In adding notes of this nature it is a wise plan to keep to statements of fact, and not indulge in expressions of opinion.
CHAPTER IV.
THE PRINCIPAL ENTRY.—THE AUTHOR ENTRY, 2.
28.—Having laid down some of the general principles to be followed in making the author-entry in a complete form, we proceed to take further examples selected because they happen to be at hand and not for any difficulty they present. Any batch of ordinary books will contain some that are troublesome to the beginner in cataloguing, and for this reason nothing that can be regarded as of an out-of-the-way character has been taken in illustration.
The next book is:
Historic survey of German poetry, interspersed with various translations. By W. Taylor, of Norwich. London: Treuttel, &c.
The work is in three volumes, the first being dated 1828, the second 1829, and the third 1830. We ascertain by reference to a biographical dictionary, or other likely work, that the author’s name is William, and as Wm. Taylor is a somewhat common name we retain the description “of Norwich,” so that he may be distinguished from any other author of the same name. The author-entry then is:
Taylor, William (of Norwich).
Historic survey of German poetry, interspersed with various translations. 3 v. 8o. 1828-30