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Explanation: The literal translation should be fine.
s.a. = senza anno (no year/date of publication)
e.g.
London Duckworth n.d. but 1929 . First Edition. 24 b/w photo plates by Bruguiere. Open Book 72-73 . Bookplate and ownership signature same person ; foxing to the prelims ...
.. Catalogue of Books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham housed in the Rare Books and Special Collections, McLennan Library, McGill University". [Montreal: n.d. (but 1991)].
Explanation: date not given but presumed to be ...
It is the presumed date of this edition, not necessarily the first one.
Both these sources advise the use of square brackets.
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d) Luogo di edizione, casa editrice, anno. L’ordine di questi tre elementi indispensabili può variare, ma devono esserci tutti. Se non sono dichiarati, ricorrete alle forme [s. l.] = senza luogo di edizione, e [s. d.] = senza data di edizione. Ma si tratta di dichiarazioni di impotenza da ridurre al minimo. Se, pur non essendo dichiarati, li potete desumere, evidenziate l’integrazione con le solite parentesi: [s. d., ma 1880], o: [1880], o infine: [s. l. e s. d., ma Firenze, Albizziana, 1810].
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g) If there is no publication date, but you are able to find out from reliable sources the approximate date of publication, use [c. 2005] for circa 2005, or use [2005?]. Always use square brackets [ ] to indicate information that is not given but is supplied by you.
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Explanation: The literal translation should be fine.
s.a. = senza anno (no year/date of publication)
e.g.
London Duckworth n.d. but 1929 . First Edition. 24 b/w photo plates by Bruguiere. Open Book 72-73 . Bookplate and ownership signature same person ; foxing to the prelims ...
.. Catalogue of Books Illustrated by Arthur Rackham housed in the Rare Books and Special Collections, McLennan Library, McGill University". [Montreal: n.d. (but 1991)].