Paulhan Collection

Scope | Size |  Marking | Classification | Subjects

Scope

Jean Paulhan, born 1884 and died 1968, was a French writer, literary critic and publisher, director of the literary magazine Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF). The Paulhan Collection consists of approximately 1000 monographs from Jean Paulhan’s library. This material is chiefly 20th century French and other European imprints, many are inscribed by the author to Jean Paulhan.

Size

The size boundaries are:

Octavo:

up to 25 cm. high

up to 23 cm. wide

Quarto:

between 26 and 37 cm. high

over 23 and up to 31 cm. wide

Folios:

over 37 cm. high

over 31 cm. wide

Marking

The following guidelines are used when marking volumes for the Paulhan Collection.

1. Mark on Yale bookplate when there is one, generally in the upper left corner.
2. Mark on verso of last page, lower right hand corner, when there is no Yale bookplate. The lower left hand corner is the alternate location when the lower right hand corner is unusable.
3. If the last page is unmarkable (e.g. too dark or shiny or filled with text or illustrations), mark the verso of the first usable page from the end

NOTE: Do not mark call number on original wrappers.

Classification

Paulhan is classed as a name collection and uses a sequential number.

Special notes, subjects and tracings

• Make topical subject and genre headings as appropriate.
• Make appropriate copy specific local tracings for provenance. Always make an ex libris note for Jean Paulhan. Make a local name tracing for ownership, if there is no physical evidence of ownership. Make the appropriate provenance tracing, if there is evidence of ownership.

Example of book with no physical evidence of ownership:

Example of book with physical evidence of ownership:

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