The biographical notices at the end of the volume have afforded the writer a welcome opportunity of paying a just tribute to men of eminence in the world of librarianship. The memoir of Sir Anthony Panizzi may demand some apology on the ground of the haste and slightness almost inseparable from an obituary notice indited currente calamo. The fame, however, of the man universally recognised as the second founder of the British Museum, can well dispense with polished eulogy. The notices of his successors, composed more at leisure, embody the writer's cordial appreciation of public service, and grateful sense of personal kindness. In conclusion, the author has to acknowledge his obligations to the Council of the Library Association, to Messrs. Kegan Paul & Co., and to others, by whose permission these essays are reprinted.

R. GARNETT.

May 18, 1899.

CONTENTS

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ADDRESS TO THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION[1]
PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THEIR CATALOGUES[32]
THE PRINTING OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE[67]
THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE[87]
THE BRITISH MUSEUM CATALOGUE AS THE BASIS OF A UNIVERSAL CATALOGUE[109]
INTRODUCTION OF EUROPEAN PRINTING INTO THE EAST[115]
PARAGUAYAN AND ARGENTINE BIBLIOGRAPHY[127]
THE EARLY ITALIAN BOOK TRADE[141]
SOME BOOK-HUNTERS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY[161]
LIBRARIANSHIP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY[174]
THE MANUFACTURE OF FINE PAPER IN ENGLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY[191]
ON SOME COLOPHONS OF THE EARLY PRINTERS[197]
ON THE SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING BOOKS ON THE SHELVES FOLLOWED AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM[210]
SUBJECT-INDEXES TO TRANSACTIONS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES[225]
PHOTOGRAPHY IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES[234]
THE TELEGRAPH IN THE LIBRARY[253]
ON THE PROTECTION OF LIBRARIES FROM FIRE[258]
THE SLIDING-PRESS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM[262]
ON THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SPACE IN LIBRARIES[272]
PREFACE TO BLADES' "ENEMIES OF BOOKS"[283]
SIR ANTHONY PANIZZI, K.C.B.[288]
THE LATE JOHN WINTER JONES, V.P.S.A.[304]
THE LATE HENRY STEVENS, F.S.A.[325]
THE LATE SIR EDWARD A. BOND, K.C.B.[335]
INDEX[341]

ESSAYS IN LIBRARIANSHIP
AND BIBLIOGRAPHY