A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640. Vol.1 A-H; Volume 2. I-Z. [ 2 Volumes in Dust Jackets ] by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William) 1859-1944; Redgrave, G. R. (Gilbert Richard); [ Completed by Katharine F Pantzer - 1986

London: Bibliographical Society, 1986. In 1926 the Bibliographical Society published the first edition of "A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland and Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad 1475-1640". Now universally known as "STC", it has become indispensable to historians, literary scholars, and bibliographers, whose work involves printed sources before the Civil War. The second part of this edition was the first to be published in 1976: volume I covering A-H completes the main text. I have Volume 2 listed below in the same format with dust jacket I-Z. ( I understand there was a third volume: containing the addenda that ten years of use have already produced, detailed indexes of printing and booksellers, with dates and places of business, concordance with other lists and catalogues, and other supplementary material. ) Vol 1: 2nd ed. rev. and enlarged: [xxxii, 611] p. ; 32 cm. Vol 2: Was published in 1976 and matches entirely Volume 1 above. xi, 494p. Both volumes are a bit better than Very good, in complee dust jackets, if rubbed at extremities. Being a bit dusty. But solid and secure books. [ Images will follow ]. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good - See Images. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.