Creator
Maunsell, Andrew.
Title
The first[-seconde] part of the cat-alogue of English printed bookes.
Coverage
London
Publisher
J. Windet [J. Roberts] for A. Maunsell
Date
1595
Description
In response to the need for a general national catalogue, bibliographer and publisher Andrew Maunsell (d. 1595) compiled this first trade bibliography of English books. Maunsell’s intent was to issue a three-part catalogue, but only the first two, embracing theology and the sciences, were published before Maunsell’s sudden death in 1595. Entries are arranged under authors’ surnames, but the numerous general headings made it a valuable subject bibliography.