Front matter

The Library Series

EDITED BY Dr. RICHARD GARNETT

V ESSAYS IN LIBRARIANSHIP AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Library Series

Edited, with Introductions, by Dr. RICHARD GARNETT, late Keeper of Printed Books in the British Museum.

I. THE FREE LIBRARY: Its History and Present Condition. By J. J. Ogle, of Bootle Free Library.

II. LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE, AND FITTINGS. By F. J. Burgoyne, of the Tate Central Library, Brixton. With 141 Illustrations.

III. LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION. By J. Macfarlane, of the British Museum.

IV. PRICES OF BOOKS. By Henry B. Wheatley, of the Society of Arts.

V. ESSAYS IN LIBRARIANSHIP AND BIBLIOGRAPHY. By Richard Garnett, C.B., LL.D., late Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum.

ESSAYS IN LIBRARIANSHIP AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

BY

RICHARD GARNETT, C.B., LL.D. LATE KEEPER OF PRINTED BOOKS, BRITISH MUSEUM

NEW YORK: FRANCIS P. HARPER LONDON: GEORGE ALLEN 1899