[DCRM-L] Gathering in 9s?!

[Ann KD Myers]

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

 

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. 

 

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.

 

Any wisdom on this?

 

--Ann, feeling very befuddled

 

Ann Myers

Special Collections Cataloger

Morris Library Mail Code 6632

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

605 Agriculture Drive

Carbondale, IL 62901

618-453-1499

amyers at lib.siu.edu

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