Excerpt from Catalogue of Books Selected From the Library of an English Amateur, Vol. 1<br><br>The great predominance of French books has decided me to use both English and French in their description. I have more especially availed myself of the French language in de scribing the bindings, and have also, in some cases, copied extracts from French catalogues, and other sources, in their original language.<br><br>I desire to thank many of my friends for the assistance they have given me in the compilation of this brochure, and at the same time to ask their indulgence when glancing over this first catalogue of my books, volumes which it has been my pleasure and amusement to collect.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.