The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (Volume 15) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922. Excerpt: ... BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA OFFICERS 1921 President: William Warner Bishop, University Library, Ann Arbor, Mich. First Vice-President: H. H. B. Meyer, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Second Vice-President: Victor Hugo Paltsits, Public Library, New York. Secretary: Augustus H. Shearer, The Grosvenor Library, Buffalo, N.Y. Treasurer: Frederick W. Faxon, 41 Lorraine Street, Roslindale, Mass. Ex-President: George Watson Cole, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Gabriel, Cal. Councilors Term expires Aksel G. S. Josephson, The John Crerar Library, Chicago, 111 1922 Worthington C. Ford, The Massachusetts Historical Society, Fenway, Boston, Mass 1923 George A. Plimpton, 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.. 1924 Ernest C. Richardson, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J 1925 COMMITTEES Finance: Henry F. Du Puy, Easton, Md., Chairman William L. Clements, Bay City, Mich. Carl B. Roden, Chicago, 111. Frederick W. Faxon, Treasurer, ex officio Membership: Frederick W. Faxon, Chairman Aksel G. S. Josephson Augustus H. Shearer Publication: George Parker Winship, Chairman, Widener Memorial Library, Cambridge, Mass. Andrew Keogh, Yale University Library Carl B. Roden, Chicago Public Library THE PHOTOSTAT IN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND RESEARCH WORK--A SYMPOSIUM BY GEORGE WATSON COLE, L.H.D. IE photostat has worked a complete revolution in A bibliographical and research work by furnishing a comparatively inexpensive means of comparison between different copies of the same book. In many cases, by its means, doubts concerning copies which have long been supposed to be the same or of different issues or editions have been definitely settled. It is true that photography has in the past been used for this purpose; but its greater cost and consequently its infrequent use, as compar...