Hi there, I am working on a record for Sargent's "Silva of North America" (1891/1892-1902) and there seems to be a discrepancy regarding the date of publication on the t.p. and the date as recorded in most records and biblio descriptions. The t.p. has MDCCCXCII in the imprint (c1890 t.p. verso) but most records and descriptions have the date listed as 1891. I can't find anything in the 1st vol. (or any of the other 13 v.) that indicates this date (explicitly or implicitly). Can someone enlighten me as to why 1891 seems to be the accepted date of publication vs. 1892.
Thanks, Silvana