American authors and books, 1640-1940
W.J. Burke and Will D. Howe.
- New York, Gramercy Publishing co., 1943.
- ix, 858 p. 24 cm.
"Facts about the writing, illustrating, editing, publishing, reviewing, collecting, selling, and preservation of American books ... The material has been arranged in dictionary form, with cross-reference to related subjects. Bibliographical references for further study are given throughout the handbook."--Pref.
American literature--Bio-bibliography. American literature--Dictionaries. Booksellers and bookselling--United States. Publishers and publishing--United States. Learned institutions and societies--United States.