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Law Books in Print is a descriptive legal bibliography. [1] It was published by Glanville Press. Marke, Sloan and Ryan said it is "an excellent source". [2] S. Houston Lay said that a copy should be in the possession of all substantial law libraries. [3] Law Books in Print is the primary series for the determination of prices and current editions. [4] It is updated by Law Books Published. [5] [6]

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  1. Pagel, Scott B (Editor). The Legal Bibliography: Tradition, Transitions and Trends. The Haworth Press. 1989. ISBN   0-86656-932-4. Page 62. Digitised copy from Google Books.
  2. Julius Jay Marke, Richard Sloane & Linda M Ryan. Legal Research and Law Library Management. Law Journal Press. 1994. Page 3-33. Digitized copy from Google Books. See also page 2-54.
  3. S Houston Lay. American Bar Association Journal. Vol 58, No 2 (Feb 1972), p 186. JSTOR. Google Books.
  4. Robert Wedeworth (editor). World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. Third Edition. American Library Association. 1993. ISBN   0-8389-0609-5. Page 442. Digitized copy from Google Books.
  5. Kent C Olson. Legal Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. ABC-CLIO. 1999. ISBN   9780897749633. Page 73. Digitized copy from Google Books.
  6. "Noted in Brief" (June 1974) 60 ABA Journal 672 at 673. Google Books.