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James Rettig
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Distinguished classics of reference publishing
Introduction
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James Rettig

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1670082676060_25381978

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xii

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Publishing the Dictionary of scientific biography
Charles Scribner; Jr.
ix
Introduction
James Rettig
xii
Documenting the travel experience: Baedeker guidebooks
Harold M. Otness
1
"The most famous book of its kind": Bartlett's familiar quotations
Kerry L. Cochrane
9
Black's law dictionary: ninety-nine years, 1891-1990
Pamela S. Bradigan
18
An "alms- basket" of "bric-a-brac": Brewer's dictionary of phrase and fable
Charles Bunge
24
"The indispensable guide": The Chicago manual of style
Richard D. DeBacher
31
The "instinctive grammatical moralizer": H. W. Fowler and his Dictionary of modern English usage
William A. McHugh
41
"The most amusing book in the language": the Dictionary of national biography
Johannah Sherrer
54
Controlling the beasties: Dissertation abstracts international
Mary W. George
66
The circle of learning: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sandy Whiteley
77
The book that built Gale Research: the Encyclopedia of associations
Carol M. Tobin
89
Code of courtesy from the roaring twenties: Emily Post's Etiquette
Richard W. Grefrath
98
"Of permanent use and usefulness": Granger's index to poetry
Milton H. Crouch
113
A cornerstone of musical scholarship: Grove's dictionary of music and musicians
William S. Brockman
117
"Monument": guide to reference books
Stuart W. Miller
129
"Unbeatable": the Guinness book of records
Christine C. Whittington
138
A household word for four generations: Moody's
Elizabeth J. Wood
147
"The bibliographical wonder of the world": The National Union Catalog
John R.M. Lawrence
161
The record of record: the New York Times index
Jo A. Cates
174
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