Anyone Interested in Cataloging Jane Austen's Library?
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1fannyprice
I've been thinking for a while about how it would be fun to add Jane Austen's library to the LT collection of dead authors whose libraries have been cataloged. I've never worked on one of those projects here and I have no idea where we would look to find Austen's library, but I think it could be fun if enough people get interested. Of course, all that cataloging would cut into reading time, which is a troubling thought.
Just wondering if anyone is interested or knows of a resource that might be useful in this project.
Just wondering if anyone is interested or knows of a resource that might be useful in this project.
2lilithcat
According to this online source, there is a list of books from her library in Sir Geoffrey Keynes' Jane Austen: A bibliography, which, unfortunately, nobody on LT seems to have! I don't know whether either of the other bibliographies, by David Gilson and R.W. Chapman, contain similar lists.
3fannyprice
Hey, here's some helpful information from other threads!
Message 69: moibibliomaniac
jbd1 and fannyprice-
Here's two possible sources concerning Jane Austen's Library:
Jane Austen: A Bibliography by Geoffrey Keynes, Nonesuch Press 1929. The subject for chapter nine is Books From Jane Austen's Library.
Jane Austen's Library by R. W. Chapman. An article in The Book Collector's Quarterly, Number XI, p.30
Keynes's book was reprinted in 1968 and 1978 and should be available at most major university libraries.
Message 70: jbd1
Thanks, moibibliomaniac - and good timing! I was just about to note the Keynes book. Yes, that chapter should be of some use for this effort. fannyprice, do you want to go ahead and try to get a copy of that? If not, I'll be happy to ILL it and post a copy of the relevant parts for you. Let me know.
I've requested an electronic copy of the Book Collector's Quarterly article and will pass that along when it arrives.
Message 71: fannyprice
>69, Thanks so much for the suggestions!
>70, Thanks for looking into getting those. If you wouldn't mind getting the book, that would be wonderful! I no longer have access to a University library (sigh...perhaps the one bad thing about not being in grad school anymore), so if you can get it, that would be wonderful!
So maybe when those sources come in, we will have something to work with!
Message 69: moibibliomaniac
jbd1 and fannyprice-
Here's two possible sources concerning Jane Austen's Library:
Jane Austen: A Bibliography by Geoffrey Keynes, Nonesuch Press 1929. The subject for chapter nine is Books From Jane Austen's Library.
Jane Austen's Library by R. W. Chapman. An article in The Book Collector's Quarterly, Number XI, p.30
Keynes's book was reprinted in 1968 and 1978 and should be available at most major university libraries.
Message 70: jbd1
Thanks, moibibliomaniac - and good timing! I was just about to note the Keynes book. Yes, that chapter should be of some use for this effort. fannyprice, do you want to go ahead and try to get a copy of that? If not, I'll be happy to ILL it and post a copy of the relevant parts for you. Let me know.
I've requested an electronic copy of the Book Collector's Quarterly article and will pass that along when it arrives.
Message 71: fannyprice
>69, Thanks so much for the suggestions!
>70, Thanks for looking into getting those. If you wouldn't mind getting the book, that would be wonderful! I no longer have access to a University library (sigh...perhaps the one bad thing about not being in grad school anymore), so if you can get it, that would be wonderful!
So maybe when those sources come in, we will have something to work with!
