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Excerpt from The Book-Collector's Hand-Book: A Modern Library Companion The reader, who takes this little manual for his guide, must not expect to find a catalogue of rare and expensive volumes, such as are only to be found in libraries on the largest scale. Our object is much more humble, and, as we believe, much more useful; we shall give an ample list of the best modern books in every science, subject only to the indispensable condition of their being cheap, or at all events of a reasonable price, and such, moreover, as remaining still in the market, may be procured without any particular trouble. With curious old editions, the delight of genuine bibliomaniacs, we do not meddle; but occasionally, where the case seems to admit of it, we shall notice desirable reprints. Neither do we pretend to give any account of foreign works unless when translated, our purpose being limited to the formation of a substantial English library, suited to men of moderate fortunes, but embracing the whole circle of literature, art, and science. Io complain that our plan does not extend to books in other languages, ancient and modern, would be as unreasonable as to find fault with an English dictionary because it was not a Greek Lexicon, or a German Worterbuch. 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.