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A Dictionary Of Books Relating To America, From Its Discovery To The Present Time (Volume Xxvii)

A Dictionary Of Books Relating To America, From Its Discovery To The Present Time (Volume Xxvii)

Sabin, Joseph

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354504507
ISBN13: 9789354504501
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 574
Weight: 2.89
Height: 1.16 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Before there was a canon, there were clues. A continent, mapped in citations. Joseph Sabin's A Dictionary Of Books Relating To America, From Its Discovery To The Present Time (Volume XXVII) continues the Sabin Bibliotheca Americana, a bibliographic dictionary that tracks the record of the New World from reports of discovery through nation-building. This historical bibliography volume gathers and identifies works across travel narratives, politics, religion, science, and history, guiding you to editions, imprints, and variant titles that shaped how America was described and argued over. For anyone fascinated by exploration and discovery texts or the texture of colonial era America, Sabin's americana book listings open a doorway into early American printed books and networks that produced them. Dip in anywhere; each entry becomes a breadcrumb trail for reading today. More than a reference tool, it is a portrait of print culture: what was published, what survived, and what later generations sought to preserve. Collectors and historians will value its nineteenth century bibliography authority; rare book collectors will appreciate the clarity it brings to provenance, scarcity, and attribution, while librarians and archivists will find it invaluable for librarian collection development and for checking holdings against standards such as evans early american imprints. As part of a multi-volume bibliography set, Volume XXVII is enjoyed as both working instrument and shelf-worthy classic. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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