PEARSON (David). Provenance Research in Book History. A Handbook.1994

London: The British Library, first edition, 8vo, xiv, 390pp., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. lightly creased and faded. This is the standard reference work on the ways of recognising and identifying marks of ownership, and on placing that knowledge in a wider context. Topics covered include inscriptions; mottoes; bookplates, book labels and book stamps; armorials; sales catalogues; catalogues and lists of private libraries; provenance indexes; heraldry and palaeography.