@wynkenhimself Oh this is v excellent info! I have a copy but am on constant look out for fellow #bibliographer pals
Hi #bibliographer pals! If you don't have your own Bowers, there's a scanned copy of Principles of Bibliographical Description at IA that you can check out for an hour, which might be just long enough for your needs! https://archive.org/details/principlesofbibl0000bowe/page/n5/mode/2up
Principles of bibliographical description : Bowers, Fredson : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

505 p. 25 cm

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