Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books)

Cataloging rules for rare books, that is, printed textual monographs receiving special treatment within a repository. Thoroughly revised and expanded from its predecessor (Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Books, 2nd edition, 1991), includes 19th- and 20th-century books. Introductory sections on objectives and principles and precataloging decisions, to help with local decisions about the level of detail to provide; an appendix of scanned images of early letters and symbols accompanied by their correct transcriptions; and new appendixes on collection-level cataloging, core-level cataloging, variations requiring the creation of a new bibliographic record, and individual issues of serials.

Table of Contents
- General Rules
- Title and Statement of Responsibility Area
- Edition Area
- Material (or Type of Publication) Specific Details Area
- Publication, Distribution, Etc., Area
- Physical Description Area
- Series Area
- Note Area
- Standard Number and Terms of Availability Area
- Appendixes: MARC 21 Descriptive Conventions Code, Collection-Level Records, Core-Level Records, Minimal-Level Records, Variations Requiring a New Record, Title Access Points, Early Letter Forms and Symbols, Individual and Special Issues of Serials
- Glossary
- List of Works Cited
- Index