asm:
Monastical History: Lives of Saints: Fathers: Missionaries:
Martyrs: Modern Divines and Persons of eminent piety: Free
Thinkers: Old English Primers: Meditations: Some of the
earliest Popish and Puritanical Controversy: Sermons by old
English Divines, &c. In the whole 560 articles: probably
about 1200 volumes. These general heads are sufficient to
satisfy the bibliographer that, with such an indefatigable
collector as was Mr. West, the greater part of the
theological books must have been extremely rare and curious.
From so _many Caxtons_, _Wynkyn de Wordes_, _Pynsons, &c._,
it would be difficult to select a _few_ which should give a
specimen of the value of the rest. Suffice it to observe
that such a cluster of _Black Letter Gems_, in this
department of English literature, has never since been seen
in any sale catalogue.

3. _Education, Languages, Criticism, Classics, Dictionaries,
Catalogues of Libraries, &c._

There were about 700 volumes in these departments. The
catalogues of English books, from that of Maunsell in 1595,
to the latest before Mr. West's time, were nearly complete.
The treatises on education, and translations of the ancient
classics, comprehended a curious and uncommon collection.
The Greek and Latin Classics were rather select than rare.

4. _English Poetry, Romances, and Miscellanies._

This interesting part of the collection comprehended about
355 articles, or probably about 750 volumes: and, if the
singularly rare and curious books which may be found _under
these heads alone_ were now to be concentrated in one
library, the owner of them might safely demand 4000 guineas
for such a treasure! I make no doubt but that his MAJESTY is
the fortunate possessor of the greater number of articles
under all the foregoing heads.

5. _Philosophy, Mathematics, Inventions, Agriculture, and
Horticulture, Medicine, Cookery, Surgery, &c._

Two hundred and forty articles, or about 560 volumes.

6. _Chemistry, Natural History, Astrology, Sorcery,
Gigantology._

Probably not more than 100 volumes. The word "Gigantology,"
first introduced by Mr. Paterson, I believe, into the
English language, was used by the French more than two
centuries ago. See no. 2198 in the catalogue.

7. _History and Anti