...well laid out for the reader...The entries...are a pleasure to read...a welcome publication, for it allows students and lovers of bibliography who have not studied with Roy Stokes to benefit from his wide-ranging knowledge of and pleasure in bibliography.

Papers Of The Bibliographical Society Of Canada

...belongs in a handy place on the reference shelf of every dealer and collector. And yes, librarians will find it useful too.

AB Bookman's Weekly

Its value remains one of pointing curious readers in the direction of some of the work that lies just behind the simple functional definitions.

Choice Reviews

This unpretentious book is a pedagogical masterpiece on a topic that receives insufficient attention in the training of American librarians. It should be highly useful also to graduate students of English literature.

The Library Quarterly

...truly a companion for the student of bibliography...A recommended addition to the reference collection of any academic library.

Canadian Library Journal