College and Research Libraries Selected Reference Books of 1962-1963 INTRODUCTION THIS ARTICLE continues the semiannual series1 originally edited by Constance M. Winchell. Though it appears under a by- line the list is actually a project of the reference department of the Columbia University libraries, and notes are signed with the initials of individual staff mem- bers.2 Since the purpose of the list is to pre- sent a selection of recent scholarly and foreign works of interest to reference workers in university libraries it does not pretend to be either well balanced or com- prehensive. Code numbers (such as A 11, 1A26, 2S22) have been used to refer to titles in the GuideS and its supplements. GUIDES Maichel, Karol. Guide to Russian Reference Books. Edited by J. S. G. Simmons. Stan- ford, Calif.: Hoover Institution, 1962- v.1- . (Stanford University. Hoover In- stitution on War, Revolution and Peace. Bibliographical ser., no.10) v.1, $5. This first volume brings together from Russian and other sources 3 79 items of gen- eral bibliography and related reference ma- terials, arranged and annotated as a guide, with broad chronological coverage. Subject bibliography is reserved for sections to be published later. Although generally well edited, there are errors such as the omis- sion of title page information, failure to cite 1 CRL, January and July issues starting January 1952. 2 Evelyn Allen, Eizenija Bergman, Eleanor Buist, Rita Keckeissen, Elizabeth J. Rumics, Susan Thomp- son, John Neal Waddell. 3 Constance M. Winchell, Guide to Reference Books (7th ed. ; Chicago: ALA, 1951) ; Supplement (Chi- cago : ALA, 1954) ; Second Supplement (Chicago : ALA, 1956) ; Third Supplement (Chicago : ALA, 1960) ; Fourth Supplement (Chicago: ALA, 1963). BY EUGENE P. SHEEHY Mr. Sheehy is a member of the reference staff of the Columbia University libraries. latest edition, incorrect periodicity, etc. Be- cause the work will be valuable to larger libraries and to specialists, it is hoped that editorial standards can be maintained and, where needed, improved.-E.B. Malcles, Louise-Not-me. Manuel de bibli- ographie. Paris: Presses Universitaires de Franc~ 1963. 328p. 32 fr. A new work, not merely a new edition of the author's Cours de bibliographie ... , 1954 (Supplement 2A4), this will nonethe- less largely supplant the earlier title. In approach it is less specifically designed as a textbook than its predecessor, but the con- tent is of the same general · nature, although considerably rearranged. Titles and editions appearing since 1954 are, of course, duly noted, as applicable. Thus the work can serve as an updated abridgement of the author's four-volume major work, Les sources du travail bibliographique (Supple- ment 1A101, etc.) for the small library or the individual not needing, or not prepared to pay for the larger set.-J.N.W. Musiker, Reuben. Guide to South African Reference Books. 3d rev. ed. Grahams- towri: Rhodes University Library, 1963. 1611. mimeographed. Rl.25. Earlier editions of this annotated bibli- ography, patterned on Winchell's Guide, were not widely distributed. This new revi- sion lists five hundred of "the more impor- tant reference books on South African topics" (Introd.) published, with few excep- tions, in the Republic of South Africa. Most are English language books, for the work does not pretend to comprehensiveness for 44 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Afrikaans sources. Where no standard ref- erence work for a South African subject exists, general books of the handbook type have been substituted. Materials are ar- ranged in nineteen wide subject categories according to Dewey classes with appro- priate subdivisions. Within each section, works are listed alphabetically by author. Entries are numbered serially throughout. An index of authors, titles and some sub- jects is appended.-R.K. Neiswender, Rosemary. Guide to Russian Reference and Language Aids. New York: Special Libraries Association, 1962. 92p. (S.L.A. Bibliography, no.4) $4. . There are 221 well-annotated entries for works of reference in this practical manual which emphasizes publications since World War II. The listing and evaluation of 87 lan- guage textbooks and readers, as well as lan- guage records, is a unique feature. Other chapters include dictionaries and glossaries, encyclopedias, geographical reference works, bibliographies, indexes, translation digests and current biographical aids. Appendixes contain a comparative table of seven trans- literation systems, a list of retail sources of Russian publications, and a glossary of Rus- sian bibliographic and book trade termi- nology. The work will be useful in a wide range of libraries and to many individual students and research workers utilizing Rus- sian materials in any field.-E.B. BIBLIOGRAPHY Ferguson, John Alexander. Bibliography of Australia. Sydney and London: Angus and Robertson, 1941- . v.1- Contents: v.5, 1851-1900, A-G. 1146p. Although this volume represents a con- tinuation of an established bibliography (Guide V153, Supplement 1V35), the changes in scope and arrangement make a note on this new phase desirable. The earlier volumes attempted to include all printed matter relating to Australia, wherever pub- lished, for the period 1784-1850; the vol- umes for 1851-1900 will be devoted to printed books, pamphlets, and broadsides, with several important categories excluded, e.g., belles-lettres covered by the Miller and JANUARY 1964 Macartney bibliographies (Guide R254, Sup- plement 3R49), parliamentary and other government papers, periodicals, elementary school books, and technical treatises. The chronological arrangement of the earlier volumes has been abandoned in favor of an alphabetical listing by main entry; locations in selected libraries continue to be included. Two further volumes are scheduled, the final one (v.7 of the set) to include a sub- ject index and addenda.-E.S. LIBRARIES Collins, Robert and Duignan, Peter. Amer- icans in Africa; a Preliminary Guide to American Missionary Archives and Li- brary Manuscript Collections on Africa. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution, 1963. 96p. (Stanford Univ. Hoover In- stitution on War, Revolution and Peace. Bibliographical ser., no.12) $2. The editors stress that this is only a pre- liminary survey of United States library resources on American activity in Africa. As such the information is not exhaustive, but serves merely to point out possibly use- ful collections. The guide is in two principal parts, "Missionary Archives" and "Library Manuscript Collections," each listing insti- tutions and briefly describing their' holdings. There are two appendices, one giving the names of "American Missionary Sending Societies" grouped by religious denomina- tion, the other providing a geographical grouping of the archives according to the African area served.-E.A. Directory of Special Libraries and Informa- tion Centers. Anthony T. Kruzas, ed. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1963. 767p. $25. In t4is alphabetic listing of ten thousand United States and Canadian institutions, there is given for each the address, telephone, staff, subjects covered, ho~dings, services, publications, etc. There are nine appendixes of types of libraries (e.g., United States re- gional libraries for the blind; libraries with United States patent files) and a subject index. Format resembles that of the pub- lisher's Encyclopedia of American Associa- tions (Supplement 3C4) and is easy to use, but the volume is considerably bulkier and 45 more expensive than Ash, Subject Collec- tions (Supplement 3B13); this somewhat overlaps the latter but does not duplicate it, includes many libraries not in Ash (and vice versa), and is, of course, more recent. -E.J.R. U.S. Library of Congress. African Section. African Libraries, Book Production, and Archives; a List of References. Compiled by Helen F. Conover. Washington: 1962. 64p. 60c. Everything African being of paramount interest at present, this publication is a welcome one. It is a selective· index of 341 items, which aims to provide a basic read- ing list for the three topics mentioned in the title. They are given separate treatment, with regional breakdowns for the first and third. Emphasis is on newly emerging Afri- ca the white South and the Arab North be- in~ largely excluded. Bibliographical cita- tions are complete; library locations are indicated; and there are many useful anno- tations. There is an author index, but none by subject. This should prove valuable to virtually all libraries and many other or- ganizations concerned with Africa.-S.T. ENCL YCLOPEDIA The Columbia Encyclopedia. 3d ed., edited by William Bridgwater and Seymour Kurtz. New York: Columbia University Press, 1963. 2388p. $49.50. For second ed., 1950 and its illustrated supplement, 1956, see Guide D7 and Sup- plement 3Dl. In the present work the editors have wisely chosen to maintain the same general scope and treatment established in the ear- lier editions, widely esteemed by librarians and laymen. All articles from the last edi- tion have been examined for possible revi- sion, and spot checking indicates that a large percentage of those not needing major changes have received suitable minor revi- sions in text and in bibliography. The real reason for the new edition is, however, not the need for such routine editing, but the inclusion of new articles and the insertion of major changes and updated information to incorporate the significant events of the past thirteen years. Again, the work seems well done, especially so in political and social affairs. Inevitably, the inclusion of a large number of biographical sketches of living persons offers problems of selection and relative importance, and although it is easy to question many individual choices, the over-all judgment seems sound. The black and white illustrations first appearing in the 1956 supplement are presumably now a permanent feature, as are a number of newly introduced maps.-J.N.W. PERIODICAL INDEX British Humanities Index. [Annual cumula- tion] v.1- . 1962- . London: Library Association, 1963. With the appearance of the first annual cumulation of this title, it is a pleasure to call attention to a feature not included in the quarterly issues of the index, and not anticipated in an earlier (January 1963) note in these pages. The second part of the cumulated volume is designated "Author Section," and provides an author approach (with full citations) to the signed articles. This will prove a welcome aid in various kinds of bibliographic searching.-E.S. DIRECTORY Trade Associations and Professional Bodies of the United Kingdom; a Directory and Classified Index. Compiled by Patricia Millard. London: C.B.D. Research Ltd., 1962. 128p. 30s. This list of almost nineteen hundred na- tional associations of the United Kingdom is designed "to provide a ready means of find- ing the address and telephone number" of such organizations and "to identify the as- sociations concerned with any specific field of activity" (In trod.). Part I is an alpha- betical listing of associations with address and telephone number; Part II is a classified index. Although the introduction states that "explanatory notes ... had to be limited to the briefest minimum" in this first edition, no annotations at all appear. Future edi- tions are planned.-R.K. GovERNMENT DocuMENTs Vogel, Robert. A Breviate of British Diplo- matic Blue Books, 1919-1939. Montreal: McGill University Press, 1963. 474p. $10.50. Planned as a continuation of Temperley and Penson's useful Century of Diplomatic 46 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES Blue Books, 1814-1914 (1938), the present work includes some eighteen hundred items in a chronological listing. Arrangement with- in each year or session is categorical rather than topical (i.e., bills, general sessional papers, and command papers), so that the detailed index must be used for any kind of subject searching. For each item, bibli- ographic information includes full title, volume number in the collected set of par- liamentary papers (and beginning page, ap- plicable only in P.arliament's own set), com- mand number if any, and exact date of presentation. In addition to purely diplo- matic items, there is a generous inclusion of domestic papers of potential interest in the study of diplomatic questions. A lengthy preface reviews chronologically the general course of British diplomatic policies throughout the twenty-year period.-J.N.W. STATISTICS Statistical Sources. Edited by Paul Wasser- man [and others 1• Detroit: Gale Research Co., [1962 1. 288p. $15. Under alphabetic subject headings ("Abrasives" through "Zoology-Degrees Conferred") are listed sources of current statistical information, usually a publica- tion but occasionally an organization or agency where no specific publication is avail- able. The United States government is, un- derstandably, predominant here but the oc- casional citing of other sources and the effi- cient arrangement make the work a useful adjunct to the Monthly Catalog and the Sta- tistical Abstract.-E.J.R. POLITICAL SCIENCE Bildungswerk Europaische Politik. Biblio- graphie zur europiiischen Integration. [DUsseldorf1 : Europa-Union Verlag, 1962. 180p. DM. 9,80. This is a compact listing of some six hun- dred basic German and French (with some English and Italian) books. Its main sections are devoted to selected titles on various as- pects of European integration: the organi- zations developed; the relations of these or- ganizations among themselves and with NATO, East Europe, and Africa; and the problems and achievements of European economic integration attempts. A first sec- tion lists titles on the theory and the legal, JANUARY 1964 social, and political background of inter- national organizations. The last section cites bibliographies, yearbooks, handbooks, serial publications of the organizations, and jour- nals regularly publishing articles on Euro- pean unity. Each entry, annotated in Ger- man, gives full imprint and pagination. There is an author index.-E.J.R. EDUCATION Drouin, Edmond G. The School Question: a Bibliography on Church-State Relation- ships in American Education, 1940-1960. Washington: Catholic University Press, 1963. 261p. $7.50. Public aid to church-related schools, re- leased time, Bible reading and the wearing · of religious garb in public schools are among the many aspects of the "school question" considered in this bibliography. Some thirteen hundred items (books, period- ical articles, graduate theses, and court deci- sions) are listed in a classified arrangement, with an index of authors, editors, cases, and book titles. Many entries are annotated. The compiler points out that the standard in- dexes-general, as well as those for religion, law, and education-were systematically searched in an effort to represent "all sig- nificant positions" on the question.-E.S. Guide to American Educational Directories, 1963; a Guide to the Major Educational Directories of the U.S. Prepared by Ber- nard Klein. New York: B. Klein and Co., 1963. 322p. $20. Something of a catch-all, this volume lists thirteen hundred-odd titles, many stan- dard, some not so well known, some of less than "major" importance. The title is too narrow and imprecise: many items are edu- cational only by stretching the term; also, included are not only directories (of federal, state and local agencies and various private organizations) but many bibliographies of services and sources of information. There is comparatively little duplication of the Guide to American Directories (Supplement 4L116). Annotations for each entry set forth scope, arrangement, frequency, price, provenance. Arrangement is by title within rough subject grouping, e.g., Advertising, Camps, Financial Aid, Law, Travel. A very brief section of foreign directories is in- cluded.-E.J .R. 47 DICTIONARIES Springhetti, Emilio. Lexicon linguisticae et philologiae. Rome: apud Pontificiam Uni- versitatem Gregorianam, 1962. 687p. (Latinitas perennis VI). At head of title: Schola Superior · Lit- terarum Latinarum in Pontificia Universitate Gregoriana. The author of this scholarly glossary of thousands of terms used in linguistics and philology has chosen to write the text of all definitions in Latin, giving in the preface a lengthy explanation of the reasons for his decision, this also in Latin. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Latin forms of the words defined are all listed in one alphabet; the actual definition is usually giv- en from the Latin or Italian only, with cross references as needed from the other lan- guages. General and specialized, popular and technical terms are all included, and al- though there is considerable variation in length and explicitness of the definitions, the relative balance seems well maintained.- J.N.W. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. A Dictionary of United States Military Terms. Washing- ton: Public Affairs Press, 1963. 316p. $4.50. Technical and other terms of special meaning or significance in military affairs are briefly defined in this dictionary, earlier editions of which had been issued as De- fense Department publications. Compre- hensiveness is not claimed, and special at- tention is given to words and phrases which have come into wider usage since World War II. Weapons terms are "confined to significant modern weapons" (Foreword). A separate section lists words included in the "NATO Glossary of Military Terms and Definitions" and defines those not included in the main section, or for which the NATO-approved definition differs. There is a combined index for the two sections.- E.S. SCIENCE Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio. Guide to the Scientific and Tech- nical Literature of Eastern Europe, pre- pared for the National Science Founda- tion ... October 1962. rWashington: 1963 1 94p. (NSF 62-49). For Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Rumania and Yugoslavia, the guide "contains information on the an- nouncement, procurement, and translation of East European publications in the physi- cal, biological, and certain of the social sci- ences" (Introd.). Social sciences represented in the periodicals list are anthropology, archaeology, demography, ethnography, lin- guistics, statistics, and psychology. Medicine and agriculture are excluded. The work complements a similar guide for Soviet ma- terials (Supplement 4N1) .-E.B. Directory of British Scientists. London: Benn, 1963. 1289p. £6 6s. Not a "who's who," this alphabetic list- ing of some thirty thousand British men and women was compiled "on the basic premise of a degree in science from a British uni- versity" (In trod.). Excluded from this edi- tion are Commonwealth scientists, engi- neers, those whose professional qualification is the equivalent of a degree, and those al- ready included in the various directories of their professions. Even so, this volume offers an extensive register of persons ac- tively engaged in or retired from work in various fields of science, including admin- istration. For each name is given such in- formation (supplied by the biographee) as: address, degrees, positions held, member- ships, and publications. Useful appendixes include a classification by field, a list of scientific societies and their journals, and a list or research establishments.-E.J.R. The Harper Encyclopedia of Science. Edited by James R. Newman. New York: Har- per & Row, 1963. 4v. 1379p. $29.95. Intended for the nonspecialist, this set was planned as a work of moderate length, cov- ering "the whole field of science-the major facts and theories-from astronomy to zo- ology" (Introd.). As far as possible, "longish integrated articles" have been given pref- erence over mere dictionary-type entries; biographical sketches of leading scientists are included; and there are numerous illus- trations. In addition to cross references in the set itself, there is a detailed index. Vol- umes are paged consecutively; articles are signed with initials; and there is a bibliog- raphy in the final volume. Although the needs of the average educated user have 48 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES been the criterion, and while an effort was made to limit the use of jargon, the intro- duction points out that not every article (e.g., those on highly technical concepts and theories) will be understood by everyone. Even so, for the nonscientist and in the small library unable to afford the larger set, this should fill a need not always met by the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (Supplement 4P20) with its rather more specialized orientation.-E.S. U.S. Library of Congress. Science and Tech- nology Division. A Guide to the World's Abstracting and Indexing Services in Sci- ence and Technology. Washington: 1963. 183p. (National Federation of Science Abstracting and Indexing Services Report, no.102) $5. This guide, which combines and brings up to date the information in Index Biblio- graphicus, v.1 (Supplement 4A4) and A Guide to U.S. Indexing and Abstracting Services in Science and Technology (Sup- plement 4N9), serves as an aid in searching the literature of science and technology, listing the major indexing and abstracting services in these fields currently published throughout the world. Included are serial publications of an association, government agency, library, professional society, or com- mercial body which contain "abstracts and/ or references to currently published scien- tific and technical literature in the form of pamphlets, books, patents, technical reports, and related materials" (lntrod.). The list (1855 entries from 40 countries) is ar- ranged alphabetically by title, and detailed information is given for each service. Table of contents is arranged by Universal Deci- mal Classification; country and subject in- dexes add to the book's usefulness.-R.K. - LITERATURE Grigson, Geoffrey. The Concise Encyclo- pedia of Modern World Literature. New York: Hawthorn, [1963 1• 512p. $15. Spender, Stephen and Hall, David. The Concise Encyclopedia of English and American Poets and Poetry. New York: Hawthorn, [1963 1• 415p. $15. These are, in a sense, companion volumes (with some overlapping) boasting good for- mat, numerous high-quality illustrations, and JANUARY 1964 lists of distinguished contributors. Both run heavily to author entries, the articles being critical and evaluative with a minimum of biographical detail. The Grigson work scarcely merits the designation "encyclopedia": apart from short introductory sections on national liter- atures and literary forms, it is "a volume of brief introductions to various writers who are worth reading" (lntrod.). "Modern" is, in general, equated to "twentieth century" with emphasis on writers in English. The articles are not signed. Whereas the severe (and questionable) selectivity of the Grig- son work allows treatment in some depth of chosen authors, the more generous policy of the Spender volume leads to inclusion of some author entries which provide little more than brief identification. The latter, however, emerges as a much more satisfac- tory reference tool: it covers the whole range of British and American poetry, with entries for general topics as well as for poets; most articles are signed with initials; omissions are much less obvious than in the Grigson work; and allotment of space seems generally sound.-E.S. Kiell, Norman. Psychoanalysis, Psychology , and Literature: a Bibliography. Madison: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1963. 225p. $5. The relation between psychological theory and literature is an increasingly important subject, to which Mr. Kiell's work provides a needed key. Almost five thousand articles and monographs are included, from both primary and secondary sources, with no restriction as to school of thought. The aim was to secure as many items as possible from the 1900-1961 period, regardless of merit, although there is more scholarly than popular material. The editor makes no claim to exhaustiveness, and a spot check does re- veal · omissions. More serious failings are the lack of an author index (the material is arranged under fourteen broad headings) , and the partial reliance of the subject index on title evidence alone. There are both a distressing number of typographical errors and an inconsistency in the translation of foreign language titles. The bibliography is welcome more as a pioneer effort than a definitive one, but it is nevertheless a val- uable aid to an inadequately indexed field. -S.T. 49 Line, Maurice B. A Bibliography of Russian Literature in English Translation to 1900 (Excluding Periodicals). London, Library Association, 1963. 74p. 24s. (Library As- sociation Bibliographies, no.4) . The compiler has identified 426 items of nineteenth century translation into English from Russian literature, representing the work of forty-eight authors. Collections and anthologies are included, but not translations in periodicals. A chronological list of first appearances of translations in England or the United States supplements the main ar- rangement, alphabetical by author. There is also an index of translators. The work was planned to supplement Ettlinger and Gladstone's bibliography of English trans- lations published between 1900 and 1945 (Guide R 7 84) , and the current annual, In- dex Translationum.-E.B. Simmons, Merle Edwin. A Bibliography of the Romance and Related Forms in Span- ish America. Bloomington: Indiana Uni- versity Press, 1963. 396p. (Indiana Uni- versity Folklore ser., 18) $4.50. Book and periodical studies of genuine Spanish-American folk ballads are listed here. Portuguese ballads and the works of "learned poets" (except for those of the colonial period) are not included. The au- thor's policy, although selective, has been one of representative inclusion, so that the reader is at least directed to further sources if his special interest is not adequately cov- ered here. All items which have been located and personally examined are annotated. Listings are based on geographical areas, usually identified by country. Each section is prefaced by a short essay on the general state of research and bibliographic control in that area, and there is an index of authors and titles.-E.A. Smith, Gordon Ross. A Classified Shake- speare Bibliography, 1936-1958. Univer- sity Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State Uni- versity Press, 1963. 784p. $37.50. Designed as a continuation of the Ebisch and Schticking bibliographies (Guide R436), this compilation is much less selective than those works, but without claim to compre- hensiveness. It is "strictly ·speaking only a bibliography of everything on Shakespeare that has appeared in certain standard bibli- ographies, mostly annuals re.g., PMLA and Shakespeare Quarterly]" (Foreword). In addition, many dissertation bibliographies have been gleaned for Shakespeare items, in- cluding any pre-1936 dissertations not in Ebisch and Schticking. The table of contents provides a detailed outline of the subject classes which are generally continued from Ebisch and Schticking, with some additions and amalgamations. Items are repeated in more than one class where appropriate but, regrettably, there is no index. On the whole, however, this represents the admirable ex- ecution of a formidable task.-E.S. BIOGRAPHY Who Was Who in America: Historical Vol- ume 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis, 1963. 672p. $26. A supplementary volume to the Who Was Who in America set, this historical volume treats Americans and other significant fig- ures in the early development of the coun- try. As pointed out in the preface, the cutoff dates are not exact, and some persons de- ceased before 1607 and after 1896 are in- cluded. In the large reference collection the work will be useful mainly for qui~k refer- ence since prominent careers are often re- duced to lists of dates and offices held. More- over, the majority of the 13,300 biographies are of United States congressmen, military and civil personnel who are covered in great- er detail by other reference works. For the small library, however, and the home ref- erence collection, the volume should be a welcome addition. The appended "Facts at your fingertips" section presents some useful lists of public officeholders and a chronology of major events.-E.Be. HISTORY Junod, Violaine I. and Resnick, ldrian N. The Handbook of Africa. New York: New York Univ. Press, 1963. 472p. $10. Designed to give a "factual picture" of African countries without editorial analysis or interpretation, this handbook indicates "basic source material by a thorough process of footnoting" (lntrod.). Information which, with few exceptions, includes developments up to December 1961 is drawn from govern- ment documents, international organizations' publications, and standard nonofficial works. Arrangement is alphabetic by country, each 50 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES section listing minimal information for ge- ography, history, government, population breakdown, social data, and economy, with sources clearly indicated. The only map is that which appears on the endpapers.-R.K. Repertorium fontium historiae medii aevi, primum ab Augusto Potthast digestum, nunc cura collegii historicorum e pluribus nationibus emendatum et auctum. Rome: apud Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo, 1962- . v.l- . (In progress?) Contents: v.1, Series collectionum. 819p. 115,000. Planned by an international committee of medievalists, this first volume of a "new Potthast" (Guide V87) reveals the good judgment of the group and the careful edit- ing of the compilers. In content it corre- sponds, generally, to the first major section, p.xxii-cxlvii, of the old work: i.e., an alpha- betical listing of several hundred sets of chronicles, miscellanies, and other collec- tions of medieval sources, together with their contents. Considerably expanded in size, it contains some sets omitted by Pot- thast and, of course, many published since the original work appeared, including a good representation of Byzantine, Arabic, Jewish, and Turkish materials not covered in Pot- thast. Bibliographic treatment of both series and individual titles is excellent-unfortu- nately not always the case in Potthast. Cross references are abundant, and rules of entry are carefully explained and illustrated (in Latin, as are the prefaces). Appended to the body of the work is an index of the collec- tions by country or region.-J.N.W. Sakamaki, Shunzo. Ryukyu: a Bibliograph- ical Guide to Okinawan Studies, Survey- ing Important Primary Sources and Writ- ings in Ryukyuan, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawaii Press, 1963. 353p. $10. Noting the varied opportunities for re- search in Ryukyuan studies, the compiler has sought "to indicate the nature and scope of the literature on Ryukyu in East Asian languages, particularly in the fields of the social sciences and the humanities, from ear- liest times until the summer of 1961" (Pre£.). Manuscript, book, and periodical materials are presented under broad topi~al headings, JANUARY 1964 e.g., "Early Ryukyuan Source Material," "General Works on Ryukyu," · "Ryukyuan Literary Arts," with numerous subdivisions for each. Much of the material is annotated. Authors and titles are given in transliteration in the bibliography, with oriental characters supplied in the indexes of titles of works, of authors, and of periodicals. Unfortunately, page references are provided only in the title index, and the table of contents pro- vides the only subject index to the wealth of material in the bibliography.-E.S. Shapiro, David. A Select Bibliography of Works in English on Russian History, 1801-1917. Oxford: Blackwell, 1962. 106p. 10/6. One aim of the compiler was "to furnish some notion of the present state of Western research on nineteenth and early twentieth .century Russian history" (Pre£.). American and English research is represented by the more substantial contributions in book and article form. Items are grouped under such headings as "General History," "Foreign Re- lations," "Economic History," with an index of authors and persons mention~d in the ti- tles. There are references to reviews when the book is important or the title might be misleading, and some succinct -comment by the author, a Research · Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.-E.B. West, John. Village Records. London: Mac- millan; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1962. 208p. $6. "This book does not profess to be a com- plete outline of English local history, . . . but provides a series of practical exercises in documentary study" (Pre£.). Documents are grouped in four historical periods, with a brief note on the political and social back- ground; each type of document is introduced by a summary of its history and administra- tive origins, illustrated by a typical example, and followed by lists of suggested readings and of printed editions of texts and calen- dars. Although intended primarily for the beginning student or amateur historian hav- ing access to the documents and records described, this should nonetheless prove a useful handbook for students of English his- tory and literature working abroad-both for the method of presentation and for the many bibliographical references.-E.S. • • 51