shelf mark
Origin of shelf mark
First recorded in 1835–45
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Historical Examples of shelf mark
The shelf-mark can be placed at the top of the right-hand corner.
How to Catalogue a LibraryHenry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
This is undoubtedly the shelf-mark of the Norwich Public Library.
Three Centuries of a City LibraryGeorge A. Stephen
There are no marks of any kind in the book except the mark K11 (I suppose a shelf-mark ) on the inside of the cover.
Three Centuries of a City LibraryGeorge A. Stephen