Abbotsford Library Catalogue, printed by Maitland Club,80Abbotsford Library, impressions of,80Accessions, on placing,89Acland, Sir H., the 'Radcliffe' bookcase,113Addison, Essay on 'My Lady's Library,'50Addison's picture of 'Tom Folio,'79Advertisements, which to distrust,14Ælius,148ÆmyliusProtus,148Agabito, librarian to the Duke of Urbino,119Albemarle, Duke of,78Alberti,142Ambrose, St.,148American tables,104Angelo, Michael,142Angling books,10Anonymous Literature, how to catalogue,84,85Anthrenus varius, bookboring insect,23Apollo Library,135Appliances for the library,103Aquinas, St. Thomas,148Arcangelo, Don,138Archaic Dictionary,44Architecture, by Vitruvius,119Aristotle, Inspection of the works of,147Aristotle'sPolitics,143Athanasius, St.,148Augustine, St.,148Augustus, Emperor, author and booklover,135Austen, J.,Northanger Abbey,36Author, the,3—— whims and fancies of,3Autograph letters, how to catalogue,64Bacon, Lord,36—— his retreat at Gorhambury,107Bacon'sNatural History,40——Organon,74Baker'sChronicle,72Baldi's description of a Florentine palace,110,146Balfour, Mr., advice on reading,27Barclay, A.,Ship of Fools,76Basil, St.,148Beauchamp, Guy, earl of Warwick, Library of early romances,71Beauclerk, T.,79—— Library of, in Great Russell Street,107Bedford, Duke of, and Charles V.'s Library,71Beecher, H. W., on reading,30Benedetti, B., Book lists of,147—— librarian to Francesco Maria,147—— C., of Pesaro,147Beyle, Henri, Pseudonyms used by,84Bianchini's works,110,146Bible,148Bibliography, Science of, when commenced,144Bibliomaniacs, Great,71Blackie, J. S., on reading,32Blackwood's Magazine, Extracts from,30,31,32Blades, W.,Enemies of Books,7,21,100—— on the handling of books,22—— on the preservation of books,19,99Blatta Australasia, a bookboring cockroach,23Bookbinding,52—— and the bookbinder,23—— colour,49,54—— Covers, what to choose,64—— errors of taste,56—— gilding,57—— Good, what is fatal to,97—— leather, kind to choose,54—— lettering,58—— marbling,55—— provincial,7—— style and colour of,49—— style,49,54—— the, remarks on,61—— what is good and bad,5,6Books, accidentally destroyed,12—— arranging, difficulty of,17—— care of,15,16—— —— maxims for,24—— classification of,87—— commonplace,38—— contents of, how to master the,31,32—— counterfeit,52—— dusting,20,21—— enemies of,7,16,17,18,21,23—— binding, fifteenth-century,70—— handling,22—— housing of,100—— metal bosses on, desks for,106—— packing,24,25—— ——— Rare and handsome,89—— ——— Reference,89—— Rare, what constitutes,11—— ——— Why so called,12—— How to read,32—— Recommending,33—— Reference,42—— ——— List of good,44—— ——— On placing,89—— ——— Uses of,43—— Repairing,60,61—— Restoring,60,61—— Ruined, how often,7—— Shelfmarking,93—— Sizes of, as decided upon by the Associated Librarians of Great Britain,98—— Suppressed,12—— Treatment of,108—— Valueless,14Bookcase, the 'Radcliffe' iron,113—— revolving,105Bookcases,49,94—— at Trinity College, Cambridge,102—— beautiful specimens of,99—— for rare and beautiful books, &c.,99—— glass doors undesirable,100—— height of,50,95—— in bedrooms,38—— lettering and numbering,93,99—— shelves covered with padded leather,100—— Tonks' patent fittings advisable,95Book-collecting, Revival in, at Florence,140Book collectors, early,71—— collectors of the eighteenth century,79—— hobbies,65—— readers, two classes,34—— screen,47Bookshelves,130Book support, metal,106—— values,9—— —— how to determine,9Booksellers, Old London,72Bookworm, The,23Bordesley Abbey, and the Earl of Warwick's Library,71Boston Public Library, Roxbury Branch, dimensions of book-room,113Boswell,Life of Johnson,3Boudoir bindings, pretty effects of,48—— libraries,46—— library catalogue,50Bowen, onNovel Reading,37Bracciolini, Poggio,137Bradshaw, H., the Cambridge University Librarian,117Braybrooke, Lord, his collection of county histories,66British Museum Library Catalogue,85Brontë, C.,Jane Eyre,37Bruni,Lionardo,137Buchanan, G.,117Buckram binding,62Buffalo Bug, or Carpet Bug,23Burke, on reading,31Bustle tails, bookboring insects,23Butler'sHudibras,72,74Cæsar,148Cambridge University,History of, by Willis and Clark,120Campano, Bishop of Teramo,149Campion, Hanmer and Spencer's History of Ireland,75Care of books, On the,15—— Maxims to be learned,24Carlyle, on a library catalogue,81Carpet Bug, or Buffalo Bug,23Casaubon, among his books,72Catalogue, a fifteenth-century,70—— Alphabetical system, advantages of,86—— Classification of the,82—— Sectional, Lord Crawford's,83—— The,81—— The, alphabetical arrangement of,81—— The, classified system, advantages of,86—— The, cross-references,85—— The, how not to make,82,84—— The, expert advice on,84—— The, rules to be observed,85—— The, subjects, classification of,86—— The, preparing titles,87Chairs, Library,104Charles V. of France, library of,71Chaucer, Speght's edition (1602),75Chippendale, bookcase designs by,99Chrysoloras, M.,143Chrysostom, St.,148Clarissa Harlowe,60Clark, J. W., on the position of the library,119—— Student-life of the past,72Classic authors, list of,148Classics, no suitable edition in England as in France,1Classification,81—— of books,87Clement XI., Pope, and the eagle lectern,147Clement, D.,Bibliothèque curieuse,11Clement, D., on degrees of rarity,11,13Colet, among his books,72Collected editions, how to catalogue,94Commonplace books,38—— books, simplest form of,40Compositor, the,3Condition, as affecting the price of books,13,11Consuelo,37Consumer, the,3Cosimo's generosity to men of letters,144—— Medicean library,138—— plan of the formation of a library,138—— versatility and comprehensive intellect,139—— zeal for learning,139Cotton's library, dimensions of,73Counterfeit books,52County collections, what should be aimed at,66—— Histories, on collecting,66Courthope's edition of Pope,3Crawford, Lord, Ballad catalogue,83—— Collection of books, pamphlets, ballads, &c.,65—— Sectional catalogue,83Cross-references, when to make,85Cunningham, P., edition of Walpole's letters,3Curiosities, arrangement of, in library,122Cyril, St.,148Damp, an enemy to books,17De Maistre'sJourney Round my Room,47Dennistoun'sMemoirs of the Dukes of Urbino,110,145,147,149Desk, standing,105Dictionaries, use of,30Dives et Pauper,70Drawings, safe keeping of,106Duns Scotus,148Dusting of books,20,21Edis'Decoration and Furniture of Town Houses,132Éditions de luxe,3Education, What is?45Edwards,Memoirs of Libraries,13,97,99,100—— on bookcases,97,99Elizabethan Poetry, catalogue of,83Ellwanger'sStory of my House,9,104Elton,Great Book Collectors,115,149Elwin's edition of Pope,3Enemies of books,17,18,19,21Erasmus, among his books,72Eusebius,148Evelyn's directions for gathering a library,78—— Letter to Pepys on the Seventeenth Century libraries,79Eversley Rectory armchair,105Facetiæ, on placing,89Family papers, how to catalogue,64Farnaby, T.,Index Rhetoricus,74Federigo, Count, famous library of MSS.,110,146—— Duke, Literary habits of,148Feltrian dukes, MSS.,147Fergusson'sArchitecture,44Ficino, Translator of Plato,142Fiction Library, how to arrange,36Fiesole, Abbey of, on building a library at,138Fiesole Abbey, Library of,138Fifteenth Century Library Catalogue,70Fine Copy? What is a,5,6First Edition Craze, fight against,14Fish Bugs, bookboring insects,23Florence, Revival in learning at,140——Studio Pubblico, Improvement of the,143Florentine Library, Description of a great,110Floriculture, on collecting books on,67'Foxed' Book, A,6Foxhounds in England,135Francesco Maria's literary pursuits,147Froude, W., The 'Radcliffe' bookcase,113Fuller, T., on memory and note-books,39Gas, an enemy to books,18Genealogical books, rise in price of,66Getting-on, Goddess of,152Gibbon, Edward,1—— library catalogue,83Gilbey, Sir W., sporting books,67Gilding, Advice on,57Giorgio, F. di,Treatise on Architecture,148Gladstone, W. E.,Books, and the Housing of them,100——Gladstone in the Evening of his Days,36,108,110—— on library shelves,96Gladstone's Temple of Peace, Tables in,104Glastonbury, Treasures at,69'Globe' edition of English classics,2Goldsmith Chair, The,105Good Edition, how to make,3—— What is a,1Gosse, E., Library Catalogue,83Gregory, St.,148Greek Fathers, writings of,148Greenbacks,152Guidobaldo I., Library Rules,118Haigh Hall, Ballad Catalogue at,83—— Library Catalogue, who compiled by,65Hallam'sLiterary History,41Hamerton, Philip G., Advice on reading,27,28,29Harding'sChronicle,76Hart, Dr. E., on books in bedrooms,38Hawarden Library annexe,107—— —— Cost of,113Heat, an enemy to books,18Heppelwhite, Bookcase design by,99Hill, B., Edition of Boswell's Johnson,3Howard, Sir J., Library of,70'Humanity Room' at Hawarden,109Humphrey, Duke,71Ireland, History of,75Ink Maker, The,3Jerome, St.,148Jessopp, Dr., Library annexe of,107—— on old libraries,68Johnson, Dr., careless with his books,16—— Life of,3—— on knowledge,42—— on the editions ofThomas à Kempis,67Johnson'sDictionary,44Justin,148Kerr'sGentleman'sHouse,120Knowledge, On. Extract from theSpectator,42—— Two kinds of,42Lady's Library, how arranged,51Lamb, choice of books,34Lampson, L., Rowfant Library Catalogue,83Landino,142Lang, A., remarks on the 'binder,'61—— on the care of books,16Lapaccini, Fra G., a MS. copyist,138Large-paper copies,8,13Larousse'sGrand Dictionnaire,43Leather for binding,53Lectern, an historic eagle,146Leighton, J.,Book-plate Annual,15—— Careless handling of books,16Leland, C. G., onMending and Repairing,61—— Glastonbury treasures,69Leonora's library, how arranged,51Lepisma Saccharina,bookboringinsects,23L'Escholle des Filles,77Librarian, A,115—— Qualifications of a good,115,117—— The motto of a good,118Libraries, Classification of headings of,94—— in country houses, lamentable condition of,15—— Old country,68—— XIIth century,69—— XIIIth century,69—— XVIIth century,72—— Suite of,121—— Public, Originator of,143Library,TheExtract from,150Library, Appliances for the,103—— The, architecturally,119—— arrangement, On,91—— Arrangement of, two plans,121—— Artistic treatment of the,122—— Aspect for the,125—— An economic,133—— Curiosities in,22—— Decorations of the,131—— Enemy of the,120—— fireplace,126—— intercommunication,126—— On heating,120,128—— On lighting,120—— Portable, Composition of a,46—— Position of the,119,124—— rules,118—— Study attached to the,127—— Windows in the,125—— annexe, The,106Library Association Report, 1878,115——Journal, Reference to,91—— —— American,117Lionardo, M., translator of Aristotle'sPolitics,143Lippincott'sBiographical Dictionary,44Livy,148Lockhart,Life of Sir W. Scott,80Lorenzo and his literary circle,142Lucullus' vast collection of books,135Macaulay, private libraries in 1685,79——State of England in 1685,72Magazines, How to bind,63Maggliabecchi, Anecdote of,116—— his abnormal knowledge of books,115Manetti, Giannozzo,137Manuscripts, How to catalogue,64—— collecting and preserving at Florence,140—— Collection of ancient,149—— Famous library of,110—— of the Feltrian dukes,147—— Urbino's library of,146Marbling, what to choose,55Marryat, original binding of his novels,6Marsuppini, Carlo,137Maxwell, Sir H., advice on reading,26Medicean Library,138Medici, Cosimo de', on housing of large libraries,137—— The, and their friends,137—— Lorenzo de',137Memory and note-books,39Mending and repairing,61Middleton Cheney, Library annexe at,107Mirandola, P. della,41,142Monastic libraries, Old,69Monmouth rebellion, romances on,36Monreale, Archbishop of,147Morocco leather, kind to choose,54Munificent book-buying,133Murray'sDictionary,59——