tions, and the contract finally signed, are given in the twenty-first annual report of the Trustees. From this it appears that the Barton library was sold to the Trustees for the sum of $34,000, upon condition that the collection be kept separate, in an apartment known as the "Barton Library"; that none of the books be taken from the library; that a book-plate, from a design selected by Mrs. Barton, be placed in each volume; and that a catalogue of the collection be prepared. Within two days after the library had been delivered, Mrs. Barton died suddenly, at Montgomery Place, May 22, 1873. "This bare narration gives no idea of the generous spirit with which this most estimable lady carried forward every step of the contract. The library had been left to her by her husband's will, without condition, to do with as she pleased. But she knew that his desire had been that the labor of his lifetime should not be lost by the separation of his dearly prized books, and she determined that his wishes should be literally carried out. In doing this she gave to the Barton library everything in her possession which could add value to the collection, including the correspondence, autographs, and plates which would illustrate and complete it. She added a mask of Shakespeare's face, taken at Mr. Barton's expense from the monument at Stratford-on-Avon, and a statuette of Richard III., the work of Rogers." (Extract from the twenty-first annual report of the Trustees, 1873.) The collection contained 12,108 volumes. This number has been slightly increased by binding into volumes, pamphlets and excerpts from periodicals. The number of volumes given in the current annual reports, as belonging to the Barton library, includes subsequent purchases of editions of Shakespeare's works, Shakespeariana, etc., which have been placed in the same room with the original Barton library for safer keeping, and on account of similarity of subject. The collection has been very fully described by Dr. James Wynne in his Private libraries of New York. (New York, 1860.) An estimate of its commercial value was made by Dr. Joseph Green Cogswell and Joseph Sabin in 1870. Through the vicissitudes of time and the rivalry of collectors this value has greatly increased since the collection became a part of the Public Library of the City of Boston. The publication of the first part of the catalogue, embracing the Shakespeare portion of the library, in 1880, called forth many commendatory notices. Among them can be cited one by Mr. Horace Howard Furness, which was printed as an appendix to the Thirtieth annual report of the Trustees, made in 1882; and another by Prof. Albert Cohn, in the Shakespeare Jahrbuch for 1880, in which he says: "We do not hesitate to pronounce it the best bibliographical guide to Shakespearian literature hitherto produced." That part was compiled by Mr. James Mascarene Hubbard, with the assistance of Mr. Arthur Mason Knapp. Mr. Hubbard left the service of the Public Library soon after this was printed. The catalogue of the Miscellaneous portion made by Mr. Knapp, with some assistance from the Catalogue department, was, later, put into the hands of Mr. José Francisco Carret to be revised and printed. The assistance he has received in this work is mentioned in the preface to second part of this catalogue. SAMUEL A. B. ABBOTT, HENRY W. HAYNES, PHINEAS PIERCE. PUBLIC LIBRARY, Nov. 28, 1888. V CATALOGU E OF THE BARTON LIBRARY. PART II. The Miscellaneous Collection. Abailard, or Abélard, Pierre, 1079-1142. Cartas de Heloysa y Abelardo, en prosa y en verso, con la vida de estos desafortunados amantes. Nueva impresion. Perpiñan, 1815. (2), 159 pp. Sm. 12° G.3535.1 Lettres d'Abélard et d'Héloise, trad. par le bibliophile Jacob [pseud. of P. Lacroix], précédée d'une notice par M. Villenave. Ed. complète. Paris, 1840. viii, 362, (1) pp. 18° G.3535.2 COLARDEAU, C. P. Histoire d'Abailard et d'Héloïse; Lettre d'Héloïse [par A. Pope]; Fragment d'une réponse d'Abailard. In his Œuvres, 1779, vol. 2. POPE, A. Eloisa to Abelard, an epistle. WRIGHT, T. Abelard and the scholastic philosophy. In his Essays, 1846, vol. 1. See ELOISA. Abbadie, Jacques, 1654-1727. Chemical change in the Eucharist. In four letters shewing the relations of faith to sense, from the French, by J. W. Hamersley. London. [1867.] 164 pp. 4 G.3844.21; 5440a.95 Abbé de l'Epée; or, the orphan, drama. See A. F. F. v. KOTZEBUE. Abbo, of Neustria, monk of St. Germain des Près, - 923? Siége de Paris par les Normands [S85-887]. Poëme d'Abbon. In Guizot, F. P. G. Collection, G.3675.3.6; *2618.2.6 1824, vol. 6. MONCRIF, F. A. P. de. Les Abdérites, comédie. In his Œuvres, 1791, vol. 2. WIELAND, C. M. Geschichte der Abderiten. In his Sämmt. Werke, 1818, vols. 19, 20. A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856. Comic Blackstone. Part 1 [IV]. Phila., 18441846. 12° G.3854.2; 6575.59 Comic history of England. With ten coloured etchings, and 120 woodcuts, by J. Leech. [London.] 1847, 1848. 2 v. 8° G.3721.3 Abeille, Gaspard, 1648-1718. ALEMBERT, J. le R. d'. Éloge. In his Œuvres, 1805, vol. 9. Abel. Mactatio Abel. In Towneley mysteries. 1836. METASTASIO, P. La morte d'Abel, dramma. Abel, Niels Henrik, 1802-1829. ARAGO, D. F. J. Abel. In his Œuvres, 1854, vol. 3. Abélard. See ABAILARD. Aberconway abbey, Wales. Register and chronicle of the abbey of Aberconway. Ed. by Sir H. Ellis. London: Camden society, 1847. 23 pp. 4° G.3712.29; 2416.39.1 Abercrombie, James, D.D., 1758-1841. Documents relating to the celebration of a late marriage. Phila., 1809. 47 pp. 8° No. 13 in G.323.16; No. 10 in *7450.13 Abercromby, Alexander, baron, 1745-1795. MACKENZIE, N. Life of Lord Abercromby. In his Works, 1808, vol. 8. Absalon, of de gestrafte heerschzucht, trevrspel. Haarlem. (12), 8o pp. 16° No. 2 in G.38.51 DUCHÉ DE VANCY, J. F. Absalon, tragédie. Absalom and Achitophel, poem. See J. DRYDEN. Absent man, farce. See I. BICKERStaff. Absentee, The, novel. See M. EDGEWORTH. Tales and novels, 1832, vol. 9. Abstinence. PORPHYRIUS. Abstinence from animal food. 1823. Abuelo, El, y la nieta, comedia. See L. F. COMELLA. Abufar, ou la famille arabe, tragédie. See J. F. DUCIS. Œuvres, 1818, vol. 3. Abulcacim Tarif Abentarique, pseudonym of M. de LUNA. CHAMFORT, S. R. N. Des académies. In his Euvres, 1824, vol. 1. Academy keeper, The: or, directions concerning the management of an academy. London, 1770. x, (2), 28 pp. 89 No. 6 in G.3823.4 Academy of natural sciences, Phila. Act of incorporation and by-laws. Also, List of members and correspondents to Nov., 1836. Phila., 1836. iv, 8, 16 pp. 8° No. 1, 2 in G.313.2; *2135.17 Catalogue of [its] library. Phila., 1837300 pp. 8° No. 3 in G.313.2; No. 3 in *2135.17 Acadia. See Nova SCOTIA. X, Same. 3d ed. London, 1813. (8), 195 pp. 120 G.4015.40 Accius, or Attius, Lucius, B.C. 1st century. Fragmenta. [Latin and French.] In Théâtre complet des Latins, 1820, vol. 15. G.285.82.15 Accomplished fools, comedy. See Sir R. STEELE. The tender husband. Accorambona, Vittoria, 1557-1585. WEBSTER, J. Vittoria Corombona; or, the white devil, a tragedy. Account of memorials to Congress; praying that the mails may not be transported, nor post-offices kept open, on the Sabbath. New York, 1829. 32 pp. 89 No. 8 in G.185.61 Account of the European settlements in America. See E. BURKE. Account shewing the progress of the colony of Georgia. See B. MARTYN. Accusation; or, the family of D'Anglade, drama. Aceilly, chevalier d', pseudonym of J. de CAILLY. |