Download or read book Catalogue of the Wisconsin State Library, 1881 (Classic Reprint) written by Wisconsin State Library and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Wisconsin State Library, 1881 This catalogue is issued in pursuance of authority conferred by section 370 of the revised statutes. The last catologue was prepared in 1872. The growth of the library since that time has been rapid. The broken sets of re ports have been completed, while the increase of text books, digests, tables of cases, law periodicals, statutes, session laws and documents has been large. When the last catalogue was prepared there were in the library a considera ble number of literary and historical works. In pursuance of an act of the legislature of 1875 these were transferred to the State Historical Society, with the exception of a few volumes of cyclopaedias, dictionaries, histories, and works of similar character, which are indispensable to a good law library. The large increase of law books and the change in the character of the library, making it wholly one of law, makes the publication of a new catalogue very desirable. The plan of the first part of this catalogue is radically different from that adopted in the preparation of the one issued in 1872. It has seemed to the compiler that a catalogue by subjects would be more useful than one by au thors; and experience has tended to strongly confirm that impression. The plan pursued shows at a glance all the works in the library on any given topic; the dates and editors of the several editions, and also groups together not only all the text books on the subject, but the volumes of leading cases, reports and digests which are specially devoted to it. Cross references are frequently introduced, and it is hoped that they will be found useful. It is but just to state that very much aid has been derived in its preparation from a digest of law publications issued by Robert Clarke Co., of Cincinnati, in 1877. Following this part is an alphabetical index of authors, with a con densed title of their works. As attorneys and others may desire to consult this catalogue before coming to the capitol, the titles of the elementary works have been given with considerable fullness. On application, the libra Iian will take pleasure in forwarding a copy to any one who may desire it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.