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PIBTH ANNUAL REPORT. 5 1
Their titles, the periods to which they relate, and thc manner
of their are as follows:
Maryland Gazette, 1760-67, purchased, - - 3 vols.
St. James' Chronicle, 1774-'78 " - 1 "
Jamaica Royal Gazette, 1782, (6 - 1"
Philadelphia IIinerva, 1795-'98, 'i - 1 "
Phi1:t. Am. Advertiser, 1797, (L - 1 ‘6
Dessert to the True Americnn, 1798 " - 1 "
I'hiladel~hia Aurora, 1800, ic - 1“
National Intclligencer, 1806-'9, - 2 "
Boston Weekly Messenger, 1517-'18, gift of Mrs. ROCK-
WOOD, - 1"
New York American, 1824-31, purchased, - - 8 '6
New York Herald, 1830, .td - I "
Alexander's Weekly Messenger, 2844-48, gift of S.
COWLBS, - 2 "
N. Y. Daily Tribune, 1858, gift of R. TOWNSEND, 2"
N. Y. Daily Times, 1853-'54, do. - 4 "

Total, - - 29 VO~S.
The total number of bound newspaper files now in the Library
is 869-no part of our collection is more valuable for purposes
of llistoric research, or more interesting to the curious reader.
We have also quite a number of unbound newspaper files,
which me hope to have bound during the ensuing ycar.
Works 0% Bibliography.

There can be nothing more useful to a peblic library than B
proper collection of works on Ribliograpliy. They give us a
history or account of books, notices of different editions, the
tirnes when they were printed, $he best editions, ancl other infor-
mation tending to illustrato the history of literature, and
frequently adding the prices which rare worlts have obtained at
public sales, together with their market value as indicated by
prioed catalogues. They serve to a public library as an invalu-
able guide in the purchase of all except the most recently printed