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...
London: Puttick and Simpson, 1862. 8vo. self paper wrappers (disbound). (ii), 73 pages. (By Direction of the Churchwardens ... Valuable Works in Theological, Classical, and Miscellaneous Literature. Sale held May 30th and following day. 706 lots. An interesting and unusual genre of book sale. List of Catalogues of English Book Sales 1676-1900 Now in the British Museum (1915), p. 299.
