New Jersey Copyright Registrations, 1791-1845
1994.
Item #9439
FELCONE, JOSEPH J. New Jersey Copyright Registrations, 1791-1845. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 1994. 51-115 p. Facsims. Wrappers. Please note: While still available for purchase, this monograph is now entirely superseded by Joseph J. Felcone, New Jersey Copyright Registrations, 1791–1870 (2017). One of a small number of copies reprinted from Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 104 (1994). An annotated transcription of the first volume of the New Jersey copyright records, located in the U.S. District Court clerk's office. Contains title page records of 225 books for which copyright protection was sought in New Jersey. Each entry contains the date the copyright was entered, the name of the author or proprietor who submitted the work, a full title transcription, and, if the work is known today, its imprint and Evans or Shaw-Shoemaker number. Contains a full index plus a separate index of printers and publishers arranged by town. With an introductory essay on the history of copyright legislation in New Jersey.
Price: $10.00