Name authority headings for the book trade

This article discusses situations where it is not immediately clear whether an entity should be established as a personal or corporate name heading. While these situations are well-documented in early modern materials, less attention has been paid to them in 19th (and, to a lesser extent, 20th) century items.

The Folger is currently in the process of deciding on an approach to the "personal vs corporate" name heading problem, and is collecting a pool of examples, both to inform our decision-making process and to assist other catalogers considering the same issue. All examples should include at least one photograph of the item (see instructions for uploading files), a transcription of publication/printing statement, and a link to a catalog record.

Danish examples

G. E. C. Gads forlag.JPG I kommission hos Ejnar Munksgaard.JPG
Folger PR2807.P4 Folger QB85.B8

English examples

R Bentley.JPG Frederick Arthur Crisp.jpeg
Folger E166.B9 Folger CS435.S7 M2

French examples

Alphonse Lemerre, editeur.JPG Imp. A. Lemerre.jpg
Folger PR2796.F6 A13 Sh.Col. v.3 (front cover) Folger PR2796.F6 A13 Sh.Col. v.3 (back cover)
Librairie de Charles Gosselin.JPG
Folger PR2796.F6 1842a Sh.Col. v.1

German examples

Verlag von Eduard Leibrock.jpg Gedruckt bei Friedrich Krampe.jpg
Folger PR2831 1840 Sh.Col. (title page) Folger PR2831 1840 Sh.Col. (colophon)

Italian & Latin examples

Typis Martii Truelsen.JPG G. C. Sansoni editore.jpg
Folger QB41.B8 E6 1896 Folger PR2796 I8 K6 1946 Sh.Col.

Polish examples

Wilhelma Zukerkandla.JPG Karola Wilda.JPG
Folger PR2796.P5 H1 A13 Sh.Col. Folger PR2796 P5 J1 1859 Sh.Col.