[DCRM-L] crazy signatures

[JOHN LANCASTER]

Is the book gathered in sixes?



from my iPhone 

> On Sep 24, 2015, at 17:26, Schneider, Nina <nschneider at humnet.ucla.edu> wrote:
> 
> Another question for the advance bibliographers amongst us...
> 
> I have in my hand the French translation of Hystoyre et plaisante cronicque. It is printed in 1793/4 (an II) in Paris. It is signed in such a way that I'm at a loss on how to record it.
> 
> It starts off innocently enough: pi^4 but then this happens (and this is a page-by page recreation):
> 1,2,3, [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned], 4, 5,6, [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned], 7,8,9, [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned], 10, 11, 12, [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned] ... 49, 50, 51 [unsigned], [unsigned], [unsigned], 52, [unsigned].
> 
> Is there a way to capture this in a signature statement or do I just include the whole thing? Bowers is failing me. 
> 
> Chain lines run vertical. My uncut copy is 14 cm high.
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Nina
> 
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