Reference Works

Select Reference Works Cited in Cataloging Our Rare Books

When reading the descriptions of some of our rare books, you may come upon a note in brackets, for example “[Adams, Six Guns 1280]” or “[Thacher p.359].” These refer to works in our research library, with either item or page numbers for the particular book we are describing. The following list details what the reference denotes. If what you’re looking for isn’t here, let us know. Thanks!

Adams, Ramon F. The Rampaging Herd: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets of Men and Events in the Cattle Industry. Cleveland: Zubel, 1982.

Adams, Ramon F. Six-Guns and Saddle Leather: A Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets on Western Outlaws and Gunmen. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969.

[BAL]. See Blanck, Jacob.

Barber, John F. Richard Brautigan: An Annotated Bibliography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1990.

Baumgarten, E. Lee. Price Guide and Bibliographic Check List for Children’s and Illustrated Books, 1880 – 1970. Martinsburg, WV: E. Lee Baumgarten Books, 2004.

Beckham, Stephen Dow, et al. The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Bibliography and Essays. Portland, OR: Lewis and Clark College, 2003.

Beetz, Kirk H. John Ruskin: A Bibliography, 1900-1974. Metuchen, MJ: Scarecrow Press, 1976.

Biscotti, M.L. A Bibliography of American Sporting Books [1926-1985]. Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 1997.

Blanck, Jacob. Bibliography of American Literature (Volumes 1 – 8). New Haven: Yale UP, 1955-1990. [BAL].

Bodio, Stephen J. A Sportsman’s Library: 100 Essential, Engaging, Offbeat and Occasionally Odd Fishing and Hunting Books for the Adventurous Reader. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2013.

Bradley, J.L. A Ruskin Chronology. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1997.

Bromer, David J. [w/ Shannon Struble]. Aun Aprendo: A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Writings of Aldous Leonard Huxley. Boston: Bromer Booksellers, 2011.

Bruccoli, Matthew. First Printings of American Authors (vols. 1 – 4).

Bruccoli, Matthew J. F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Descriptive Bibliography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1972.

Bruns, Henry. Angling Books of the Americas. Atlanta: Angler’s Press, 1975.

Colberg, Nancy. Wallace Stegner: A Descriptive Bibliography. Lewiston, ID: Confluence Press, 1990.

Dingman, Larry. Bibliography of Limited and Signed Editions in Literature, 20th Century American Authors. Stillwater, MN: James Cummings, 1973.

Dykes, Jeff. Fifty Great Western Illustrators: A Bibliographic Checklist. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1975.

Field, Andrew. Nabokov: A Bibliography. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.

Ford, Paul J. and Stephen R. Pastore. Cormac McCarthy: A Descriptive Bibliography, Vol. I: First Editions & Autographs. San Bernardino, CA: American Bibliographical Press, 2014.

Gallup, Donald. Ezra Pound: A Bibliography. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1983.

[Graff]. See Storm, Colton.

Hanneman, Audre. Ernest Hemingway: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969.

Hayashi, Tetsumaro. John Steinbeck: A Concise Bibliography (1930-65). Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1967.

Henderson, Robert W. Early American Sport: A Check-list of Books by American and Foreign Authors Publishing in America Prior to 1860 including Sporting Songs. New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1953.

Hickey, Dave and Peter Plagens. The Works of Edward Ruscha. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1982.

Hodge, William. A Bibliography of Contemporary North American Indians: Selected and Partially Annotated with Study Guide. New York: Interland Publishing, 1976.

Hoover, Herbert T. The Sioux: A Critical Bibliography. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1979.

Howes, Wright. U.S.iana (1650-1950): A Selective Bibliography in Which are Described 11,620 Uncommon and Significant Books Relating to the Continental Portion of the United States. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1962.

Johnson, Dale L. and Warren J. Brier. Dorothy Marie Johnson Collection: Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. Missoula, MT: Friends of The Mansfield Library, University of Montana, 1985.

Johnson, Merle [Jacob Blanck]. Amerian First Editions, 4th Edition. New York: Bowker, 1942.

Kerridge, Captain Philip Markham. An Address on Angling Literature: Including some Mysteries and Personal Observations as Well as Some Comments on Piscatoria Californiana and Hints for Collectors of Angling Books. Fullerton, CA: Sultana Press, 1970.

Kingman, Lee, et al. Illustrators of Children’s Books: 1957 – 1966. Boston: Horn Book, Inc., 1972.

Laird, W. David. Hopi Bibliography: Comprehensive and Annotated. Tucson: U of Arizona P, 1977.

Lasner, Mark Samuels. The Yellow Book: A Checklist and Index. London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1998.

Lepper, Gary M. A Bibliographical Introduction to Seventy-five Modern American Authors. Berkeley: Serendipity Books, 1976.

Mason, Stuart. Bibliography of Oscar Wilde. London: T. Werner Laurie Ltd., n.d.

Maynard, Joe and Barry Miles. William S. Burroughs: A Bibliography, 1953-73. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1978.

McLeod, James Richard. Theodore Roethke: A Bibliography. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1973.

Nicholas, D. Peter Matthiessen, a Bibliography: 1951-1979. Canoga Park, CA: Orirana Press, 1979.

O’Brien, Philip. T.E. Lawrence: A Bibliography. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1988.

O’Keefe, Michael, ed. Custer, the Seventh Cavalry, and the Little Big Horn: A Bibliography, vols. I & II. Norman, OK: Arthur H. Clark Co., 2012.

Orr, Gregg and Beef Torrey. Jim Harrison: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1964-2008. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska, 2009.

Palmquist, Peter E. and Thomas R. Kailbourn. Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2000.

Penzler, Otto. Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe Part I: A Descriptive Bibliography and Price Guide. New York: Mysterious Bookshop, 2001.

Phillips, John C. A Bibliography of American Sporting Books [1582-1925]. James Cummins Bookseller, 1991.

Pieratt, Asa B. and Jerome Klinkowitz. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: A Descriptive Bibliography and Annotated Secondary Checklist. Archon Books, 1974.

Renken, Maxine. A Bibliography of Henry Miller 1945 – 1961. New York: Haskell House, 1972.

Riling, Ray. Guns and Shooting: A Selected Chronological Bibliography. New York: Greenberg, 1951.

Roberson, William H. Peter Matthiessen: An Annotated Bibliography. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2001.

Schmeckebier, L.F. Catalogue and Index of the Publications of the Hayden, King, Powell, and Wheeler Surveys. New York: Da Capo Press, 1971.

Sisson, James E. III and Robert W. Martens. Jack London First Editions Illustrated: A Chronological Reference Guide. Oakland, CA: Star Rover House, 1979.

Slocum, John J. and Herbert Cahoon. A Bibliography of James Joyce, 1882-1941. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953.

Smith, Dwight L. (ed.). The American and Canadian West: A Bibliography. Santa Barbara: American Bibliographical Center, 1979.

St. C. Crane, Joan. Robert Frost: A Descriptive Catalogue of Books and Manuscripts in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1974.

Steiner, Bill. Audubon Art Prints: A Collector’s Guide to Every Edition. Columbia SC: U of South Carolina P, 2003.

Stevens, Henry. Rare Americana: A Catalogue of Historical and Geographical Books, Pamphlets and Manuscripts Relating to America. London: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles, n.d.

Stopka, Christina. Wyoming Territorial Imprints 1866-1890. Cody, WY: Buffalo Bill Historical Center, 1990.

Storm, Colton. A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1968. [Graff]

Streeter, Thomas Winthrop. The Celebrated Collection of Americana formed by the late Thomas Winthrop Streeter (aka the “Streeter Sale”). New York: Parke Benet Galleries, 1966-1969.

Swanson, Philip. The Cambridge Companion to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Taft, Robert. Artists and Illustrators of the Old West: 1850 – 1900. New York: Scribners, 1953.

Thacher, Charles. Angling Books: A Guide for Collectors. Far Hills, NJ: Meadow Run Press, 2006.

Toledano, Henry. The Modern Library Price Guide, 1917 – 2000: A Comprehensive and Refreshed Catalog of Values for Collectors, Dealers and Scouts. 1999.

Wagner, Henry R. and Charles L. Camp [Robert H. Becker, ed]. The Plains and the Rockies: A Critical Bibliography of Exploration, Adventure and Travel in the American West, 1800-1865. San Francisco: John Howell Books, 1982.

Walker, Dale L. and James E. Sisson III. The Fiction of Jack London: A Chronological Bibliography. El Paso, TX: Texan Western Press, 1972.

Wallace, Emily Mitchell. A Bibliography of William Carlos Williams. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan UP, 1968.

Watson, George, ed. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, vol. 3: 1800 – 1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969.

Wetzel, Charles M. American Fishing Books: A Bibliography from the Earliest Times up to 1948 Together with a History of Angling and Angling Literature in America. Newark, DE: Charles Wetzel, 1950.

Wheat, James Clements and Christian Brun. Maps and Charts Published in America Before 1800. London: Holland Press, 1978.

Wilkinson, Charles F. The American West: A Narrative Bibliography and a Study in Regionalism. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado, 1989.

Wobbe, R.A. Graham Greene: A Bibliography and Guide to Research. New York: Garland Publishing, 1979.

Wood, Charles III. Bibliotheca Salmo Salar: A Selection of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Journals, Diaries, Photograph Albums, and Ephemera on the Subject of Atlantic Salmon Fishing from the Collection of Charles B. Wood III. Boston: David R. Godine, 2017.

Yost, Karl and Frederic Renner. A Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles M. Russell. Lincoln, NE: U of Nebraska P, 1971.