Phillips, Phillip Lee [Editor].  THE LOWERY COLLECTION A DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF MAPS OF THE SPANISH POSSESSIONS.... OF THE UNITED STATES.   $75.

Octavo. pp.[ii].x.3-567. Washington: Library of Congress, 1912.

This important cartography is an “annotated record of some 700 maps important in the history of North America, especially of the former Spanish colonies. It has extensive references to source materials as well as a comprehensive index. The collection has been in the Library of Congress since 1908”. Reps #207. Philip Lee Phillips wrote the notes and edited this cartography. The great value of this reference lies in the extensive annotations provided by Phillips. Annotations go on for paragraphs and sometimes for several pages. The scholarship provided is not easily found elsewhere.  Ristow, Guide to the History of Cartography #207. Besterman 6266-6267.

Phillips, Philip Lee. & Le Gear, Clara Egli. INDEX VOLUME:  A LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL ATLASES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. VOLUMES I-X.  $65.00

Large Octavo. Hardcover.  290 pages.  Library of Congress:  Washington D.C. 1992.

Volume Nine [Index Volume] to Phillip's monumental catalogue, List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. It is an invaluable reference tool for librarians, bookdealers, historians and carto-bibliographers. With over 100,000 maps described it is arguably the most "important catalogue of an outstanding collection which includes many rare and valuable atlases." This final volume (9) contains a comprehensive author list for the 18,435 atlases described in the List of Geographical Atlases.          

Phillips, Philip Lee. A LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL ATLASES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. $350.

8vo. 3,650 pp. Washington, D.C., 1909-20. ISBN 1-888262-81-8 (Set). Four Vols. 

Phillips is arguably the most “important catalogue of an outstanding collection which includes many rare and early atlases.” Sheehy CL286. Most of the 100,000 individual maps contained in the atlases are enumerated and named. Various editions of the more popular atlases are described, and a comprehensive index makes all of the references easily accessible. Phillips also provides valuable notes and annotations, as well as extensive descriptions of contents, and complete collations. For the continuation of this series see Le Gear,a list of  Geographical Atlas...

Pilling, James Constantine. Proof-Sheets of a Bibliography Of The Languages Of The North American Indians. $ 125.00

Oversized octavo. xl, 1135 p. illus., facsims. 30 cm. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1885

This work was begun as a catalogue for the use of the members of the Bureau of Ethnology, and as a basis for a projected work by the Director of the Bureau on the classification of North American tribes by language. Over 5000 titles are described in Pilling's work, making this the most comprehensive bibliography on the subject in Besterman [350].

This is much more than just a bibliography on languages. It covers most early contact with the Indians, such as Schoolcraft, Humbolt and Elliot, and all cultural contact with native-americans from the first contact. Frequent annotations are provided, as well as collations and cross references. The original is quite scarce, having been printed in an edition of only 100 copies. A fundamental work.

Playfair, R. Lambert.  A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MOROCCO FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE END OF 1891.   $65.

 Cloth. Octavo. [201]-476.  London: J. Murray for the Royal Geographical Society, [1892]

Playfair [1828-1899] was an author and administrator from a prominent English family.  In 1867 he became consul-general in Algeria, where he remained for the rest of his diplomatic career. His most valuable work was in connection with a bibliography of the Barbary States, of which the Bibliography of Morocco is one volume.  These works were of the most exhaustive character, comprising a list of articles and papers as well as separate books. In all there are 2243 items described, making this one of most complete bibliographies listed in Besterman. This title was originally published in the Supplementary Papers of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain.  Playfair also published bibliographies on Algeria, Tunisia and of Tripoli.  All of his works are still consulted. Besterman 4022.

Playfair, Sir. R. Lambert.  A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALGERIA FROM THE EXPEDITION OF CHARLES V IN  1541 TO 1887. $70.

 Cloth.  Oversized Octavo. pp.vi.129-430.   London: John Murray for the Royal Geographical Society, 1888.       Playfair [1828-1899] was an author and administrator from a prominent English family.  In 1867 he became consul-general in Algeria, where he remained for the rest of his diplomatic career. His most valuable work was in connection with a bibliography of the Barbary States.  In 1888 he published A Bibliography of Algeria. This work, which originally appeared among the ‘Supplementary Papers’ of the Royal Geographical Society, was of the most exhaustive character, comprising a list of articles and papers as well as of separate works.  In all 4745 books and articles are cited.  Our edition does not include the 1898 supplement containing books found since 1888. Playfair’s work remains a standard bibliography to this day.  Besterman 286.