Selected Dun & Bradstreet Publications in the Library of Congress

The Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of American Business

The Dun & Bradstreet reference book of American business. -- Murray Hill, N.J. : Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., c1991- Vol. 612 (July-Aug. 1991 ed.)-. Bimonthly.
HF5573.D7

Continues Reference Book (Dun and Bradstreet, inc.) Each volume is issued in four parts, in which information is arranged alphabetically by state. With each branch of a company represented by a separate entry, this work provides the following information in each entry: company name, address, city, state, zip code, main line of business, D-U-N-S number, credit rating and year business started. The Library's holdings are complete.

91-649890

Dun and Bradstreet, inc. Reference book. -- New York. 1859- . [V. 1]. -- Frequency varies.
HF5573.D7

Continued by Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of American Business. The Library's holdings begin with the 1864-65 edition. Publication was suspended 1861-63. Volume numbering is irregular through v. 38, Sept. 1877. Volumes for 1859- Nov. 1936 were issued by the Mercantile Agency. On some, the title on the spine is Mercantile Agency Reference Book (1864-65); 1865; 1866; January 1888; January and July 1925; September 1926; July 1930; September 1931). Otherwise, the title is Dun & Co. Reference Book until September 1925, after which it reads R.G. Dun & Co. Reference Book. Beginning with June 1966, it was issued in 4 parts, except between July 1985 - March 1990 when it was issued in five sections.

Pre-1966 editions are shelved in the Folio area, and most are extremely large and brittle. Several of the earlier editions have broken bindings and are tied together with string. Dates on the spine are faded and difficult to read. Beginning in September 1960, the cover title changes to ... Reference Book of Dun & Bradstreet, with the month of issue at the front of the title. From 1932 onward, the Library's holdings reliably reflect a bimonthly publication pattern.

99-000819 rev

Reference book {microform}. -- New York, Dun & Bradstreet. v. 28-42 cm. v. {1}- ; 1859- .
Microfilm 04783 (MicRR)

The microfilm set, which includes v.127-226 (1900-1924), was prepared by the Library of Congress Preservation Microfilming Program.

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