They represent considerable labour, spread over the past sixteen or seventeen years, in a domain Of biblio graphical study which has, in modern days, received but little attention.

Indeed it will, it is believed, be found on examination that most Of the matter incorporated in the present volume is both new in substance as a contribution to our systematic bibliographical knowledge and original in the form in which it is cast.

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