THE REFERENCE CATALOGUE OF CURRENT LITERATURE (LONDON)
INDEX OF CONTRIBUTORS & ADVERTISERS

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Not surprisingly, the RCCL index volumes made liberal use of abbreviations in constructing item descriptions. Many of these are common and easily read, others not so much so, particularly the use of paper sizes which when folded for binding made volumes of differing spine heights. Words like Crown, Demy, Foolscap, Imperial, and Pott are not so easily recognized, at least by American readers. Consequently RCCL printed a list of common abbreviations used in the indexes.

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS GENERALLY USED

* . . . . Non-net books, to be sold at a discount by the bookse!ler.

a . . . . answers.

bds.. . . boards, description of type of binding.

C . . . Crown, as applied to sizes of book: Crown Octavo = C8.

C4 . . . Crown Quarto, 7 1/2 X 10, size of typewriting paper.

C8 . . . Crown Octavo, 5 X 7 l/2. Usual size of novels.

ch. . . . charts.

cl. . . . cloth when designation is necessary: cf. L3/6, cl.2/6; sd.1/6.

d. . . . diagram/s.

D . . . . Demy, used in relation to size, as Demy Octavo.

D8 . . . Demy Octavo, about 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, usual size of biographies.

D4 . . . Demy Quarto, not a very usual size.

Ed. . . . Edited by.

e. . . . edition, used separately, or with n.r.e. (new revied edition): 2e. = second edition. Impressions are read as editions, except in Fiction, where no reference to the number either of editions or of impressions is made beyong n.e., meaning new and cheaper edition.

ea. . . . each.

Ex. Exs.. Exercises.

F . . . . Foolscap size.

F8 . . . Foolscap Octavo, 4 l/4 x 6 3/4.

fol.. . . Folio, the size of music, songs, etc. (Ffol. = Foolscap Folio).

Fr. . . . Frontispiece.

g. . . . gilt, applied to desciptions edges of books.

Gl. . . . Globe, Gl8 = Globe Octavo = 7 x 9 1/2.

Ill.. . . Illustrations, illutated.

Imp . . . Imperial, e.g. Imp8. = Imperial Octavo.

K . . . . Key.

L . . . . Leather binding.

l . . . . large, in conjunction with lC8 = large Crown Octavo.

l.e.. . . limited edition, or de luxe edition.

l.s.e.. . limited signed edition.

M. .. . . Map or Maps.

M. and P. Map and Portrait.

m . . . . medium, in conjuction with mC8 = medium Crown Octavo.

mor.. . . morocco, a type of binding in !eather.

n.. . . . new, in conjunction with edition; n.e. = new edition.

no. . . . number.

P . . . . Portrait/s.

P . . . . Pott, as applied to size. (The difference in postion will prevent confusion.)

pl. . . . plates.

Pt. . . . Part.

R . . . . Royal, as applied to size: Royal Octavo = R8.

r. . . . Revised, applied to edition, or revised by: r.e. = revised edition, or r.Jones = revised by Jones.

sd. . . . sewed, applied to book with paper covers.

S. . . . Series: Everyman's S., Phoenix S.

suR8 .. . super Royal Octavo.

s . . . . small, as applied to size of books: sC8 = small Crown Octavo.

Tr. . . . Translation or translated by.

v. .. . . volume: 2v. = two volumes.

w.a. . . . with answers.

w. or w.a. . with or without answers.

All books are presumed to be bound in cloth unless otherwise stated.

Last revised: 23 October 2021