[DCRM-L] Possibe 1816 ed. of Amelia Simmons?

[Jane Stemp Wickenden]

Hi Linda

My take on this would be to create two records, one for the 1812 ed. as you
have cited it, and another with date [1816] giving the place and publisher
from the added title page.

Then I would include a note or notes to this effect: Reissue of the 1812
edition with new added title page. - Imprint from added title page; date
from booksellers' advertisement at end.

If the books were from the 20th century onward I *might* treat them as two
copies of the same item (depending on their importance/rarity) in the
interests of speed; but at those early dates it seems more important to me
to differentiate the two, especially as they appear separately in your
reference source.

Sounds interesting though - I love old cookery books. Any good recipes to
share?

Best wishes,

Jane


Jane Wickenden
Historic Collections Library 
Institute of Naval Medicine
Alverstoke
PO12 2DL

-----Original Message-----
From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On
Behalf Of Oksana K. Linda
Sent: 9 July 2009 23.17
To: dcrm-l at lib.byu.edu
Subject: [DCRM-L] Possibe 1816 ed. of Amelia Simmons?

Hello:

I'm cataloging what I thought was a 2nd copy of Amelia Simmons's "American 
cookery, or, The art of dressing viands, fish, poultry, and vegetables ..."
Copy [1]: has t.p. with imprint: Walpole, N.H. : Printed for Elijah Brooks, 
1812. (Lowenstein, E. Amer. cookery (3rd ed.), 60).
Copy [2]: Same as copy [1], plus has added t.p. with imprint: "For sale at 
the Bookstore of Pomroy & Hodge, Windsor, Vt." Copy [2] has advertisement 
for Pomroy & Hodge at end, dated February 1816. (Lowenstein, E. Amer. 
cookery (3rd ed.), 73). No date on added t.p.

Personally I would create one record for 1812 ed. and add notes for 
bookseller's added t.p. and advertisement. Our culinary curator is telling 
me that it's incorrect and I need to create 2 separate records for 1812 and 
[1816] eds., because Lowenstein's bibliography lists two items as two 
separate editions.

Could anyone please clarify the issue for me.
Record for items in question:
<http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/F/1CYRX1VKQQHHIHTU8IN9U65MTIRSFA7CH2LP2423TB6Y4
HUKEB-41921?func=full-set-set&set_number=019158&set_entry=000004&format=001>

Thank you very much in advance,
Oksana.
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Oksana Linda
University of Michigan
William L. Clements Library