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<p class=MsoNormal>I have a bit of a conundrum here. I’m cataloging a 1795
Philadelphia imprint (Richard Baxter’s A call to the unconverted to turn and
live) and the signature pattern I’m getting is: [A]-D¹²·⁶ E-H⁹<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>How is a gathering in 9s possible? The alternating 12 and 6
gatherings suggest 18mo to me, so 9s makes mathematical sense, but not physical
sense in terms of how the paper was actually folded. I see no evidence of
cancels or additions of any kind and the binding is coming apart enough that I
can see the structure pretty clearly. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>To further confuse the issue, while the book in hand has
vertical chainlines, the citation in Evans indicates that this book is a 24mo,
which doesn’t seem like it could be right.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Any wisdom on this?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>--Ann, feeling very befuddled<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ann
Myers</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Special
Collections Cataloger</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Morris
Library Mail Code 6632</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Southern
Illinois University Carbondale</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>605
Agriculture Drive</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Carbondale,
IL 62901</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>618-453-1499</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>amyers@lib.siu.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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