"Close to 11,000 titles, many rare and difficult to find, covering American fiction writing from 1774 to 1905. In almost all cases only one edition, the first, was filmed. In a few cases a variant edition was considered important enough for inclusion. The collection was based on the three-volume Lyle Wright bibliography,'American Fiction, 1774-1850, A Contribution Toward a Bibliography' (Z1231.F4 W9 1969 MRR Alc); '1851-1875' (Z1231.F4 W92 1965 MRR Alc); and '1876-1900' (Z1231. F4 W93 MRR Alc). Request by volume number and reel number, as given in guide"--The Library of Congress Guide to the Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, online version.