Assignment 1

Bibliographical Description

The following information should describe the first edition of the book you have chosen; unless there were simultaneous first editions in different formats, all the information you provide here should describe a particular copy of the book; if possible, you should provide or verify this information on the basis of a first-hand examination of that copy. If possible, you should also provide JPEG images of cover art, a sample illustration, sample chapter page, and title page. JPEG images should be scanned at 300 dpi, millions of colors, and saved at 75% quality. Bear in mind that, with the exception of HTML tags, text-formatting will not survive this operation (for more information, see Help with Formatting Entries).

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  1. First edition publication information (publisher, place, date, etc.):

  2. First edition published in cloth, paper, or both? If both, simultaneous or staggered?

  3. JPEG image of cover art from first edition, if available:

  4. Pagination:

  5. Edited or Introduced? If so, by whom?

  6. Illustrated? If so, by whom?

  7. JPEG image of sample illustration, if available:

  8. General physical appearance of book (Is the physical presentation of the text attractive? Is the typography readable? Is the book well printed?):

  9. JPEG image of sample chapter page, if available:

  10. Paper (Assess the original quality of the paper used for the book. Is the paper in the copy or copies you examined holding up physically over time?):

  11. Description of binding(s):

  12. Transcription of title page:

  13. JPEG image of title page, if available:

  14. Manuscript Holdings

  15. Other (typograpical information from title page, etc.)

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