INTRODUCTION compiling this Bibliography, assistance has necessarily been obtained from lists already published, especially with regard to topographical works, which often contain items of geological interest. Phillips' Geology of Yorkshire (1st edition, 1829; 2nd, 1835; 3rd, 1875) contains lists of several of the more important works bearing upon the geology of the county. The Geological Survey publications (of which there is unusually large number for our county), generally contain lists of papers referring to the particular area covered by a memoir. an During the years 1874-1896, the late James W. Davis printed lists of publications on the geology of the county for each of those years, in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological and Polytechnic Society (Vols. VI.-XII.). A useful account of the chief publications in this Society's proceedings was also given by Davis in his History of the Society (forming Vol. X. of the Proceedings, 479 pages, published in 1899). It covered the years 1837 to 1887. In 1903, Mr. W. Lower Carter compiled a 'Classified Index to the first fourteen volumes of the Proceedings.'* Perhaps, however, the most complete lists appeared in The Naturalist, and the Transactions of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. These contained Papers and Records published with respect to the Geology and Palæontology of the North of England,' and, of course, included Yorkshire; in these bibliographies each item is plainly marked as to which county it refers. They appeared as follows: See Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society, vol. 15, part 1, pages 96-153. For 1884 in The Naturalist for Dec. 1885, pp. 394-406. April-May 1890, pp. 121-138. April 1903, pp. 141-160. Oct.-Dec. 1903, pp. 413-416, 463-473. 1902 Trans. Yorks. Nat. Union, pt. 34, 1909, pp. 1-17. 1909 The Naturalist for July 1911, pp. 257-270. The first four of these lists (1884-1888) were compiled by the late S. A. Adamson and Mr. Alfred Harker; from 1889 to *This year Mr. G. A. Lebour assisted with the Northumberland and Durham entries. 1892 by Mr. Harker alone. Those from 1893 onward have been compiled by myself, and have supplied all the entries in the present bibliography from that date to 1908; I supplied the late C. Fox-Strangways with copies of my lists to be cut up for the purpose. Since the present volume has been in hand, the bibliographies appearing in The Naturalist have not contained entries dealing with Yorkshire, except of course, such papers, etc., as contained references to other counties as well as Yorkshire. For the years 1909 to 1914 (i.e., since FoxStrangways' death), the Yorkshire lists now appear for the first time. Bibliographical lists relating to the geology of East Yorkshire, which I have compiled, have appeared in the Transactions of the Hull Geological Society since 1895. Useful publications have been issued by the Geological Society of London. These Lists of Geological Literature added to the Geological Society's Library during the year,' were compiled by the Librarian, and edited by the Assistant Secretary (Mr. L. L. Belinfante). They have been published since 1893, and have supplied a number of references, particularly to papers appearing in foreign journals. Since 1890, the Reports of the British Association have contained useful Classified Lists of the Contents of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Corresponding Societies,' compiled by Mr. Stewardson, and issued with the Report of the Corresponding Societies' Committee. In addition, there are the special bibliographies dealing with Coast Erosion,' 'Underground Water,' 'Borings and Wells,' etc., which have appeared in the Reports of the British Association and other publications. Davis and Lees' West Yorkshire (1880, 415 pp.), contains a 'Bibliography on Geology and Physical Geography,' 16741876 (28 pp.) A work of particular value, which seems to be almost forgotten, is Bibliographia Zoologiae et Geologie, a 'general catalogue of all books, tracts and transactions on Zoology and Geology, by Prof. Louis Agassiz, corrected, enlarged and edited by H. E. Strickland, M.A., F.G.S., etc.' The work occupies four substantial 8vo volumes, which were issued by the Ray Society, between 1848 and 1854.* Vol. I., issued in 1848, contains entries A-C (pp. 1-506). Vol. II., issued in 1850, contains entries C-F (pp. 1-492). Vol. III., issued in 1852, contains entries G-M (pp. 1-657). Vol. IV., issued in 1854, contains entries N-Z (pp. 1-694). Also of service is The Yorkshire Library: a bibliographical account of books on Topography, Tracts of the Seventeenth Century, Biography, Spaws, Geology, Botany, Maps, Views, Portraits and Miscellaneous Literature relating to the county of Yorkshire, with collations and notes on the books and their authors. By William Boyne, F.S.A., author of The Tokens of the Seventeenth Century.' Taylor & Co., London, 1869, 304 pages, 4to. Another is The Book of British Topography, a Classified Catalogue of the Topographical Works in the Library of the British Museum relating to Great Britain and Ireland, by John P. Anderson, London, 1881, royal 8vo, 472 pages (Yorkshire, pages 308-333). A second edition is now in the press. More recently (1907), Messrs. Constable & Co., published an Index of Archæological Papers, 1665-1890, † by George Laurence Gomme (910 pages). This contains particulars of several thousand papers appearing in the various publications of the numerous archæological, etc., societies in the country (a list of which is given). The entries are in alphabetical order. Unfortunately, there is no index to the index, and to ascertain what Yorkshire papers appear in it, necessitates an examination of every entry in the volume. Other useful items are: British Topography, or an Historical Account of what has been done for illustrating the Topographical Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume I., 4to, 1780, lii. and 792 pp. and 62 pages of indexes (unnumbered); Volume II., 1780, * On the last volume the name of Sir William Jardine is added to the title-page. Reference is made to a proposed supplementary volume, but this was never issued. From 1891 onward, and until quite recently, Messrs. Constable have published an ‘Annual Index of Archæological Papers,' which many of the societies purchased and had bound up with their Transactions. 822 pages and 61 pages of indexes (unnumbered). Yorkshire occupies pages 395-480 of Volume II., and there are many references to the county in the general introduction, the notes on maps, etc. My copy is evidently the first edition; there were certainly others later. The English Topographer, or an Historical Account of all the pieces that have been written relating to the Antiquities, Natural History, or Topographical Description of any part of England. By an impartial hand [R. Rawlinson], London, 8vo, 1720. Bibliotheca Topographica Anglica, or a new and complete Catalogue of all the Books extant relating to the Antiquities, Description and Natural History of England. By John Worrall, London, 12mo, 1736. Anecdotes of British Topography, or an Historical Account of what has been done for illustrating the Topographical Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland. By R. Gough. London, 4to, 1768. Another edition, 1780. A Catalogue of the Books relating to British Topography and Saxon and Northern Literature, bequeathed to the Bodleian Library in 1799, by Richard Gough, Esq. By Bulkeley Bandinal, Oxford, 4to, 1814. Lives of Topographers and Antiquaries who have written concerning the Antiquities of England, with a complete list of their works. By J. P. Malcolm. London, 4to, 1815. A Catalogue of Books relating to the History and Topography of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland. By Sir R. C. Hoare. London, 8vo, 1815. A Catalogue of the Hoare Library at Stourhead. By J. B. Nichols. London, 8vo, 1840. A Bibliographical Account of the principal works relating to English Topography. By William Upcott. 3 vols., 4to, 1818. A Handbook to the Topography . . . of England and Wales: being a descriptive account of twenty thousand most curious and rare books. By J. C. Hotten. London, 8vo, 1863. The Science Year Book, published in recent years, has also contained lists of papers printed by local scientific societies. Of the various geological publications that have a large proportion of Yorkshire entries, full particulars are given in my book on Yorkshire's Contribution to Science (1915). Perhaps the chief of these are Proceedings of the Yorkshire |