Arts, G: Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Royal Acad

Excerpt from A Catalogue of Books in the Library of the Royal Academy of Arts, LondonA catalogue can at best never hope to be complete, for, as it has been justly observed, from the morrow after its publication the very first written entry of the latest addition renders imperfect the copy just printed.Although the contents of the Library have been selected for the use of the Students and the Members, reference is not necessarily restricted to them. The Academy has always permitted reference to its shelves upon a proper introduction, when, from the accessibility of its position and the arrangement of its contents, it can be consulted without any unnecessary expenditure of time or any other delay.And now the Librarian has a final and agreeable duty to perform in making acknowledgment of the valuable aid afforded by the Librarian of the Athenaeum Club, H. R. Tedder, Esq., who has compiled the present Catalogue and superintended its publication.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at 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.