Primarily, but not entirely, summarizing and translating from the massive Japanese literature on books there, Kornicki (Japanese history and bibliography, U. of Cambridge) seeks to widen the knowledge beyond the technical specialty and provide students of Japanese history, ideas, and literature with an initial guide. The 1998 edition was published by Brill in Leiden, The Netherlands. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)