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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Vol. 2: Forming a Part of the Library of E. D. Church, 1590 1625Maps: [i] Folding map, inscriptions in Latin and German, the Latin, at upper right-hand:idescriptio hydro grarhica accommodate ad Battafuo rum nafuagationi in yacvam 1595 lines]i 14 x 25185, inches, scale, Ill/i, inches 40 to 50° N. Latitude, facing p. I.About the PublisherFor...

Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books, Vol. 4: Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America Forming a Part of the Library of E. D, ChurchOther copies Copies are to be found in most of the large libraries, but the map is often in facsimile.References Hoe, Catalogue, 2 Winsor, New England Indian:, pp. 26 - 27 John Carter Brown, Catalogue, 2, No. 1167 Sabin, 8, No. 33446 Field, Indian Bibliography, 1, No. 730, Rich, No. 376....

Excerpt from Check-List, or Brief Catalogue of the Library of Henry E. Huntington: English Literature to 1640Two copies of the check-list are being sent to each library or collector w kindly volunteered to check it, one copy is to be returned to this library when the other is to be retained as in some degree compensating for the time and spent upon the checking.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and clas...

Excerpt from Book-Collectors as Benefactors of Public Libraries, Vol. 9The first library in England was that carried thither by St. Augustine in the year 596. As might be expected it contained but a few volumes, nine in number, and all of a religious character. They were the Holy Bible, in two volumes, the Psalter, the Gospels, another Psalter, another copy of the Gospels, the [apocryphal] Lives of the Apostles, the Lives of the Martyrs, and a...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Vol. 1: Forming a Part of the Library of E. D. Church, 1482-1590Thanks to the interest shown in this work by librarians of public libraries and private collectors, this Catalogue gives the location of other copies of the same books in about fifty libraries in this country, so that, in addition to being a catalogue of a single private colle...

Excerpt from The Extra Gill and the Full Quart Pot: A Bibliographical StudyThe author is unknown, but Hakluyt, who re printed it in his 'prmc1pall N avigations, ' 2 2nd pt., pp. 134-55 (wrongly numbered ascribes it to 'colonel Antho'nie Winkfield' (wing field), one of the officers who accompanied the expedition. The Object of the writer seems to have been to explain Why the expedition had not been more successful and to contradic't certain fal...

Excerpt from Bibliographical GhostsTymethes, lacking the sternly virtuous mold of his prototype, the young Hebrew, finds himself unable to resist the machinations of the Queen and willingly sub mits to the strict precautions she imposes upon him in order that they may meet in secrecy. She, on her part, takes every measure and risks all to gratify her desires and yet keep her victim in complete ignorance of the exalted personage with whom he is...

Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books Relating to the Discovery and Early History of North and South America, Vol. 3: Forming a Part of the Library of E. D. Church, 1626 1676Charles but without the school of cod fish at the northeast of] Cape iames I be tween pp. 200 and 201. This map is in its Eighth state, as described in No. 369.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgot...

Excerpt from Bermuda in Periodical Literature: With Occasional References to Other Works a BibliographyThe list which follows is a reprint, with considerable additions, of two series which have already appeared in The Boston Book Company's quarterly periodical. Bulletin of Bibliography. The first or preliminary one of these series may be found in Vol. i, pp. 52-54 and 74-76. The second, embracing all the items contained in the first, appeared ...

Excerpt from Bermuda in Periodical Literature: A BibliographyGeographical journal, including the proceedings of the Royal geographical society. London.Formation (the) of the Bermudas. Anon. Vol. 4 (no. 3, September, p. 274-275.Nora. A summary of the conclusions reached b Dr. Alexan der Agassiz, in his letter to Prof. J. D. Dana, w ich appeared in the June number of the American journal of science and arts.Geological society of London. Transact...

Excerpt from Bermuda in Periodical Literature: A BibliographyGeographical journal, including the proceedings of the Royal geographical society. London.Formation (the) of the Bermudas. Anon. Vol. 4 (no. 3, September, p. 274-275.Nora. A summary of the conclusions reached b Dr. Alexan der Agassiz, in his letter to Prof. J. D. Dana, w ich appeared in the June number of the American journal of science and arts.Geological society of London. Transact...

Excerpt from Compiling a Bibliography: Practical Hints With Illustrative Examples Concerning the Collection, Recording, and Arrangement of Bibliographical MaterialsThe next information to follow is the num ber of pages and signatures. Care should be taken that no inserted leaves or starred pages are overlooked and any irregularity in the number of leaves to signatures should be carefully noted.Then follows the record of illustrative mat ter. F...

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Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Excerpt from Bibliographical Ghosts Tymethes, lacking the sternly virtuous mold of his prototype, the young Hebrew, finds himself unable to resist the machinations of the Queen and willingly sub mits to the strict precautions she imposes upon him in order that they may meet in secrecy. She, on her part, takes every measure and risks all to gratify her desires and yet keep her victim in complete ignorance of the exalted personage with whom he ...

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