diff --git a/docs/Lua API.rst b/docs/Lua API.rst
index a4130096b..d7e94b92a 100644
--- a/docs/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/Lua API.rst	
@@ -1292,6 +1292,12 @@ Items module
 
   Returns true *x,y,z* of the item, or *nil* if invalid; may be not equal to item.pos if in inventory.
 
+* ``dfhack.items.getBookTitle(item)``
+
+  Returns the title of the "book" item, or an empty string if the item isn't a "book" or it doesn't
+  have a title. A "book" is a codex or a tool item that has page or writings improvements, such as
+  scrolls and quires.
+
 * ``dfhack.items.getDescription(item, type[, decorate])``
 
   Returns the string description of the item, as produced by the ``getItemDescription``
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 9e4bef7a0..36ac237be 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ changelog.txt uses a syntax similar to RST, with a few special sequences:
 # Future
 
 ## Fixes
-- `stocks`: fixed display of titles by using the new ``Items::`getTitle`` operation before the original one, issue 1262
+- `stocks`: fixed display of titles by using the new ``Items::getBookTitle`` operation before the original one
 
 ## API
-- Added ``Items::`getTitle`` to get titles of "books". Catches titles buried in improvements, unlike getDescription.
+- Added ``Items::getBookTitle`` to get titles of "books". Catches titles buried in improvements, unlike getDescription.
 
 # 0.44.12-r3
 
diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 7c3ef965d..1d127930e 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -1766,6 +1766,7 @@ static const LuaWrapper::FunctionReg dfhack_items_module[] = {
     WRAPM(Items, getContainer),
     WRAPM(Items, getHolderBuilding),
     WRAPM(Items, getHolderUnit),
+    WRAPM(Items, getBookTitle),
     WRAPM(Items, getDescription),
     WRAPM(Items, isCasteMaterial),
     WRAPM(Items, getSubtypeCount),
diff --git a/library/include/modules/Items.h b/library/include/modules/Items.h
index 838104bfe..33feea222 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Items.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Items.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT df::coord getPosition(df::item *item);
 
 /// Returns the title of a codex or "tool", either as the codex title or as the title of the
 /// first page or writing it has that has a non blank title. An empty string is returned if
-/// no title is found (which is the casee for everything that isn't a "book").
+/// no title is found (which is the case for everything that isn't a "book").
 DFHACK_EXPORT std::string getBookTitle(df::item *item);
 
 /// Returns the description string of the item.