English Short Title Catalogue

ESTC is a bibliographic database containing records for items printed in England or in any of England's dependencies, 1473-1800. Currently, it contains about 413,000 items. When complete, it will contain virtually all English items printed between 1473 and 1800. Appended to each record is a list of libraries which have reported holding a copy of the item described. Updated daily. Coverage from the earliest Caxton incunabulum (1473) through the last item printed in 1800.