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?This catalogue was started in 1906 based on a large collection of books in exact and applied science, and was expanded to reach about three hundred pages. It grew as it went, and by the end of the alphabet so many more works in allied subjects, as well as other and interesting copies of books already described, had come in that a Supplement was begun, still more fully annotated, which far exceeded the size of the original scheme. ??from the preface.This is perhaps the first historical catalogue of Science published in any country, at least as giving at once the current price of each book included, bibliographical particulars, and many biographical and historical references both in the descriptions themselves and in the notes.17397 items are described. There is a wealth of information provided, including plate count and frequent annotation.An index is provided. Though later expanded, these are the basic and still most important volumes. An extensive index is provided.Oversized octavo. Two volumes bound in one. 2 v. (xii, 964 p.) plates, ports. facsims. 24 cm. London, H. Sotheran, 1921