American authors and books, 1640-1940
By:  W. J. Burke and Will D. Howe.
Contributors: Howe, Will David, 1873-1946.
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Published: 1941
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 858
Subjects: American literature -- Bio-bibliography.; American literature -- Dictionaries.; Booksellers and bookselling -- United States.; Publishers and publishing -- United States.
Genres: Dictionaries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"... facts about the writing, illustrating, editing, publishing, reviewing, collecting, selling, and preservation of American books ... The material has been arranged in dictionary form, with cross-reference to related subjects. Bibliographical references for further study are given throughout the handbook."--Pref.