Early English Printed Books in the University Library, Cambridge :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
1475 to 1640.
First Statement of Responsibility
C. E. Sayle.
Volume Designation
Volume 1,dollar5Caxton to F. Kingston /
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge :
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Place of publication not identified :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
publisher not identified,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1900.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (656 pages) :
Other Physical Details
digital, PDF file(s)
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge library collection. History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
An erudite and popular librarian, Charles Edward Sayle (1864-1924) devoted his career to cataloguing and editing rare books in the University of Cambridge. His obituary praised him as 'a fine example of the type of man who likes to catalogue things in the right order'. This catalogue of incunabula and early printed books in the University Library was his most important project, taking over a decade to complete. Commissioned by the Library Syndicate in 1894, the catalogue was published in four volumes between 1900 and 1907. Even upon completion, Sayle's list was not final, as the rare book collections at the Library were undergoing a period of great expansion, having grown by a third during his cataloguing work, both through purchases and by donations or bequests. The first volume covers all books from 1475-1500, and books produced from 1501 to 1640 by the most important printers in London.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Cambridge University Library
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Early printed books-- England-- Cambridge, Bibliography, Catalogs.