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STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY STUDIES IN BIBLIOGRAPHY PAPERS OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA EDITED BY FR. EDSON BOWERS Volume III 1950-1951 Cbarlottesville, Virginia BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA 1950 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA OFFICERS President, ATCHESON L. HENCH, West Lawn, University of Virginia, Charlottes ville, Virginia Vice-President, JOSEPH M. CARRIERS, 1410 Gordon Avenue, Charlottevsille, Virginia Editor, FREDSON BOWERS, Colonnade Club, Charlottesville, Virginia Secretary-Treasurer, JOHN COOK WYLLIE, University of Virginia Library, Char lottesville, Virginia COUNCIL Officers are ex-officio members. LINTON R. MASSEY CHALMERS L. GEMMILL ELEANOR SHEA MRS. RANDOLPH CATLIN CHARLES W. SMITH The Pa ers under the title of Studies in Bibliography, are issued annually by the Society, in addition to various bibliographical pamphlets in mimeographed or offset form, and a news sheet. This present volume may be purchased by non-members for 5 a copy, -for the prices of volumes I and II, as well as for other Society publications still in print, see the listing at the end. Membership in the Society will be accepted according to the following categories Subscribing Members at 4.50 a year receive Studies in Bibliography and all other biblio graphical material issued without charge by the Society. Institutions as well as private persons are accepted in this class of membership. Resident or Associate Members at z. 5o have the privilege of attending meetings of the Society, and receive the news sheet and a selection of pamphlet material. ContrilutingMembers at 15 a year receive all publications, and by their contributionassist in furthering the work of the Society. Articles and notes are invited by the editor. Preferably these should conform to the reco mendations of the Modern Language Association of America Style Sheet. The Society will consider the publication of bibliographical monographs when subvention is available, but may accept material for mimeographed issue without terms. All matters pertaining to business affairs, including applications for membership, should be sent to the secretary, John Cook Wyllie, University of Virginia Library. The Societys business representative in England is Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., n Graftou St., New Bond Street, London W. i. The Society expresses its gratitude to The English Institute for permission to print the series of four papers on Problems in Editing Texts read before the 1349 meetings of the Institute. The publication of this volume of Studies in Bibliography, the Papers of the Society, has been materially aided by grants from the University of Virginia and from the Research Committee of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved. The Research Council of the Richmond Area University Center has generously as sumed the printing costs for articles by members of the Richmond Area universities. T . rJr, v . I Lf t I s Contents PAGE Editorial Problems A Preliminary Survey. By R. C. BALD 3 The Rationale of Copy-Text. By W. W. GREG .... 19 Some Relations of Bibliography to Editorial Problems. By FREDSON BOWERS 37 Some Postulates for Distributional Study of Texts. By ARCHIBALD A. HILL 63 Observations on Two Caxton Variants. By CURT F. BUHLER 97 Bookbindings in the Libraries of Prague. By ERNST KYRISS 105 Shakespeares TROILUS AND CRESSIDA The Relationship ofQuarto and Folio. By PHILIP WILLIAMS 131 Mark III New Light on the Proof-Reading for the First Folio of Shakespeare. By CHARLTON HrNTMAisr . . . 145 Thomas Newcomb A Restoration Printers Ornament Stock. By C. WILLIAM MILLER 155 Observations on the Incidence and Interpretation of Press Figures. By WILLIAM B. TODD 171 Printers Lobby Model 1802.. By ROLLO G. SILVER . . . 2.07 Some Unrecorded Poems of James Kirke Paulding An Anno tated Check-List. ByJ. ALBERT ROBBHSTS BlBLIOGRAPHICA Thomas Drues DUCHESS OF SUFFOLK A Protestant Drama. By LESLIE M...