A Concise Handbook of Ancient and Modern Literature, Issued Either Anonymously, Under Pseudonyms, or Initials (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Frederick Marchmont

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331156601 ISBN 13: 9780331156607

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

A practical, ready-to-use guide to anonymous and pseudonymous literature for collectors, librarians, and researchers.

It helps you identify titles, authors, and editions, with clear reference points and current valuations.

This handbook assembles a vast range of works listed under misdirection of authorship, initials, or anonymity. It emphasizes how bibliographers and collectors approach these items, what to look for in editions, and how the market values rare copies. The tone is plain, shop- and shelf-friendly, designed for quick consultation.

• Learn how to recognize the genre, format, and imprint of anonymous or pseudonymous works.
• See examples of common ambiguities in authorship and how cataloguers resolve them.
• Find guidance on valuations, rarity, and condition for scarce items.
• Access structured entries that help you compare editions and provenance at a glance.

Ideal for readers of bibliographic reference works, rare-book collectors, and anyone building a catalog of anonymous literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331156601
• ISBN 13: 9780331156607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 181