Fredson Bowers (1905–1991)
Author of Principles of Bibliographical Description (St. Paul's Bibliographies ; 15)
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Works by Fredson Bowers
Principles of Bibliographical Description (St. Paul's Bibliographies ; 15) (1949) 195 copies, 1 review
Studies in bibliography : papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia (2002) 6 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 38) — Editor — 3 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 9) — Editor — 3 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 23) — Editor — 3 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 8) — Editor/Contributor — 3 copies
Hamlet; an outline-guide to the play 3 copies
Studies in Bibliography, Volume 13 — Editor — 3 copies
The Complete Works of Christopher Marlowe: Volume 1, Dido, Queen of Carthage, Tamburlaine, The Jew of Malta, The Massacre at Paris (2008) 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 15) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 12) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 26) — Editor/Contributor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 30) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 11) 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 14) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 35) — Editor/Contributor — 2 copies
The bibliographical way 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 36) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 40) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 18) — Editor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 17) — Editor/Contributor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 33) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker: Volume 2 (The Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker 8 Volume Paperback Set) (2009) 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 37) — Editor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 27) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography, Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Volume Twenty-Three (1970) 1 copy
Textual &Literary Criticism 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 29) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 19) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 20) — Editor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 7) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 34) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 32) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 6) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 5) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 10) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 39) — Editor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 21) — Editor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 31) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 25) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 28) — Editor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 1) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 2) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 4) — Editor/Contributor — 1 copy
Associated Works
Patient Grissil: A Comedy : With An Introduction And Notes... (2012) — Editor, some editions — 10 copies
The dramatic works of Thomas Dekker. 1, Sir Thomas More: Dekker's addition. The shoemakers' holiday. Old Fortunatus. Patient Grissil. Satiromastix. Sir Thomas Wyatt (1953) — Editor — 10 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon, Volume III: Love's Cure, The Noble Gentleman, The Tragedy of Thierry and Theodoret, The Faithful Shepherdess (1976) — Editor — 9 copies
Evidence for Authorship: Essays on Problems of Attribution with an Annotated Bibliography of Selected Readings (1966) — Contributor — 8 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon: Volume 2, The Maid's Tragedy, A King and No King, Cupid's Revenge, The Scornful Lady, Love's Pilgrimage (1970) — Editor — 8 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon, Volume I: The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn, The Woman Hater, The Coxcomb,… (1920) — Editor — 7 copies
The dramatic works of Thomas Dekker. 2, The honest whore, part 1 (with Thomas Middleton). The honest whore, part 2. Th magnificent entertainment given to King James. Westward ho.… (1955) — Editor — 7 copies
Essays on Shakespeare and Elizabethan drama in honor of Hardin Craig (1962) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon: Volume 6, Wit Without Money, The Pilgrim, The Wild-Goose Chase, A Wife for a Month, Rule a Wife and Have a Wife (1985) — Editor — 5 copies
The dramatic works of Thomas Dekker. 3, The roaring girl. If this be not a good play, the devil is in it. Troia-Nova triumphans. Match me in London. The virgin martyr. The witch… — Editor — 5 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon: Volume 5, The Mad Lover, The Loyal Subject, The Humorous Lieutenant, Women Pleased, The Island Princess (1983) — Editor — 4 copies
Tales of Whilomville: The Monster, His New Mittens, Whilomville Stories (The University of Virginia Edition of the Works of Stephen Crane, Volume 7) (vol. VII) (1969) — Editor, some editions — 4 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon: Volume 7, Henry VIII, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Wit at Several Weapons, The Nice Valour, The Night Walker, A Very Woman (1990) — Editor — 4 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon, Volume X: The Honest Man's Fortune, Rollo, Duke of Normandy, The Spanish Curate, The Lovers' Progress, The Fair Maid of the… (1996) — Editor — 4 copies
Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon, Volume IX: The Sea Voyage, The Double Marriage, The Prophetess, The Little French Lawyer, The Elder Brother, The Maid in the… (1994) — Editor — 3 copies
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon, Volume VIII: The Queen of Corinth, The False one, Four Plays, Or Moral Representations, in One, The Knight of Malta, The… (1992) — Editor — 3 copies
Poems and Literary Remains (The University of Virginia Edition of the Works of Stephen Crane, Volume 10) (1975) — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Tales, Sketches, and Reports (The University of Virginia Edition of the Works of Stephen Crane, Volume 8) (1973) — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
The Third Violet and Active Service (Works of Stephen Crane) (1976) — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
TEXT : transactions of the Society for Textual Scholarship. 1, For 1981 (1984) — Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in English drama : presented to Baldwin Maxwell, editor of Philological quarterly, 1929-1955 — Contributor — 1 copy
Studies in the English Renaissance drama — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Bowers, Fredson
- Legal name
- Bowers, Fredson Thayer
- Birthdate
- 1905-04-25
- Date of death
- 1991-04-11
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Brown University
Harvard University - Occupations
- Princeton University
Virginia University (1938-1975) - Relationships
- Hale, Nancy (wife)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Place of death
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Studies in Bibliography: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, Volume Twenty-Two by Fredson Bowers
Dug into this volume to (re)read D.F. McKenzie's "Printers of the Mind," and ended up sticking around to read the rest of the contents too. McKenzie's article was a bombshell to the bibliographical community when it appeared, and it remains controversial more than forty years on. It is a useful and powerful corrective to some analytical techniques then in common usage, and even though imperfect, remains a very important cornerstone article.
Other interesting pieces to note from this volume: show more G. Thomas Tanselle reports on the usefulness and accessibility of copyright records for bibliography; Philip Gaskell explores the development of type cases, and T.H. Howard-Hill offers a fascinating look at early computerization and its uses in creating literary concordances. Patrica Hernlund's article on William Strahan's ledgers and what they have to say about C18 charging practices for paper was a truly interesting analysis of the topic. show less
Other interesting pieces to note from this volume: show more G. Thomas Tanselle reports on the usefulness and accessibility of copyright records for bibliography; Philip Gaskell explores the development of type cases, and T.H. Howard-Hill offers a fascinating look at early computerization and its uses in creating literary concordances. Patrica Hernlund's article on William Strahan's ledgers and what they have to say about C18 charging practices for paper was a truly interesting analysis of the topic. show less
If you can get through this extremely dense and detailed book without suffering at least one severe bout of sensory overload, you're my hero. Bowers' Principles of Bibliographical Description is by no means an easy or uncomplicated book, but a close read offers great rewards. Bowers goes to great length to spell out how to deal with various potentialities and possible circumstances that can be and are observed in the descriptive bibliography of printed books, and offers as detailed a show more treatment of constructing bibliographical descriptions and collational formulae that you're likely to find. The appendices offer a digest of principles (extremely handy for reference) and a full range of sample descriptions. show less
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