London: Printed by Order of the Trustees [of the Museum], 1849. large 4to. original grained cloth. (iv), 514 pages. Between the publication of the 1782 Ayscough catalogue and the inception of the Index to the Additions in 1836, the British Museum acquired about 5,000 manuscripts or manuscript sets. The Index to the Additions was not retroactive, and manuscript acquisitions from 1783 through 1835 had, therefore, no coverage in any printed catalogue until this gap was.....
Albany: Van Benthuysen Printing House, 1872. large 8vo. contemporary half leather with leather covered boards, four raised bands on spine. xvii, (i), 652 pages. First edition of this index to the collections in the New York State Library, which contains short descriptions of over 86,000 titles, 23,400 of which are in the Law Library. All State, Legislative and Parliamentary documents are kept there. This index was proposed as a cost-saving measure because of the difficulty.....
