Excerpt from Catalogue of the Books of the Young Mens' Mercantile Library Association of Cincinnati In preparing and publishing the Catalogue, a large expenditure of money has been incurred, depleting the treasury to that extent. It is confidently expected that the friends of the Association will step forward, and, to a degree, reimburse the outlay, by subscribing for one or more copies. In addition to the Library proper, it will be recollected that we have a Reading Room well furnished with the leading newspapers and magazines from all parts of the world; thus keeping the members posted in the political, mercantile and literary news of the day. The Library is in possession of a large collection of rare old Pamphlets (not catalogued, ) gathered by the different Boards of Directors in the past thirty years. The Young Men's Mercantile Library has now reached a point in its history when it requires the hearty cc-operation of the Young Merchants of the city. Its membership should be materially increased, and must be, if it is to retain its present solid, independent position. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.