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The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature

The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature was a catalog of books offered by British publishers at specific points in the 19th and 20th centuries. Published in London by J. Whitaker, it included indexes of UK books in print as well as collated copies of various publisher catalogs, which often took up multiple volumes.

Publication History

The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature first appeared in 1874, and then appears to have been issued every 3 or 4 years (with a longer gap in the early 20th century due to World War I). The catalogue appears to eventually have been taken over by R. W. Bowker and renamed British Books in Print.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1875-1928: HathiTrust has the catalogues from 1875 up until 1920, and parts of the 1924 and 1928 catalogues, scanned from the University of Michigan. Access to volumes after 1898 may be restricted outside the United States.
• 1875-1920, 1928: HathiTrust also has various volumes scanned from other libraries, with gaps. Access to volumes after 1898 may be restricted outside the United States.

Official Site / Current Material

• Bowker's Books in Print now covers a global range, and is available for subscription online. (As far as I know, there is no longer a UK-specific version.)

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