4C. Name of publisher, distributor, etc.

Contents:

4C1.

Transcribe the names of publishers, distributors, and booksellers as part of this element. Transcribe the names of printers and other manufacturers only if appropriate according to the instructions in 4A6 (i.e., when the wording, layout, or typography of the publication suggests that the manufacturer is also functioning as the publisher, distributor, etc.).

4C2.

Transcribe the name of the publisher, together with any associated words or phrases, as it appears in the publication.

: Em caza de Guilherme Strahan

: Printed, and re-printed by E. Waters

: In the Flete Strete in the sygne of the Sonne by Wynkyn de Worde

: Imprimerie d'E. Duverger, rue de Verneuil, no 4

Optionally, omit addresses and insignificant information in the middle or at the end of the publisher, distributor, etc., statement, unless the information aids in identifying or dating the publication or is deemed important to the cataloging agency (e.g., for the purpose of capturing book trade data). Indicate all omissions by the mark of omission.

: Chez Testu, imprimeur-libraire ... Blanchon, libraire ... et les marchands de nouveautés

If a statement such as "Privately printed" appears on the title page, transcribe it as, or as part of, the publisher, distributor, etc., statement.

: Privately printed

LC Rare Book Team Guidelines: Cataloger's judgement.

4C3. Publisher, distributor, etc., statements containing grammatically inseparable place names or dates

If the publisher, distributor, etc., statement contains grammatically inseparable statements relating to place or date of publication, distribution, etc., transcribe the information as part of the publisher, distributor, etc., element. Supply the place or date of publication, distribution, etc., in square brackets in the appropriate element (see 4B8, 4D1.4; see also 4A3.3).

[London] : Printed in the year of our Lord 1665 for the author Lodowick Muggleton, in Great Trinity-Lane London, near the sign of the Lyon and Lamb, [1665]

4C4. Publisher, distributor, etc., statements containing only addresses, signs, or initials

4C4.1.

If only the address, sign, or initials of the publisher, distributor, etc., appear in lieu of the name, transcribe the statement containing the address, sign, or initials as the publisher, distributor, etc., statement (see also 4B11). If the publisher’s, distributor’s, etc., name can be identified, supply it in square brackets after the initials or before or after the address or sign, as appropriate, or give the information in a note.

: Printed for W.W. [i.e. William Welby] and are to be solde in Paule's Church yarde at the signe of the Grey-hound

Note: Bookseller's name identified in STC (2nd ed.)

: Printed for I.T.

Note: Printed by Miles Flesher for John Trundle; see STC (2nd ed.)

: [Jean-Pierre Costard] rue Saint-Jean-de-Beauvais, la premiere porte cochere au dessus du College

Note: Costard listed as printer in Quérard

: Ad insigne Pinus [i.e. Hans Schultes, the Elder]

Note: Colophon: Augustae Vindel. Ex officina typographica Iohannis Praetorii, anno MDCI. Praetorius was a latinized form used by Hans Schultes in some imprints; see Benzing, J. Buchdrucker (1982 ed.)

4C4.2.

If the identification of the publisher, distributor, etc., is based on a device, supply the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., in square brackets, even if the device includes the publisher’s, distributor’s, etc., initials or spelled-out name. Make a note as necessary about the basis for the identification, the source of the information used, the presence of the device, etc.

4C5. Fictitious or incorrect publisher, distributor, etc., statements

If the publisher, distributor, etc., statement is known to be fictitious or incorrect, transcribe it nonetheless and make an explanatory note. If the actual details are known, or can be reasonably surmised, supply a correction in square brackets and give the basis for the correction in the note. If, however, the entire statement consisting of place, publisher (distributor, etc.), and date is fictitious or incorrect, apply 4A4.

: Par Mathurin Marchant [i.e. John Wolfe]

Note: Printer identified in STC (2nd ed.)

4C6. Two or more names of publishers, distributors, etc.

4C6.1.

If the publisher, distributor, etc., statement includes more than one publisher, distributor, etc., in a single source, transcribe all the names in the order in which they appear. Transcribe them as subsequent statements of publication, distribution, etc., only when they are not linked by connecting words or phrases.

: Par Ian de Tournes pour Antoine Vincent

: Printed for the author and sold by J. Roberts

: Printed for J. Newbery, T. Becket, T. Davies, W. Jackson, in Oxford, and A. Kincaid, and Company, in Edinburgh

: Ex officina Ascensiana : Impendio Joannis Parui

4C6.2.

Optionally, if it is considered that the names are too numerous to list exhaustively, and that some may be omitted without significant loss of identification, the publisher, distributor, etc., statement may be shortened by omitting all the names after the third. In such cases, use the mark of omission and supply after it in square brackets a phrase in the language and script of the cataloging agency to convey the extent of the omission. Include the number of omitted publishers (or firms) and the number of omitted places (if more than one) in the supplied phrase.

: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, Otridge and Son, J. Nichols and Co. ... [and 26 others]

: Printed and sold by J. Newbery and C. Micklewright, also by Mess. Ware, Birt, Astley, Austen, Robinson, Dodsley, and Needham, in London ...[and 8 others in 8 other places]

LC Rare Book Team Guidelines: Cataloger's judgement.

4C6.3.

If the name of a publisher, distributor, etc., associated with an earlier edition appears together with the name of the actual publisher, distributor, etc., of the edition being described, transcribe the names as a single element in the order in which they appear.

: Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row, 1742, and reprinted for J. Wilkie, St. Paul's Church-yard

4C6.4.

If both the place and publisher, distributor, etc., associated with an earlier edition appear together with the place and publisher, distributor, etc., of the edition being described, transcribe each publisher, distributor, etc., with the place to which it corresponds.

London : Printed by G. Riebau, no. 439, Strand ; Edinburgh : Reprinted, with permission, and sold by J. Robertson, no. 4, Horse-Wynd ...

4C7. Names of publishers, distributors, etc., in multipart monographs

If the publication is issued in more than one physical part and the name or form of name of the publisher, distributor, etc., changes in the course of publication, transcribe the publisher, distributor, etc., statement of the first or earliest part and give the publisher, distributor, etc., statement of the later part(s) in a note.

: G.J. Göschen'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung

Note: Vols. 8-10 have publisher statement: Verlag von G.J. Göschen

4C8. Supplied and conjectured names of publishers, distributors, etc.

If no name, address, or device of a publisher, distributor, etc., appears in the publication, supply the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., in square brackets if known. If the responsibility of a publisher, distributor, etc., for a particular publication is conjectured, either add a question mark to any supplied name or give the information in a note. In any case of a supplied publisher, distributor, etc., give supporting evidence in a note.

4C9. No supplied name of publisher, distributor, etc.

If no publisher, distributor, etc., statement can be supplied, use the abbreviation "s.n." (sine nomine) in square brackets.

Paris : [s.n.]

[S.l. : s.n.]

4C10. Publisher, distributor, etc., transcribed as part of another area

If no publisher, distributor, etc., statement appears in the publication, but the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., has already been transcribed as part of another area, supply it in a short identifiable form within square brackets.

[Paris : Symon Vostre, 25 Apr. 1500]

(Comment: Title reads: "Ces presentes heures a lusaige de Paris ... fure[n]t acheuees lan mil cincq ce[n]s le xxv iour dapuril pour Symon Vostre, libraire …")

If transcribing a publisher, distributor, etc., statement in the publication, distribution, etc., area, however, do not abridge or expand the statement simply because it repeats or omits information given elsewhere in the description.

4C11. Publisher, distributor, etc., statements in more than one language or script

4C11.1.

If the name of the publisher, distributor, etc., appears in more than one language or script, transcribe the statement in the language or script of the title proper, or if this criterion does not apply, transcribe the statement that appears first. Transcribe the remaining statement(s) as parallel statements, preceding each by an equals sign. Make a note to indicate the original position on the source of any transposed statements.

4C11.2.

Optionally, if it is considered that the parallel statements are too numerous to list exhaustively, and that some may be omitted without significant loss of identification, omit parallel statements after the first using the mark of omission. Transcribe the omitted statement(s) in a note, if considered important.

LC Rare Book Team Guidelines: Cataloger's judgement.