Download or read book Notes on Special Collections in American Libraries (Classic Reprint) written by William Coolidge Lane and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Notes on Special Collections in American Libraries The library publishes a Bulletin of Additions containing a list of all additions (except law books, which the library will include in its annual law bibliography) closely classed by subject, followed by author and minute alphabetic subject indexes. An Author Catalogue was published in 1856, with supplement in 1861; and a Subject Index in 1872, with supplement to it in 1882. A catalogue of maps, manuscripts, engravings, coins, etc. Was printed in 1857, and one covering bibliography, typography, and engraving in 1858. 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.