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• 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)

• 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)

• 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

• 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

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

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

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

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

• 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)

• 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

• 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)

• 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)

• A Catalogue of the Periodical Publications in the Library of the School of Mines, Columbia College (New York: J. W. Amerman, printer, 1875), by Columbia College School of Mines (page images at HathiTrust)

• Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History (9 volumes; Boston: G. K. Hall, 1962), by New York Public Library, contrib. by Kathleen Hill (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Preliminary List of Books and Pamphlets by Negro Authors, for Paris Exposition and Library of Congress (1900), by Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (page images at HathiTrust)

• 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)
• Americana Catalogue no. 600: Including Scarce and Precious Books, Manuscripts and Engravings From The Collections of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and Charles Et. Brasseur de Bourbourg, The Library of Edward Salomon, Late Governor of The State of Wisconsin, and Other Important Collections (Frankfurt am Main, Germany: J. Baer and Co., 1911), by Joseph Baer (Firm)
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only
• 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
• 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)
• A Century of American Printing, 1701-1800: A Catalogue of Books and Pamphlets, With a Few Newspapers From the Presses of That Part of North America Now Called The United States (London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles, 1916), by Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles (page images at HathiTrust)
• Catalogue of Books in the Massachusetts Historical Society Library (Boston: Printed by S. Hall, 1796), by Massachusetts Historical Society Library (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Charlemagne Tower Collection of American Colonial Laws (Philadelphia: Privately printed for the Historical society of Pennsylvania, 1890), by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• Catalog of Copyright Entries, by Library of Congress Copyright Office (partial serial archives)

• A Check List of American Eighteenth Century Newspapers in the Library of Congress (new edition, revised and enlarged; Washington: GPO, 1936), ed. by John Van Ness Ingram and Henry S. Parsons (page images at HathiTrust)
• A Check List of American Eighteenth Century Newspapers in the Library of Congress (Washington: GPO, 1912), ed. by John Van Ness Ingram
  • page images at HathiTrust
  • multiple formats at archive.org

• Guide to the Culin Archival Collection (originally published New York: Brooklyn Museum, 1996), by Deidre E. Lawrence and Deborah Wythe (HTML at Brooklyn Museum)

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

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

• East Indians in the Caribbean: A Select Bibliography, Prepared on the Occasion of the UNESCO-UWI Conference on the East Indians in the Caribbean, September 16-22, 1979 (St. Augustine, Trinidad: Library, University of the West Indies, 1979), by Lynda Quamina-Aiyejina and Kaye Larbi (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Revised Catalog, November 17, 1941, by American Bible Society (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Language and Culture Archives (successor to Bibliography of the Summer Institute of Linguistics), by SIL International (searchable HTML at sil.org)

• Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History (9 volumes; Boston: G. K. Hall, 1962), by New York Public Library, contrib. by Kathleen Hill (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• A Catalog of Dime Novel Material, Including a Section on Buffalo Bill (Red Bank, NJ: J.A. Hayes, 1936), by John Alexander Hayes (page images at HathiTrust)

• Works by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in the Library of Congress (Washington: Library of Congress, 1994), by Library of Congress, ed. by Georgette M. Dorn and Reynaldo Aguirre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Works by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in the Library of Congress (Washington: Hispanic Foundation, Reference Dept., Library of Congress, 1960), by Library of Congress, ed. by Francisco Aguilera (page images at HathiTrust)

• Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, by Blackie & Son (partial serial archives)

• Canadian Children's Books, 1799-1939, in the Special Collections and University Archives Division, The University of British Columbia Library: A Bibliographical Catalogue, ed. by Sheila A. Egoff (HTML at Wayback Machine)

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