Recently added articles from Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada:

Note of welcome/Mots de bienvenue.(Brief article)

Sep 22, 2007; Fleming, Patricia ... This issue of Papers/Cahiers is an occasion for celebration, a celebration first of Sheila Latham's distinguished tenure as Editor flora Volume 39/1 in 2001 to Volume 45/1 earlier this year, a total of thirteen issues shaped by thoughtful and meticulous work. We also celebrate the debut of ...

"Sidown, Brother, Sidown!": the problem of commitment and the publishing history of Irene Baird's Waste Heritage.(Critical essay)

Sep 22, 2007; Mason, Jody ... SOMMAIRE Le roman d'Irene Baird intitule Waste Heritage (1939) qui se deroule durant les annees de la crise economique a suscite recemment un regain d'interet au Canada. Alors que la critique litteraire de l'epoque presentait cette oeuvre comme etant un exemple classique de ...

Le livre & la geographie (1747-1829): sedimentation & erosion du savoir (1).(Critical essay)

Sep 22, 2007; Wauters, Eric ... SUMMARY The portable Dictionary by Vosgien (Jean-Baptiste Ladvocat aka Vosgien, a teacher at the Sorbonne) was a best-seller and was printed and translated from 1747 to 1858. To record the discoveries and changes in the world (which meant more places to describe), while keeping ...

2007: Tremaine Medal and Watters-Morley Prize awarded to Elizabeth Driver/2007: Remise de la Medaille Marie-Tremaine 2007 et de Prix Watters-Morley a Elizabeth Driver.

Sep 22, 2007 ... At the Annual Meeting of the Bibliographical Society of Canada on 20 June 2007 in Montreal, the following citation was read by Carl Spadoni. On the unanimous recommendation of the Tremaine Medal Committee, the Council of the Bibliographical Society of Canada is delighted to ...

Carole Gerson and Jacques Michon, eds. History of the Book in Canada.(books on book publishing culture)(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Finkelstein, David ... Carole Gerson and Jacques Michon, eds. History of the Book in Canada. Volume 3. 1918-1980. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007. xxxiv + 638 pp.; $85.00 ISBN 0802090478 Craig Munro and Robyn Sheahan-Bright, eds. Paper Empires: A History of the Book in Australia, 1946-2005 ....

Cathy Moulder, ed. and comp. Carol Mazur. Alice Munro: An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Chambers, Jennifer ... Cathy Moulder, ed. and comp. Carol Mazur. Alice Munro: An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism. Lanham, MD; Toronto: Scarecrow Press, 2007. xiii, 457 pp.; US $75.00 ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-59224-1 Shannon Hengen and Ashley Thomson, eds. Margaret Atwood: A Reference Guide ...

Corbo, Claude, dir. Monuments intellectuels quebecois du XXe siecle. Grands livres d'erudition, de science et de sagesse.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Belanger, Damien-Claude ... Corbo, Claude, dir. Monuments intellectuels quebecois du [XX.sup.e] siecle. Grands livres d'erudition, de science et de sagesse. Sillery, Quebec: Septentrion, 2006. 290 p. 49.95 $ (relie). ISBN 2-89448-450-x. Depuis quelque temps, il se publie beaucoup d'ouvrages collectifs au ...

Konstantinos Sp. Staikos. The History of the Library in Western Civilization: From Cicero to Hadrian.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Allen, Tana J. ... Konstantinos Sp. Staikos. The History of the Library in Western Civilization: From Cicero to Hadrian. Trans. Timothy Cullen. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; MS 't Goy-Houten, (Utrecht), NL: HES & De Graaf, 2005. 428pp.; US $75.00 ISBN 1584561483 Offering a lavish production ...

J.F. Coakley. The Typography of Syriac: A Historical Catalogue of Printing Types, 1537-1958.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Bell, David N. ... J.F. Coakley. The Typography of Syriac: A Historical Catalogue of Printing Types, 1537-1958. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library, 2006. 272 pp.; US $75.00 ISBN 1584561920 Syriac is a Semitic language and belongs to a family which includes a number of ancient ...

Colin White. A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Walker, George ... Colin White. A Guide to the Printed Work of Jessie M. King. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library, 2-007.230 pp.; US $90.00 ISBN 9781584562047 Where are all the books about the art of Jessie M. King 0875-1949)? Jessie M. King will be rediscovered as one of the ...

John Hinks and Catherine Armstrong, eds. Worlds of Print: Diversity in the Book Trade.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Black, Fiona A. ... John Hinks and Catherine Armstrong, eds. Worlds of Print: Diversity in the Book Trade. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press; London: British Library, 2006. 240 pp.; US $45.00 ISBN 1584561912 A stimulating mix of Masonic pocket companions, true crime pamphlets, and editions of Virgil ...

Ronald I. Cohen. Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Howsam, Leslie ... Ronald I. Cohen. Bibliography of the Writings of Sir Winston Churchill. 3 vols. London: Thoemmes Continuum, 2006. 2176 pp.; US $990.00 ISBN 0826472354. Sir Winston Churchill's daughter Mary, now The Lady Soames, remembers her father as a writer and reveals, in a brief ...

Scott-Martin Kosofsky, ed. The SP Century: Boston s Society of Printers Through One Hundred Years of Change.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Jernigan, Amanda ... Scott-Martin Kosofsky, ed. be SP Century: Boston s Society of Printers Through One Hundred Years of Change. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press/Society of Printers, and Boston Public Library, 2006. 268 pp.; US $45.00 ISBN 1584561947 The SP Century is a volume that exists on the ...

Sidney E. Berger. Edward Seymour & The Fancy Paper Company.(Book review)

Sep 22, 2007; Bryan, Tara ... Sidney E. Berger. Edward Seymour & The Fancy Paper Company. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 9.006. 80 pp.; US $150 ISBN 1-58456-189-0 Another addition to the Oak Knoll Press list of publications about the crafts attendant to book production, this is a lovely package of ...