Excerpt from Early English Printed Books in the University Library, Cambridge (1475 to 1640), Vol. 4: IndexesDr Venn's large collection of works on Logic, presented in 1889, contained only nine English books before 1640: the library of Professor Adams, bequeathed in 1892, added 139; in both cases the class-mark preserves the donor's name. I have already spoken of the Sandars Collection. On the whole, more books have been given in the last forty years than in the hundred and fifty which preceded them. Lord Acton's vast collection, presented in 1902 by Mr John Morley, hardly concerns us now; for, incredible as it may appear, among the or more volumes which composed it, less than 30 were English before 1640.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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Indexes by author, printer, engraver and place for Sayle's catalogue (1900-1907) of early printed books.

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