Reprint of the 1930 first edition published in London by the Society. As of 1930, the Royal Empire Society Library contained 200,000 books and pamphlets. The first catalogue of its holdings was published in 1881 in only 29 pages. The catalogue is divided under definite subject headings which are subdivided wherever necessary into cognate subjects. In addition there is an author-index giving, wherever possible, the full names of the authors, with the dates of birth and death. The entries under subjects are arranged in chronological order.