Uttömmande bibliografisk beskrivning av en publikation, dvs fullständigt författarnamn, hela titeln, utgivningstid och -ort, namn på utgivare och tryckeri, format, paginering, typografiska särdrag, il lustrationer och pris; för antikvariska böcker också papperstyp, typ av band osv.
The area of bibliography which makes known precisely the material conditions of books, i.e., the full name of the author, the exact title of the work, the date and place of publication, the publisher's and printer's names, the format, the pagination, typographical particulars, illustrations, and the price, and for old books, other characteristics such as the kind of paper, binding, etc. It is also called analytical bibliography and physical bibliography. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)
Bibliografi, deskriptiv
Descriptive Bibliography — Bibliographies, Descriptive — Descriptive Bibliographies