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<p class=MsoNormal>I have an English Bible which is proving particularly
difficult to catalog. The problem turned out to be that the title page does not
match the edition of the text. I have determined that the text is a 1603
edition of the Bible, printed by Robert Barker. It essentially matches STC (2<sup>nd</sup>
ed.) 2189 (ESTC S101940) with the exception of the placement of a few
preliminary leaves (some that precede the New Testament in STC 2189 precede the
Old Testament in my copy, and some that precede the Old Testament in STC 2189
are lacking in my copy). However, the title page, instead of being that for
Robert Barker’s 1603 edition, is the title page for Christopher Barker’s
1599 edition with the year artfully masked and replaced with 1603. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>So now my question is how best to catalog this? It seems
like I should treat it as an imperfect copy for which the details of a perfect
copy can be determined (following DCRM(B) 0B2.2) and attach our holdings to a
record for STC 2189, but I’ve never had an imperfect copy where the bulk
of the imperfection was the title page itself. Do I include a 246 in our local
catalog for the title page of the book in hand and make copy-specific notes as
appropriate? Or is there a different strategy I should use?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any advice you can offer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>--Ann<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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