GK: 150 Years of the General Catalogue of Printed Books in the British Museum by AH Chaplin - 1987

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1987. NrF/NrF. First Edition, First Printing in d/w. Illustrated. The Author, A H Chaplin who is the Principal Keeper of Printed Books, tells the story of the General Catalogue (GK) of Printed Books in the British Museum (now in the British Library) from the decision in 1834 to produce a new catalogue down to the present day. He examines the pecularities of the rules and procedures devised by Antonio Panizzi in the 1830s, shows how gradual modifications were introduced, and makes useful comparisons with other caaloguing systems. With Index. Light bruising to tail of spine; else a near fine copy, in a near fine d/w, of a first edition, first first prining. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf. NO inscriptions, underlining or hghlighting. . First Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Scolar Press, 1987 8vo (24 cm), X, 177 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (ownership entry on the front free endpaper). The author tells the story of the General Catalogue (GK) of Printed Books in the British Museum (now in the British Library) from the decision in 1834 to produce a new catalogue down to the present day.