Excerpt from The Library of Nathaniel Paine<br><br>The private library of Nathaniel Paine, Esq., of this city, is made up to quite a large extent of this kind of books. It numbers some 2000 volumes, and is ex ceedingly rich in historical and biograph ical works. The value and interest of many of the books have been largely in creased by additions he has made to them of portraits, autographs, letters, and other valuable material illustrative of the subjects treated. The scholarly tastes of Mr. Paine are well known. He is a prominent member not only of the American Antiquarian Society, but of the Worcester Society of Antiquity, andis the author of a number of volumes which are a material addition to the value of the libraries of both societies.<br><br>Mr. Paine's library is of a miscellane ous nature, though historical and bio graphical works seem to be favorites. He has also gathered together a. Large number of autographs and has already had two sales of books, portraits, auto graphs, engravings and such like. The last one, held in New York some seven years ago, consisted largely of auto graphs and engraved portraits, and he has many still remaining. He began the for mation of his library when a young man, and has added to itashe has had opportu nity ever since. Some of the autographs and letters of distinguished men were given him, others were bought, and still others obtained by exchange. The rage for these has so increased within the last few years that many of them are now ex ceedingly rare, and correspondingly val uable. Mr. Paine comes naturally by his love for the antique and historic, his grandfather and great uncle being among the founders of the American Antiqua rian Society.<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.