Distinguished Classics of Reference Publishing

Each essay includes information on the historical background of major reference sources. Contents: Foreword : publishing the Dictionary of scientific biography / Charles Scribner, Jr. Documenting the travel experience : Baedeker guidebooks / Harold M. Otness "The most famous book of its kind" : Bartlett's familiar quotations / Kerry L. Cochrane Black's law dictionary : ninety-nine years, 1891-1990 / Pamela S. Bradigan An "alms- basket" of "bric-a-brac" : Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable / Charles Bunge "The indispensable guide" : The Chicago manual of style / Richard D. DeBacher The "instinctive grammatical moralizer" : H.W. Fowler and his Dictionary of modern English usage / William A. McHugh "The most amusing book in the language" : the Dictionary of national biography / Johannah Sherrer Controlling the beasties : Dissertation abstracts international / Mary W. George The circle of learning : Encyclopaedia Britannica / Sandy Whiteley The book that built Gale Research : the Encyclopedia of associations / Carol M. Tobin Code of courtesy from the roaring twenties : Emily Post's Etiquette / Richard W. Grefrath "Of permanent use and usefulness" : Granger's index to poetry / Milton H. Crouch A cornerstone of musical scholarship : Grove's dictionary of music and musicians / William S. Brockman "Monument" : guide to reference books / Stuart W. Miller "Unbeatable" : the Guinness book of records / Christine C. Whittington A household word for four generations : Moody's / Elizabeth J. Wood "The bibliographical wonder of the world" : The National Union Catalog / John R.M. Lawrence The record of record : the New York Times index / Jo A. Cates "The jewel in the crown" : the Oxford English dictionary / James Rettig "Mom in the library" : the Readers' Guide to periodical literature / Mary Biggs Demystifying parliamentary procedure : Robert's rules of order / Sarah B. Watstein "Wings of flight" : Roget's Thesaurus of English words and phrases / Marta Lange Eugene Garfield's contribution to bibliography : Science citation index / David A. Tyckoson "The baby figure of the giant mass" : Pollard & Redgrave's and Wing's short-title catalogues / Robert W. Melton Continuity in a changing world : Statemans's year-book / David M. Pilachowski Permanently definitive : Strong's exhaustive concordance of the Bible / Edward D. Starkey The world in one's hands : Times atlas of the world / Mary L. Larsgaard The legacy of Noah Webster : the Merriam-Webster family of dictionaries / Marie C. Ellis Afternoon tea, Parliament, and ... Who's who / Linda K. Simons All things for all people : the World almanac / Margaret Morrison "The best of its type" : World Book encyclopedia / Holly D. Rogerson and E. Paige Weston.