State Library Bulletin Library school no. 4 October 1899 SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS Preface The following reference books are used in Mr D. V. R. Johnston's course in reference work in the New York state library school. These lists are intended to illustrate a course of study in reference work and do not claim to be complete reference lists on different topics. In many cases other than the best books are used, in order to force comparison and give facility in using tools of all kinds in reference work. The books are roughly classified with this end in view. The call numbers are those used in the New York state library. The class number only is given for books in the extension libraries and for books not yet in the new card catalogue. Books in the traveling libraries are marked "Trav. lib." followed by the number of the library and the book. Volume and page numbers are separated by a colon; e. g. 3: 145 means vol. 3, p. 145. Adams's Manual of historical literature is cited as Adams. For periodicals and annuals the yearly subscription price is given. The following are the forms used for foreign prices with their approximate American equivalents: £ pound $5 d penny 2c fl florin 50c fr franc 20c 1 lira 200 DICTIONARIES English Webster, Noah. International dictionary of the English language; being the authentic edition of Webster's unabridged dictionary.. revised and enlarged under the supervision of Noah Porter, with ... Springfield, Mass. 1897, R423 qW3912 Worcester, Joseph Emerson. Dictionary of the English language with supplement containing over 12,500 new words and entries and a vocabulary of synonymes of words in general use... New ed. 68+1990p. illus. sq.Q. Phil. 1882, 59-81. Lippincott $10. 423 qW892 Ogilvie, John. Imperial dictionary of the English language; a complete encyclopedic lexicon, literary, scientific and technological; new ed. carefully revised and greatly augmented, ed. by Charles Annandale. 4v. illus. Q. Lond. 1882-83. Hunter, Robert. Blackie £5. R423 qH91 Lond. 1879-88. Cassell 21s a vol. Whitney, William Dwight. Century dictionary; lexicon of the English language. Century subs. $10 a vol. 6v. illus. F. an encyclopedic N. Y. 1889-91. R423 qW61 Murray, James Augustus Henry. New English dictionary on historical principles; founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological society... v. 1-3; v 4, pt 1-10; v. 5, pt 1-5, F. Ox. 1888-99. Clarendon press. R423 qM96 v. 1-3, $13 each; v. 4, pt 1-10, F-Glass-cloth, $7.95; v. 5, pt 1-5, H-Hywe, $4.95. Reissue in monthly parts, each 88p. 90c. Standard dictionary of the English language... prepared... under the supervision of I. K. Funk. 2318p. illus. F. N. Y. 1895. Funk $12. R423 qSt2 Fallows, Samuel. Progressive dictionary of the English language; a supplementary word-book to all the leading dictionaries of the United States and Great Britain... 508p illus. Q. Chic. 1895, '83. Progressive publishing co. Stormonth, James. Dictionary of the English language, pronounc ing, etymological and explanatory . . . the pronunciation . . . revised by P. H. Phelp. 1228p. Q. Edin. 1884. R423 qF19 Blackwood. R423 qSt7 New ed. with supplement by William Bayne, 1288p. 1895, 18s net; imported by Scribner $12.60 net. ... Crabb, George. English synonymes explained in alphabetical order with . . . illustrations and examples... from the best writers; to which is now added an index to the words... New ed. enl. 856p. N. Y. 1879. Harper $1.25. D. R424 C84 Smith, Charles John. Synonyms discriminated; a complete catalogue of synonymous words in the English language... Lond. 1871. Bell. New ed. enl. 1882, 14s. бор. О. 424 Sm51 Roget, Peter Mark. Thesaurus of English words and phrases classified and arranged so as to facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition . . . new ed. enl... with a full index by J: L: Roget. Bost. pref. 1879. De Wolfe R424 R63 $2. 45+429+271p. O. Longmans $3.50; Crowell, 1886, $2. Soule, Richard. Dictionary of English synonymes and synonymous or parallel expressions . . new ed. enl. by G: H. Howison. ... 488p. O. Bost. 1898, 71-91. Little $2. Slang R424 S081 Bartlett, John Russell. Dictionary of Americanisms; a glossary of words and phrases usually regarded as peculiar to the United States. Ed. 4 enl. 46+813p. O. Bost. 1877. Little $4. R427.9 B283 Maitland, James. American slang dictionary, embodying all American and English slang phrases in current use, with their derivation and philology. Chic. 1891. Kittredge $5. 308p. Q. Hotten, John Camden. Slang dictionary; or, The vulgar words, street phrases and "fast" expressions of high and low society. . . 305p. D. Lond. 1870. Hotten. 427.09 H79 His Dictionary of modern slang, cant and vulgar phrases is incorporated in the edition described above. A new ed. with title Slang dictionary; etymological, historical and anecdotal, 8°, Lond. 1874, Chatto 6s 6d. |
