London: H. G. Bohn, 1857-1865), by William Thomas Lowndes and Henry G. Bohn (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Bibliographical and Critical Account of the Rarest Books in the English language, Alphabetically Arranged, Which, During the Last Fifty Years, Have Come Under the Observation of J. Payne Collier, F.S.A. (2 volumes; London: J. Lilly, 1865), by John Payne Collier (page images at HathiTrust)

• Legacies of Genius: A Celebration of Philadelphia Libraries (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries, 1988), ed. by Edwin Wolf (page images at Google)

• The Romance Novel in English: A Rare Book Survey, 1769-1999 (2021), by Rebecca Romney (PDF at typepunchmatrix.com)
• Books, Manuscripts and Bindings Remarkable for Their Rarity, Beauty and Interest (catalog #456; London: Maggs Bros., 1924), by Maggs Bros. (page images at HathiTrust)

• Bulletin de la Librairie Morgand et Fatout (partial serial archives)
• Bulletin Mensuel (Librarie Damascène Morgand) (partial serial archives)

• Bookhunter (c2007), by Jason Shiga (page images at shigabooks.com)

• Early Books on Art, 1500-1800, by Marcia Reed and Norman E. Land (PDF at Missouri)

• Gifts to the Rare Book Room of Ellis Library (1982), ed. by Margaret A. Howell (PDF at Missouri)

• Library of Congress Rare Books and Special Collections: An Illustrated Guide, by Library of Congress (illustrated HTML at LOC)

• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books (second edition; 1991), by Library of Congress (page images at HathiTrust)

• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books) (c2007), by Association of College and Research Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Bibliographic Standards Committee, contrib. by Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division (PDF with commentary at rbns.info)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Graphics) (2013), by Association of College and Research Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Bibliographic Standards Committee, contrib. by Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division and Elisabeth Betz Parker (PDF with commentary at rbns.info)
• Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Serials) (2008), by Association of College and Research Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Bibliographic Standards Committee, contrib. by Library of Congress Cataloging Policy and Support Office (PDF with commentary at rbms.info)

• The Printed Book (Cambridge, UK: At the University Press, 1929), by Harry Gidney Aldis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Golden Book: The Story of Fine Books and Bookmaking, Past and Present (Chicago: P. Covici, 1927), by Douglas C. McMurtrie
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Library, by Andrew Lang, contrib. by Austin Dobson (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• The Printed Book (Cambridge, UK: At the University Press; New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916), by Harry Gidney Aldis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Printed Book (Cambridge, UK: At the University Press, 1921), by Harry Gidney Aldis (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Story of Books (London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d.), by Gertrude Burford Rawlings (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• The Story of Books (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1901), by Gertrude Burford Rawlings
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only
• Book Preservation Technologies (1988), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
• A Book for All Readers: An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries (New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900), by Ainsworth Rand Spofford (Gutenberg text)
• Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders and Librarians (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1910), by Douglas Cockerell, ed. by W. R. Lethaby, illust. by Noel Rooke (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images)
• The Greatest Book in the World, and Other Papers (Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1925), by A. Edward Newton (page images at CMU)
• A Magnificent Farce, and Other Diversions of a Book-Collector (fourth impression; Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1922), by A. Edward Newton (illustrated HTML with commentary at fiftywordsforsnow.com)

• Books and Bookmen, by Andrew Lang (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)

• Boxes for the Protection of Books: Their Design and Construction (Washington, DC: Preservation Directorate, Collections Services, Library of Congress, 1994), by Lage Carlson, John Bertonaschi, Margot Healey, Lynn Kidder, Nancy Lev, Bob Muens, Carol Paulson-Crawford, and Carrie Beyer, illust. by Margaret R. Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Care and Repair of Books (New York: R. R. Bowker, 1946), by Harry Miller Lydenberg and John Archer (page images at CMU)
• Book Preservation Technologies (1988), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
• The Enemies of Books (1888 edition), by William Blades
  • illustrated HTML at Virginia
  • Gutenberg text

• Book Preservation Technologies (1988), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)

• The Book: Its History and Development (London: A. Constable and Co., 1907), by Cyril Davenport (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• The Book: Its Printers, Illustrators, and Binders, From Gutenberg to the Present Time (London: H. Grevel and Co., 1890), by Henri Bouchot
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at CMU

• Appleton's Magazine (full serial archives)

• Cheap Book Production in the United States, 1870 to 1891 (masters thesis; Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Library, 1937), by Raymond H. Shove (page images at HathiTrust)
• Shakespeare and the Stationers (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1955), by Leo Kirschbaum (PDF at Ohio State)

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