Looking a little closer and also in older index files i found this.
*****A "C" Following a Project Gutenberg eBook Number Indicates Copyri +ght**** *****A "*" Following a Project Gutenberg eBook Number Indicates Reserv +ed **** [snip] The Life of John Ruskin, by W. G. Collingwood + 13076 A Hero and a Great Man, by Francis Kruckvich + 13075C [Illustrator: Fritz] Punch, Vol. 100, February 7, 1891, Ed. by Sir Francis Burnand + 13074 [snip] Feb 1995 Moon and Sixpence by Somerset Maugham [Maugham #1][moonaxxx.x +xx] 222 Feb 1995 The Return of Sherlock Holmes [Magazine Edition] [rholmxxb.x +xx] 221B Feb 1995 The Secret Sharer, by Joseph Conrad [Conrad #2] [ssharxxx.x +xx] 220
I did not found the meaning of the 'B' though.

In reply to Re^2: Parsing Gutenberg Catalog Index by lidden
in thread Parsing Gutenberg Catalog Index by hacker

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