Catalogue of the books in the circulating library [microform]

1896·31.5 MB·English

by  Toronto Public Library

IMAGE EVALUATION
TEST TARGET (MT-3)
1.0 '"^
|50
15•*6 mmm3-m2 22
M
I.I
1.8
1.25 M_
11.6
^v^
9>
<-[?
<^/«?
Photographic
23WESTr.AAINSTREET 4^
Sciences WEBSTER,N.Y. 14S80
(716) 872-4.''03
Corporation
CIHM/ICMH CIHIVI/ICMH
Microfiche Coltection de
microfiches.
Canadian Institute tor Historical Microreproductions /Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques
Technical and Bibliographic Notes/Notes techniques et bibliographiques
The institute has attempted to obtain the best L'Institut a microfilm^ le meille''jr exemplaire
original copy available for filming. Features of this qu'il lui a 6t6 possible de se procurer. Les details
copy which may be bibliographically unique, de cat exemplaire qui sont peut-dtre uniques du
which may alter any of the images in the point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent moJifier
reproduction, or which may significantly change une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exiger une
the usual method of filming, are checked below. modification dans la m^thode normale de fllmage
sont indiquds ci-dessous.
D
Coloured covers/ Coloured pages/
Couverture de couleur Pages de couleur
D
Covers damaged/ Pages damaged/
I
Couverture en lommagee I Pages endommagdes
D
Covers restored and/or laminated/ Pages restored and/or laminated/
Couverture restaurde et/ou pelliculde Pages restaurdes et/ou pellicul^es
D
Cover title missing/ r~A Pages discoloured, stained or foxed/
Le titre de couverture manque Pages ddcolordes, tachetSes ou piqu^es
D
Coloured maps/ Pages detached/
Cartes g^ographiques en couleur Pages d^tachees
D
Coloured ink (i.e. other than blue or black)/ Showthrough/
N^
Encrc de couleur (i.e. autre que bleue ou noire) Transparence
Coloured plates and/or illustrations/ Quality of print varies/
Planches et/ou illustrations en couleur Qualite inegale de I'impression
a
Bound with other material/ Includes supplementary material/
Relie avec d'autres documents Comprcnd du materiel supplementaire
Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion Only edition available/
along interior margin/ Seule Edition disponible
La reliure serree peut causer de I'ombre ou de la
distortion le long de la marge intdrieure n Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata
n slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to
Blank leaves added during restoration may ensure the best possible image/
appear within the text. Whenever possible, these Les pages totalement ou partiellement
have been omitted from filming/ obscurcies par un feui'lel d'errata, une pelure,
lIIorSsBdpuenuteqrueestcauerrattaiionnesapppaagreasisbsleanntchdeasnsajloeutte^xetse, eotbct.e,niorntla6tm6eiflillemuereesiAmangoeuvpeoassuibdlee.facon it
mais, lorsque cela §tait possible, ces pages n'ont
pas ete filmees.
D
Additional comments:/
Commentaires supplementaires;
This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/
Ce document est film^ au taux de reduction indiqud ci-dessous.
10X
The copy filmed here has been reproduced thanks L'exemplaire film6 fut reproduit grdce d la
to the generosity of: gdn6rosit6 do:
Library of the Public La bibliothdque des Archives
Archives of Canada publiques du Canada
The images appearing here are the best quality Les images suivantes ont 6t6 reproduites avec le
possible considering the condition and legibility plus grand soin, compte tenu de la condition et
of the original copy and in keeping with the de la nertetd de l'exemplaire i:\m6. et en
filming contract specifications. conformity avec les conditions du contrat de
filmage.
Original copies in printed paper covers are filmed Les exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en
beginning with the front cover and ending on papier est imprirri6e sont fi!m6s en commenpant
the last page with a printed or illustrated impres- par le premier plat et en lerminant soit par la
sion, or the back cover when appropriate. All dernidre page qui comporte une empreinte
other original copies are filmed beginning on the d'impression ou d'illustration, soit par le second
first page with a printed or illustrated impres- plat, selcn le uas. Tous les autres exemplaires
sion, and ending on the last page with a printed originaux sont filmds en commengant par la
or illustrated impression. premidre page qui comporte une empreinte
d'imprefision ou d'illustration et en terminant par
la dernidre page qui comporte une telle
empreinte.
The last recorded frame on each microfiche Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la
TshIaNllUEcoDnt")a,ionrtthheessyymmbbooll—V^>(m(emaenainnigng""ECNODN"-), dcaesr:nilderesyimmbaogleed—e chseiqguniefimeic"rAofSiUchIeV,REs"e,lonlele
whichever applies. symboleV signifie "FIN".
Maps, plate:;, charts, etc., may be filmed at Les caites, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre
different recuction ratios. Those too large to be filmds d des taux de reduction diffdrents.
entirely included in one exposure are filmed Lorsque le document esttrop grand pour dtre
beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to reproduit en un seul cliche, il est filmd d partir
right and top to bottom, as many frames as de Tangle supdrieur gauche, de gauche d droite,
required. The following diagrams illustrate the et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre
method: d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants
illustrent la m^thode.
1
M'""' •T^'imiimmmmff
/J,^
(
TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
CATALOGUE
OF THE
BOOKS
• • • •
IN THE
Circulating Library
"VOL- II
CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY
CORNER CHURCH AND ADELAIDE STREETS.
896
1
2.
3?3
CHAIRME^J OF THE BOA^D,
In
ofthe P
1883 -i895 itigyear
i
Toronto.
JOHN HALLAM, Ear
JOHN TAYLOR, 188.S-4 111emhers
1885 ill additi
GEORGE WRKiHT, M.R, lutlice thr
18S(i
JAMES MASON, inenibei-s
1887 witli tlia
A. R. BOSWELL, Q.C 1888 the pareI
EDWIN P. PEARSON, The
18«!t
HIS HONOR JUDGE McDorciALL, I8!M) Ipcirteyh.eiLsTihv
R. A. PYNE, M.D., 1891 [of knowl(
A. R. BOSWELL, Q.C, [coniuumil
1892
the l)enefi
WILLIAM MARA,
1893 unclispute
MILES YOKES, (city.
1894
WM. DAVID Mcpherson, "Fre
.. 1895
[advance
t
[augment
CHIEF biBRARlAN [cause of
: (
JAMKS BAIN, Jr. [[otfhoosredeerx,cis
their leisu
ASSISTAjVlT UIBRARIAN AND SECRETARY [doors of tl
OnM
JOHN DAVY. [ernor in tl
[issued for
[never ceasi
[the year oj
[in 1894 it
At th
The Toronto Publiic Library,
Tn Maroli, 1882, the royal assent was given to the statute, passed by the Lejrishiture
of the Province ofOntario, known as tlie Fiee LibrariesAct, and in January of the foUow-
in;^ year the ballots of the electors were given in favour of its adoption in the City of
Toronto.
Karly in 188."} the Board of Management was constituted by the appointment of three
nienil)erseach by the City Council and School Board,and twoby the Sepai'ate School lioard,
iu addition to the Mayorwho was a member p/x oj/icio. Tiie members were to remain in
otlice three years. In June, 1883, the otHcials were appointed. The generous offer of the
members of the Mechanics' Institute to transfer their building and l)ooks was accepted
with thanks, j.nd the Chairman and Chief Lil)rarian despatcl "d to England to complete
the purchase of books. Meanwhile the alterations to the building were proceeded with.
Tlie aim of tlie Board has b.'ien, in all respects, to make the new Library worthy of the
city. The first chairman, Mr. Alderman Hallam, hi his opening address said: " A com-
prehensive, permanent foundation for the encouragement of learning and the free diffusion
of knowledge by reading may be established for the real advancement of all classes in the
connnimity. Toronto is pre-eminently a city of educational institutions. I feel sure that
the benefit to the people of a reference and lending library of carefully -selected books :s
undisputed by all who are interested in the mental, moral and social advancement of our
city.
"Free librarieshave a special claim on every ratepayer wIhj desires to see our country-
advance to the front, and keep pace with the world in ait, science and commerce, and
augment the sum of luunan liappiness. The advantages are numy. They help on the
cause of education. They tend to promote public virtue. Their influence is on the side
of order, self-respect,and general enlightenment. There are few associationssopleasantas
those excited by them. They are a lit(!rary park where all can enjoy themselves during
their leisure lujurs. To all lovers of books and students, to the rich and poor alike, the
doorsof these institutions are open without money and without price."
On March 6, 1884, the Ijibrary was formally opened by His Honor, the Lieut.-Gov-
ernor in the presence ofa large and distinguished audience, and on April 2nd books were
issued for the first time. The success which attended the eai-ly days of the Library has
never ceased, each successive year showing a marked increase over itspredecessor. During
the year of 1883 the daily average issue of books was 783; in 1885 it was 933; while
in 1894 it reached 353,337, an averageof 1,157 per day.
At the close of the first year, 1883, the number of books ou the shelves of the
3
1
Circnlaliiig Liln-ary was 13,r)()0, and in ISfll tlio nunilicr had risen to .'ir),!)"2(l, wliiio tlic
KcftfKMico Lil)raiyduring iIk? sanui poiidd liad iacn'asiul frnni S01.5 to .'13,0(52.
The i,otal nuudxT of ticketholders entithul totake Ijooks Iionin amounted to 42,788 in
1894.
Four branches have l)een estahHshcHl in th(^ nunoter districts of th(^ city, of whicli the
Northern contains a.oOl volumes, the VVt^stern r),27r), and the Eastern and Dundas Street
about 1,000 each. Further information relative to them will be found on the back of the
cover.
The combined issue of books from the central and branch libraries amounted in 1894
to 535,727.
In connection both with the Central Lil)rary and the various branches, reading rooms m
have been established which daily draw large numbers and have done much to popularize
the institution. The nnmis are large and well lighted, are supplied with all the leading
periodicals and are open fn m 8.30 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. during the winter, and 9 p.m. during
the sunnner.
English, American, French, German and Canadian periodicals ire on fyle.
From theoutsetthe Board has watched with great interest the growth of the Refer-
ence Library as themost valuable portion of the institution under their direction, and feel
a reasonable pride in the valuable collection of books which has been gathered together
during the past ten years. Tn the department of Canadian history and exploration it is
unequalled in tlie Dominion, while in arts, manufactures, patents, history and genealogy
and many other subjects it occupies a high position.
A complete list of the members of the Board of Management from the beginning,
will be found on page 6.
Pt?EFACE.
Durino. tlio .ix years which ha.e elapsed since the pul.licatio,. „f the
first vohnne of the Catalo^nie lor the Circuhitin^^ Lihrary a nun.her oF
.supplements have been issued, as new books were added to the shelves.
These, with the written lists of nu.re recent new books,have been consolid-
ated into wliat fonns this second volume.
The total nun^ber of books in the Central Circulating^ Library is about
37,000. of which 15,000 are represented in this catalogue by nearly 3.5,000
entries.
The Autlior's Catalogue, occupying the first section, pages 1^171 oon-
Hi.ts of an alphabetical arrangen.ent of tlu Authors, and a further alpha-
betical list of their works under the name of each author.
Works of Fiction are further catalogued under the title of the book.
Anonymous books appear under their respective titles.
In the case of books published under a pseudonym,cross-references are
given, as far as possible, to the correct name of the author.
Authors' names printed between brackets, thus [Preston], indicate that
the book was published anonymously.
In the second section, pages 178-316, the titles are arranged under
subjects,a key to the arrangement of which will be found on page 178.
All biographies appear under the name of the .subject. Thus "Bos-
well's Life of Johnson" will be found under John.son.
December
1st, 1896.