Papers Of The Bibliographical Society Of Canada
...well laid out for the reader...The entries...are a pleasure to read...a welcome publication, for it allows students and lovers of bibliography who have not studied with Roy Stokes to benefit from his wide-ranging knowledge of and pleasure in bibliography.
Ab Bookman's Weekly
...belongs in a handy place on the reference shelf of every dealer and collector. And yes, librarians will find it useful too.
Choice
Its value remains one of pointing curious readers in the direction of some of the work that lies just behind the simple functional definitions.
Library Quarterly
This unpretentious book is a pedagogical masterpiece on a topic that receives insufficient attention in the training of American librarians. It should be highly useful also to graduate students of English literature.
AB Bookman's Weekly
...belongs in a handy place on the reference shelf of every dealer and collector. And yes, librarians will find it useful too.
Library Quarterly
This unpretentious book is a pedagogical masterpiece on a topic that receives insufficient attention in the training of American librarians. It should be highly useful also to graduate students of English literature..
Canadian Library Journal
...truly a companion for the student of bibliography...A recommended addition to the reference collection of any academic library..
Booknews
Stokes (Professor Emeritus of Librarianship, British Columbia) provides an alphabetical list of terms encountered in the literature about books. Terms are defined briefly; their importance is discussed and suggested readings given. Stokes searched the bibliograpical literature of the last half-century, including library and antiquarian booksellers' catalogs, for the terms selected. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
