- AcqWeb's Library and Book Related Glossaries.
- Collection of online dictionaries and glossaries related to books and printing.
- American Dictionary of Printing and Bookmaking : Containing a History of These Arts in Europe and America, with Definitions of Technical Terms and Illustrated. 1970. (Ref. Z 118 A6 1970)
- Reprint of the 1894 edition. Dictionary format, detailed entries and articles onbook production, technical terms, significant printers, etc.,
since the 15th century. Many illustrations. Dated but still useful.
- American Literary Publishing Houses, 1638-1899. 2 vols. (Ref. Z 479 A448 1986)
- Edited by Peter Dzwonkoski, these works are part of Gale's Dictionary of Literary Biography series. They consist of short but scholarly histories of US publishers since the first book printing in 1638 "that have had some literary impact on American culture"
(including firms who published in other fields as well), with many illustrations. Entries discuss the growth in publishing and technology; mergers, splits, and other changes over time; the nature of their publishing interests; and the major writers and works connected with the firms. Unique works of this type, useful for American
literary studies and other fields.
- British Literary Booktrade, 1475-1700. 1996. (Ref. Z 325 B74 1996)
- British Literary Booktrade, 1700-1820. 1995. (Ref. Z 326 B666 1995)
- British Literary Publishing Houses, 1820-1880. 1991. (Ref. Z 326 B67 1991)
- British Literary Publishing Houses, 1881-1965. 1991. (Ref. Z 326 B673 1991)
- Also in the DLB series and with various editors, these works cover printing and publishing in England since Caxton, and are similar in format and purpose to
the American literary publishers set . Unique and useful for English literary studies and other field as well.
- Bodian's Publishing Desk Reference : a Comprehensive Dictionary of Practices and Techniques for Book and Journal Marketing and Bookselling. 1988. (Ref. Z 282.5 B63 1988)
- Dictionary format, brief entries; the emphasis is on terminology and jargon in the contemporary commercial bookselling world.
- The Bookman's Glossary. 5th edition, 1975. (Ref. Z 118 B75 1975)
- Standard handbook with very brief entries, intended to "reflect the expanding and changing terminology of the book trade."
- Glaisters Glossary of the Book : Terms Used in Papermaking, Printing, Bookbinding and Publishing with Notes on Illuminated Manuscripts and Private Presses. 2d edition, 1979. (Ref. Z 118 G55 1979)
- A British work in origin, a useful and more modern equivalent of the American dictionary of printing and bookmaking. Dictionary format, with several detailed articles and many illustrations.
- The Language of the Foreign Book Trade : Abbreviations, Terms, Phrases. 1962. (Ref. Z 1006 O7 1962)
- Compiled by Jerrold Orne. Alphabetically arranged by language; consists of glossaries of terms with their English-language equivalents.
- Multilingual Dictionary of Printing and Publishing. 1981. (Ref. Z 118 I86)
- Interlingual glossary of terms in six languages: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. For each term
the equivalents in the other languages are given. Each equivalent term is separately listed as well, once for each language,
providing equal convenient access to speakers of any of the six languages.
- Type Specimen Book : 544 Different Typefaces With Over 3000 Sizes Shown in Complete Alphabets. 1974. (Ref. Z 250 V115 1974)
- Alphabetically arranged by name of typeface with a wide array of different font sizes and special characters, and with specimen examples of text. Shows the appearance of the printed typeface but does not have textual information about each one.
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