Besterman 1658. About 1,250 entries, arranged by topic and then by date: Histories and Descriptions, Guide Books, Ecclesiastical Literature, Acts of Parliaments, etc. etc., with over half being "Works Related to Particular Parishes" (subarranged by place). With some annotations; entries for "Newspapers" give brief publishing histories. With a list of Dorset printers and index of author's names. Ex-library copy with paper library label on front cover and library stamp in various places internally. Rebacked with original cloth laid-down on new cloth and with new endpapers.