list by authors of the books in the collection. Such a list might serve the purposes of the bibliographer, or the specialist, but would fall far short of satisfying the wants of that large and constantly increasing class of readers and students who frequent public libraries. To meet their proper demands, great attention has been paid to entering, under the subject of which they treat, not only books, but also special essays or monographs found in collected works. References from titles of books, dramas, poems, etc., to their authors have been freely given. Great care has been taken to fix the dates covered by histories, memoirs, voyages, and travels. The titles have been abbreviated, except in the cases of rare, odd, or anonymous books, but their phraseology and spelling have been preserved. The names of publishers and printers have been omitted in the case of books printed after the year 1800, except where they serve to distinguish some fine or noteworthy edition. The books of the Barton collection are indicated by the letter G. before the shelf number. The other shelf numbers are those of duplicates in the general collection in Bates Hall. Notes upon the condition or state of the books apply solely to the Barton copy. A few words of explanation are needed in regard to the preparation of this portion of the catalogue. When Mr. James M. Hubbard, after the completion of the catalogue of the Shakespeare part, withdrew from the service of the Boston Public Library, the Miscellaneous part had already been catalogued upon cards largely by Mr. Arthur Mason Knapp, assisted by the Catalogue department whenever the regular work in that department permitted. After some delay this catalogue was put into my charge for final revision and preparation for the press. It was decided to be best to have it agree in form with the standard adopted for the Bates Hall card catalogue, so far as a printed catalogue can agree with a card catalogue. This change of form, and the fact that this revision was done only as a part of my regular work, have been the principal cause of the seeming delay in publishing the second part. Through all the revision and printing Mr. Knapp has given his constant and valuable assistance; and for a large part of this revision the services of Miss Harriet E. Green were secured. Mr. James Lyman Whitney, the head of the Catalogue department, has given the catalogue the benefit of his critical knowledge and large experience. The other members of the Catalogue department have rendered cordial assistance. Mr. James M. Hubbard read all but the first 150 pages before they were put upon the press. His suggestions and criticisms have been extremely valuable. Mr. Louis Freeman Gray, the office-secretary, has been an invaluable assistant in putting the catalogue through the press. BRUNET, J. C. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres. 5e éd. Paris, 1860-1864. De Manne. MANNE, L. C. J. de. Nouveau recueil d'ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes. Paris, 1834. Dodsley, R., ed. Old plays. 1744. DODSLEY, Robert, editor. Select collection of old plays. [Edited by T. Coxeter.] London, 1744. Dodsley, R., ed. Old plays. New ed. 1825. DODSLEY, Robert, editor. Select collection of old plays. New edition [edited by J. P. Collier]. 1825. Force, P. Tracts. 1836-1846. FORCE, P., compiler. Tracts and other papers, relating to the colonies in North America, to 1776. 1836-1846. 4 V. Halkett and Laing. Saintsbury. Salvá. 4674.67 SALVA, Vicente. Catalogue of Spanish and Portuguese books, with literary and bibliographical remarks. Part I, 2. London, 1826, 1829. Silva. Nos. 3, 4 in **D.180b.10 SILVA, Innocencio Francisco da. Diccionario bibliographico portuguez. Lisbon, 1858-1870. 9 v. *2164.8 Ticknor. TICKNOR, George. History of Spanish literature. 4th American edition, corrected and enlarged. [Edited by George S. Hillard.] Boston, 1872. 3090.50 Ticknor catalogue. Catalogue of the Spanish library and of the Portuguese books bequeathed by George Ticknor to the Boston Public library. By James Lyman Whitney. Boston, 1879. Bentley's quar. rev. Bentley's quarterly review. dram. dramatic, dramatique, dramatiques. Engr. t. p. Engraved title page. Historical soc'y of Penn. Historical society of Pennsylvania. Illus. Illustrations, Illustrated. Impr. Imprimerie. Indiana hist. soc'y. Indiana historical society. mag. magazine. misc. miscellaneous. New York histor. soc'y. New York historical society. North Amer. rev. North American review. Nouv. éd. Nouvelle édition. Phila. Philadelphia. Portr., Portrs. Portrait, Portraits. pp. pages. pseud. pseudonym. Répert. gén. Répertoire général du théâtre français. 1821. rev. review, revised. Sämmt. Sämmtliche. Sér., ser. Série, series. soc'y. society. Translated; translator. Trad. Trans. Traduit, traduite, traduction. Transactions. Trans. OF THE Barton Collection BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY IN TWO PARTS Part E SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS AND SHAKESPEARIANA Part EE MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHED BY THE TRUSTEES 1888 INTRODUCTION HE Barton Collection of the Boston Public Library consists mainly of THE the books collected by Mr. Thomas Pennant Barton, who was born in Philadelphia, in 1803, and who died at Montgomery Place, near Barrytown, on the Hudson, April 5th, 1869. A portion of the collection came from the library of his father-in-law, the Hon. Edward Livingston, consisting chiefly of works upon jurisprudence and penal law, and of American public documents and political pamphlets. His correspondence with booksellers shows that Mr. Barton began this collection as early as 1834, and that he continued adding to it till the latter part of 1866, when the correspondence ceases. Aside from the Shakespeare portion, to which Mr. Barton seems to have endeavored to add everything relating to Shakespeare, he evidently contented himself with acquiring those works which rank among the best in various departments of literature, without attempting to make any one branch complete. He also availed himself of the material gathered by others, as, for example, the collection of pamphlets and magazine articles bearing upon the ChattertonRowley poems, said by Malone to be the most curious and complete ever made, and the twenty-nine volumes, containing 300 dramatic tracts, brought together by Joseph Haslewood. The notes and memoranda in Mr. Barton's own handwriting, to be found in many of the volumes, show him to have been not a mere collector, but a lover of what his books contained. Mrs. Barton's early determination, therefore, that the library should be kept intact can cause no surprise. Indeed, no monument could have been erected that would have preserved her husband's memory in so enduring and beneficent a form as this library, the result of years of untiring labor and appreciative study. Negotiations for its purchase by the City of Boston at a price named by Mrs. Barton, far below its cost and value at the time, were begun in the year 1869, resumed in the year 1872, and finally completed early in the year of 1873. The particulars of these negotia |