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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Library of the University of London: Including the Libraries of George Grote and Augustus De Morgan The Library of the University of London, so far as at present formed, consists principally of the Library of George Grote, Esq., for many years Vice-Chancellor of the University, and of that of the late Professor Augustus de Morgan. Mr. Grote's Library was bequeathed to the University by a Codicil to his Will dated the 9th May, 1871. The bequest was subject to any selection or disposition of the books which might be made by Mrs. Grote during her life; but the greater part of them was at once transferred by Mrs. Grote to the University. The "De Morgan Library," comprising a valuable collection of mathematical works, was purchased in its entirety by Lord Overstone, and was presented by his Lordship to the University "as a testimony of his appreciation of the service which that body has rendered to the extension and improvement of Education in all its branches throughout the United Kingdom, and in the hope that it may prove the first fruits of a Library which shall, ere long, become such in all respects as the University of London ought to possess." Previously, however, to the above-named bequest and gift, Mr. Julian Goldsmid, with a view to the establishment of a first-class University Library, had offered a donation of 1000, payable by equal instalments in ten years, to he applied in the purchase of Classical (Greek and Latin) books; and other annual or special donations have been made by the Chancellor, Earl Granville, by the Vice-Chancellor, Sir John Lubbock, and by the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, Member for the University. 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."