Excerpt from An Introduction to the Study of Bibliography, Vol. 1: To Which Is Prefixed a Memoir on the Public Libraries of the Antients
The causes of their relative value and sear city, together with the best methods of pre serving and repairing them. The principles, on which the classification of a library should be conducted, are then explained, and illus trated by a copious system for its arrange ment. The last and most extensive division.
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