University of Virginia Library

R. R. Bowker Co., Office of The Publishers' Weekly (New York), 1912–1949

The Bowker firm published a directory of bookstores as part of several of its
different reference tools for the book trade, which are listed in Ulrich & Küp,
pp. 113, 115, 136, 165, 177.

44. The American Library Annual 1911–1912 Including Index To Dates Of
Current Events; Necrology Of Writers; Bibliographies; Statistics Of Book Pro-
duction; Select Lists Of Libraries; Directories Of Publishers And Booksellers; List
Of Private Collectors Of Books, Etc.

New York Office Of The Publishers' Weekly 1912

[i–vi], [1–3] 4–325, bl. [326]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers in the Principal Towns of the United States
and Canada," pp. [237–238] 239–325.

A copy at DLC received 31 May 1912. Listed in PW 15 June 1912 at $5.

Copies seen: DLC; TxU.

45. The American Library Annual 1913 Including Index To Dates Of Cur-
rent Events; Bibliographies; Statistics Of Book Production; Lists Of Library And
Booktrade Periodicals And Organizations; Select Lists Of Libraries; Directories
Of Publishers And Booksellers; List Of Private Collectors Of Books, Etc.

bl. [i–ii], [iii–vi], [1–184] 185–468, bl. [469–470]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers in the Principal Towns of the United States
and Canada" pp. [369–370] 371–468.

Listed in PW 19 July 1913 at $5. A copy at DLC received 1 Aug. 1913.

Copies seen: DLC; TxU.

46. The American Library Annual 1913–1914 Including Index To Dates Of
Current Events; Bibliographies; Statistics Of Book Production; Lists Of Li-
brary And Booktrade Periodicals And Organizations; Select Lists Of Librar-
ies; Directories Of Publishers And Booksellers; List Of Private Collectors Of
Books, Etc.

New York R. R. Bowker Co. 1914

[i–iv], [1–164] 165–484. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers in the Principal Towns of the United States
and Canada," pp. [393–394] 395–484.

Listed in PW 11 July 1914 at $5. A copy at DLC received 14 July 1914.

Copies seen: DLC; TxU.

47. American Book Trade Manual 1915 Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksell-
ers And Private Book Collectors

New York R. R. Bowker Co. Office Of The Publishers' Weekly 1915

bl. [i–ii], [iii–viii], [1–2] 3–334 [335–336]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers in the Principal Towns of the United States
and Canada," pp. [241–242] 243–334.

A copy at DLC received 15 Oct. 1915. Listed in PW 16 Oct. 1915 at $5.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); TxU.

48. American Book Trade Manual 1919 Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksell-
ers Periodicals And Organizations

New York R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly 1919

[1–6] 7–161, bl. [162–164]. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers in the United States and Canada," pp. [43–
44] 45–136.

Listed in PW 12 July 1919 at $5. Copies at DLC received 14 July 1919.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); MBW.

49. American Book Trade Manual 1922 Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksell-
ers Periodicals And Organizations

New York R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly 1922

[1–6] 7–180, bl. [181–184]. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers in the United States and Canada," pp. [39–
40] 41–151.

Advertised as "Ready September 15th" in PW 29 July 1922 and 12 Aug. 1922,
and as "just issued" in PW 30 Sept. 1922, all at $5.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); TxU.

50. American Booktrade Directory 1925 Including Lists Of Publishers, Book-
sellers, Organizations And Periodicals

New York R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly 1925

ad [i] ii–xiii, bl. [xiv], [xv–xvi] [1–7] 8–255, bl. [256]. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers" (including the United States, U. S. territories
& possessions, North American neighbors, & a variety of foreign booksellers),

pp. [21–23] 24–223. According to a note on p. [22], contains 5,800 entries for
the United States.

Copies at DLC received 2 Nov. 1925 and at MoK 4 Nov. 1925. Listed in PW 7
Nov. 1925 at $7.50.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); MBW (ex libris MoK).

51. American Booktrade Directory 1928 Including Lists Of Publishers, Book-
sellers, Organizations And Periodicals

New York R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly 1928

ads [i] ii–xv, bl. [xvi], [i–ii] [1–7] 8–381, bl. [382]. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers" (including the United States, U. S. territories
& possessions, North American neighbors, & a variety of foreign booksellers),
pp. [37–38] 39–338. According to a note on p. [38], contains 5,662 entries for
the United States.

A copy at DLC received 16 Oct. 1928. Listed in PW 20 Oct. 1928 at $10.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); MBW.

52. American Booktrade Directory Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers,
Periodicals, Literary Agents, Book Clubs, Etc. 1932

R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly New York [©1932]

ads [i] ii–ix, bl. [x], [i–ii] [1–2] 3–351, bl. [352–356]. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers" (including only the United States & Canada),
pp. [33] 34–301. According to a note on p. 34, contains 5,662 entries for the
United States.

Copies received at DLC 11 June 1932. Listed in PW 11 June 1932 at $10.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); MBW.

53. American Booktrade Directory Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers,
Periodicals, Literary Agents, Book Clubs, Etc. 1935

R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly New York [©1935]

ads [i–iii] iv-x, [1–6] 7–330. Cloth.

Prints a "Directory of Booksellers" (including only the United States and Canada),
pp. [37–38] 39–279. According to a note on p. [38], contains 6,000 entries for
the United States.

Copies received at DLC and MoK 14 Oct. 1935. Listed in PW19 Oct. 1935 at $10.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies); MBW (ex libris MoK).

54. American Booktrade Directory Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers,
Periodicals, Literary Agents, Book Clubs, Etc. 1939

R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly New York [©1939]

ads [i–iii], iv-x, [11–14] 15–326, bl. [327–328]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers…" (including only the United States and Canada),
pp. [42] 43–277. According to a note on p. [42], contains approximately 5,873
entries for the United States.

Copies received at MoK 5 April 1939, at TxU 7 April 1939, and at DLC 26 April
1939. Listed in PW 8 April 1839 at $12.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies, one rebound); TxU; MBW (ex libris MoK).

55. American Booktrade Directory Including Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers,
Periodicals, Literary Agents, Book Clubs, Etc. 1942

R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly New York [©1942]

ads [i–ii] iii–xi, bl. [xii], [xiii–xiv] xv, bl. [xvi], 1–362, bl. [363–364]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers …" (including only the United States and
Canada), pp. 27–310. According to a note on p. 27, contains approximately
7,078 entries in 2,072 cities and towns for the United States, and 432 entries
for Canada.

Copy at TxU received 21 Dec. 1942 and at MoK 4 Jan. 1943. Deposited for
copyright 26 Dec. 1942. Listed in PW 2 Jan. 1943 at $15.

Copies seen: DLC (2 deposit copies); TxU; MBW (ex libris MoK).

56. American Booktrade Directory Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers, Periodicals,
Trade Organizations, Book Clubs, Literary Agents, Etc. 1946

R. R. Bowker Co. Office of The Publishers' Weekly New York [©1946]

ads [i–ii] iii–xii, [xiii–xiv] xv, bl. [xvi], 1–407, bl. [408–412]. Cloth.

Prints "A Directory of Booksellers…" (including only the United States and Canada),
pp. 29–368. According to a note on p. 29, contains approximately 7,408 entries
in 2,077 cities and towns for the United States, and approximately 515 in 158
cities and towns for Canada.

A copy at MoK received 11 Oct. 1946. Listed in PW 12 Oct. 1946 at $15.
Deposited for copyright 13 Oct. 1946.

Copies seen: DLC (2 copies, one the deposit copy); TxU; MBW (ex libris MoK).

57. American Booktrade Directory Lists Of Publishers, Booksellers, Periodicals,
Trade Organizations, Book Clubs, Reading Circles, Etc. 11th Edition

Published in the Offices of Publishers' Weekly Antiquarian Bookman R. R.
Bowker Company New York 1949

[i–v] vi–vii, bl. [viii], [1–2] 3–575, bl. [576]. Cloth.

Prints "Directory of Booksellers in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico & Canada," pp. 39–530.

Deposited for copyright 28 Oct. 1949. A copy at TxU received 31 Oct. 1949.

Listed in PW 5 Nov. 1949 at $17.50.

Copies seen: DLC (deposit copy); TxU.