The SCOWAH was built up at the San Francisco Public Library over the years with donations from Nat Schmulowitz, a San Francisco attorney. This catalogue (Besterman 2939) lists over 9,000 entries, by language and then alphabetically (author/title), beginning with English. A brief list of periodicals is also included. Most items are books from the 19th and 20th century, including anthologies of cartoons and the like. Most are not children's publications. No index. Wrappers soiled, backing creased.