[DCRM-L] Unusual signatures

[Deborah J. Leslie]

For good reason! Run away from those signatures (and even the assertion that it's an 8vo) as fast as you can and don't look back. There's not much room for improvement on the AAS's master record: 191238702

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu | 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www. folger.edu

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Weiss, Amy
Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2014 17:01
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Subject: Re: [DCRM-L] Unusual signatures

The works of Robert Burns with an account of his life.... Philadelphia : J. Crissy, 1839.  Seems to be an abridgement of a much larger (4 volume) work, has been reprinted and reworked many times by numerous publishers.  None of the other records I looked at matched and nobody tried to do anything with signatures.    Amy

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah J. Leslie
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:56 PM
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Oh wait, you said it was an 8vo. It still would help to know what book it is.

Deborah J. Leslie | Folger Shakespeare Library | djleslie at folger.edu<mailto:djleslie at folger.edu> | 202.675-0369 | 201 East Capitol St., SE, Washington, DC 20003 | www. folger.edu

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu<mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu> [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Weiss, Amy
Sent: Thursday, 25 September 2014 16:19
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Subject: [DCRM-L] Unusual signatures

Hello--

Okay, maybe it is a really common pattern but most of what I catalog is too young for signatures at all so I'm hoping one of you can help:  I have a book (8vo) that has signatures reading B, B2, C, C2, followed by Aa, Aa2 etc.  Do I need  to show those second signatures, and if so, how?  Or do I just take them in stride and maybe make a note?

Thanks in advance for your help,

Amy Weiss
Special Collections Cataloger/Head of Cataloging
Florida State University
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