Compare the classic bibliographies
Compare the Classic Magic Bibliographies
How does The Magic Bibliography Site's database compare?
| Karr | Christopher | Toole Stott | Findlay | Price | |
| Todd Karr's Bibliography of Magic | Milbourne Christopher Library vols. 1-2 | Bibliography of English Conjuring | Ninth Collectors Annual | Short Title Catalogue and Supplement | |
| Date | 2025 | 1994-8 | 1976-8 | 1975 | 1929-35 |
| Pages | 1700 | 497 | 431 | 280 | 534 |
| Total Works | 23,000 | 4183 | 2326 | 7100 | 12,500 |
| Range | 1587-2025 | 1589-1998 | 1569-1876 | 1620-1973 | 1450-1935 |
| Scope | Karr Collection plus 8000 more | Christopher Library | Antiquarian books | Findlay library | Harry Price library |
| Layout | Three volumes | Two volumes, old and modern | Two books with five sections | Two sections, old and modern | Two volumes |
| Author | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Title | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Date | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Publisher | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Size | Yes | Approximate | Yes | No | No |
| Binding | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Subject(s) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Inscriptions | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Occult and non-magic books | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Scrapbooks and non-books | No | No | No | No | Yes |