David Pearson's 1987 provenance indices, precursors of this book, are, revised and augmented, at its core in Chapter VII. The surrounding chapters are an additional reference guide to finding out about provenance -- the previous ownership of books -- from inscriptions, bookplates, binding stamps, sale catalogues, and other secondary sources. The emphasis is on research -- how to find out what various marks on or in books mean and how to trace books dispersed from known or suspected ...