American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1876-1949, An American National Bibliography

New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1980. SEE PHOTOS. 15 volumes, complete. Over 20,000 pages. Appears unread. NOT library discards. Bindings are Near Fine or better condition. Internal condition is FINE -- apparently seldom if ever read. Subtitle: "A cumulation of American book production for the years 1876-1949, in 15 volumes, as catalogued by the Library of Congress and the National Union Catalog. Arranged by Subject according to Dewey Decimal Classification and indexed by Author and Title with a separate Subject Guide including Library of Congress Subject Tracings, Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers and Library of Congress Classification Numbers." Here are detailed descriptions for some 625,000 books -- virtually EVERY BOOK in every field published and distributed in the U.S. between 1876 and 1949. It isn't even necessary to know the year of a book's publication. If the book appeared during the 73 years covered here, you'll be able to find it in seconds, and all the authoritative bibliographic and cataloguing data you need on it. SEE PHOTOS FOR SAMPLE PAGES. Prepared by the R. R. Bowker Company's Department of Bibliography. 15 volumes, complete. Vols. 1-10 are arranged according to the Dewey decimal classification system: Vol. 1. Generalities. Philosophy and related disciplines. Religion.-- Vols. 2-3. The Social sciences.-- Vol. 4. Language. Pure sciences.-- Vols. 5-6. Technology (Applied sciences).-- Vol. 7. The Arts. Literature (Belles-lettres).-- Vols. 8-10. General geography and history.-- Vol. 11. Fiction. Juvenile fiction.-- Vol. 12. Non-Dewey decimal classified titles.-- Vol. 13. Author index.-- Vol. 14. Title index.-- Vol. 15. Subject index. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall by 29" wide (all together). The 15 volumes occupy just 29 inches of shelf space. They are uniformly bound in the original silver- and gold-stamped purple cloth. This large, extremely heavy 15 volume set will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. We ship all 15 volumes for the cost of 1 via media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine - Fine condition/No dust jackets, as issued. Illus. by NOT library discards. 15 volumes, complete. Over 20,000 pages.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.