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Virginia Almanacs 
A Checklist of Virginia Almanacs, 1732-1850. 

By J a m e s A. Bear, J r . , and Mary Caperton 
B e a r . Charlottesville: Bibliographical So-
ciety of the University of Virginia, 1962. 
xliv, [208]p. $7.50. 

Because the almanac played a significant 
role in the reading habits and in the history 
of p r i n t i n g of the U n i t e d States, studies such 
as that of the Bears are welcome. However, 
coming as it does, just prior to the publica-
tion of M i l t o n Drake's comprehensive bib-
liography of American almanacs, 1639-1875, 
some may wonder if it is essential. 

Checking the Bears's work against the col-
lection of Virginia almanacs at the American 
A n t i q u a r i a n Society, this reviewer found only 
o n e almanac not listed, the 1808 issue of 
The Good Old Virginia Almanack (Rich-
mond, T h o m a s Nicolson). W e also have sev-
eral issues of The Farmer's Calendar, by 
Charles Egelmann, which, although printed 
in Baltimore, nevertheless bear a Virginia 

imprint. T h e Bears, no doubt, excluded 
this on the basis of its origin, a decision 
certainly defensible. 

Proofreading slips in numbers 165 and 
290 resulted in the exclusion of the location 
symbols, although Massachusetts Worcester 
A n t i q u a r i a n Society has both. I n addition, 
M W A is not credited with owning the fol-
lowing items: 33, 36, 37, 38, 103, 147, 209, 
240, 253, 256, 284, 294, 329, 339, 348. T h i s 
library also possesses variants of 245, 336, 
340, and 354. E x c e p t for 245, they are minor. 
T h e first, however, is worthy of mention as 
the variation is to be found in the im-
print, " J ° h n W a r r o c k for Frederick A. 
M a y o . " 

Generally, the compilers have produced a 
useful work of limited scope. T h e biographi-
cal notices of the philomaths are a happy 
addition. 

I n truth, half a loaf is b e t t e r than none, 
b u t it is sad that the publications of so 
distinguished a society appear in such shabby 
r a i m e n t . — M . A. McCorison, American Anti-
quarian Society. 

Books Briefly Noted 
Annual Report of the Librarian of Con-

gress for the Fiscal Year Ending June 
30, 1961. W a s h i n g t o n : L i b r a r y of Con-
gress, 1962. 153p. $2.00. 

Calendar of Meetings of National and Re-
gional Educational Associations, 1962. 
W a s h i n g t o n : T h e N a t i o n a l C a t h o l i c Edu-
cational Association, [1962]. 44p. $1.00. 

The Catholic Bookman's Guide, a Critical 
Evaluation of Catholic Literature, edited 
by Sister M . Regis. New Y o r k : Hawthorn 
Books, Inc., [1962]. 638p. $12.95. 

The Communities of New York and the 
Civil War, the Recruiting Areas of the 
New York Civil War Regiments, com-
piled by C. E . Dornbusch. . . . New 
Y o r k : T h e New York P u b l i c Library, 
1962. 31p. $1.50. 

The Contemporary Arts, by B a r t l e t t H . 

Hayes, J r . [Chicago]: A L A in Coopera-
tion with the P u b l i c Affairs Committee, 
Inc., [1962]. 20p. ( R e a d i n g for an Age 
of Change, No. 2) $.60. 

Directory of Finnish Research Libraries, 
abridged English ed. of the Guide to the 
Research Libraries of F i n l a n d , compiled 
by E i n o Nivanka; translated by L e e n a 
Salminen. H e l s i n k i : T h e Council of Re-
search Libraries in F i n l a n d , 1962. 52p. 
300 F M K . 

Garrick and Stratford, by M a r t h a W i n b u r n 
England. New Y o r k : T h e New York Pub-
lic Library, 1962. 72p. $2.50. 

The Guide to Catholic Literature, 1961.... 
Joseph A. Placek, editor, J o s e p h i n e Riss 
Fang, assistant editor. Villanova, P e n n a . : 
T h e C a t h o l i c L i b r a r y Association, 1962. 
355p. $9.00. 

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Handbook and Directory. [Washington]: 
Special L i b r a r i e s Association, W a s h i n g t o n , 
D. C., Chapter, [1962]. 61p. $1.00. 

The Impact of the Library Services Act: 
Progress and Potential, papers presented 
at an institute conducted j o i n t l y by the 
University of Illinois Graduate School 
of L i b r a r y Science and the L i b r a r y Serv-
ices B r a n c h , U . S. Office of Education, 
November 5-8, 1961; edited with a fore-
word by D o n a l d E . Strout. Champaign, 
111.: T h e Illini U n i o n Bookstore, [1962]. 
120p. $2.00. 

Indexing Books, a Manual of Basic Princi-
ples, by R o b e r t Collison. New Y o r k : J o h n 
de Graff, Inc., [1962]. 96p. $1.95. 

Information Handling and Science Informa-
tion: a Selected Bibliography, 1957-1961, 
prepared by the American Institute of 
Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences 
Communication P r o j e c t in cooperation 
with the American University C e n t e r of 
T e c h n o l o g y & Administration, School of 
G o v e r n m e n t & P u b l i c Administration; 
Paul C. J a n a s k e , editor. W a s h i n g t o n : 
American Institute of Biological Sciences, 
B . S. C. P., 1962. n.p. $2.00. 

Irving Langmuir, a Register of His Papers 
in the Library of Congress. W a s h i n g t o n : 
Manuscript Division R e f e r e n c e Depart-
ment, L i b r a r y of Congress, 1962. 9p. $.30. 
(Distributed through the Card Division, 
L i b r a r y of Congress). 

The Landon Carter Papers in the University 
of Virginia Library, a Calendar and Bio-
graphical Sketch, by W a l t e r R a y W i n e -
man. Charlottesville: University of Vir-
ginia Pr., 1962. 99p. $7.50. 

The Language of the Foreign Book Trade: 
Abbreviations, Terms, Phrases, 2d ed., [by] 
J e r r o l d O r n e . Chicago: A L A , 1962. 213p. 
$5.50. 

Libraries in the Netherlands. T h e Hague: 
Netherlands L i b r a r i a n s Association, 1962. 
60p. Apply. 

Lincoln Herald Analytical Index, 1950-1960, 
compiled by W a y n e C. T e m p l e and 
G l e n n a A. R i c e . Harrogate, T e n n . : L i n -
coln M e m o r i a l University P r . 1962. 39p. 
$5.00. 

Magisteri Terrarum, a Selection of Old and 
Rare Books, 1497-1798, from the Library 
of the University of California, Davis, Cali-
fornia, edited by H i l t o n Landry. Davis, 
Calif.: T h e Library, University of Cali-
fornia, 1962. 55p. Apply. 

Minnie Maddern Fiske, a Register of Her 
Papers in the Library of Congress. Wash-
i n g t o n : Manuscript Division R e f e r e n c e 
D e p a r t m e n t , L i b r a r y of Congress, 1962. 
I6p. $.30. (Distributed through the 
Card Division, Library of Congress). 

Plato Manuscripts: A Catalogue of Micro-
films in the Plato Microfilm Project, Yale 
University Library . . . , edited by R o b e r t 
S. B r u m b a u g h and R u l o n W e l l s with the 
assistance of Mrs. D o n n a Scott and Harry 
V. Botsis. New H a v e n : Yale University 
Library, 1962. 2 parts $3.50. 

Proceedings of the Conference on Training 
Science Information Specialists, October 
12-13, 1961, April 12-13, 1962, Georgia 
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 
sponsored by the N a t i o n a l Science Foun-
dation, Dorothy M . Crosland, G e n e r a l 
Chairman. [Atlanta: Georgia Institute of 
T e c h n o l o g y , 1962]. 139p. Apply. 

Ready Reference Collection: A Basic List 
Developed for the Ready Reference Cen-
ter of Library 21, Seattle World's Fair 
1962. [Chicago]: R e f e r e n c e Services Di-
vision, A L A , [1962]. 41p. $.75. 

Reference Books, a Brief Guide for Students 
and Other Users of the Library, compiled 
by Mary Neill B a r t o n , assisted by M a r i o n 
V. Bell, 5th ed. B a l t i m o r e , M d . : E n o c h 
Pratt Free Library, 1962. 135p. $1.25. 

Robert Burns, an Exhibition in the Noble 
H. Getchell Library of the University of 
Nevada, June 1—July 15, 1962, catalog 
by G . Ross R o y . [ R e n o ] : University of 
Nevada Press, 1962. 27p. (Bibliographical 
Series No. 1). Apply. 

Space Science, by R a l p h E . L a p p . [Chicago]: 
A L A in cooperation with the P u b l i c Af-
fairs Committee, Inc., [1962]. 52p. (Read-
ing for an Age of Change, No. 1). $.60. 

William Dampier, Seaman-Scientist, [by] 
Joseph C. Shipman. Lawrence, Kans.: T h e 
University of Kansas Libraries, 1962. 63p. 
$1.50. 

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P a p e r Deterioration . . . 

(Continued from page 499) 

that 73.05 per cent of the titles (7,665,-
800) and 57.34 per cent of the pages 
(1,720,570,000) were printed since 1869. 
Foreign imprints accounted for 65.72 
per cent of the titles and 56.2 per cent 
of the total pages. A breakdown by dec-
ade of publication was made, as well as 
one by country of publication, but the 
number of items in each category is too 
small to provide estimates deserving of 
much confidence. 

From the standpoint of preservation, 
the magnitude of one phase of the prob-
lem has been indicated more clearly than 
before by the estimate that books (not 
serials) printed since 1870 and repre-
sented in the National Union Catalog 
contain approximately one and three-
quarter billion pages.—Edwin E. Wil-
liams. 

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