ltera
Lectoribus necessaria esset."

The catalogue of Maittaire's library [1748, 2 parts, 8vo.],
which affords ample proof of the BIBLIOMANIA of its
collector, is exceedingly scarce. A good copy of it, even
unpriced, is worth a guinea: it was originally sold for 4
shillings; and was drawn up by Maittaire himself.]

[Footnote 32: In a periodical publication called "_The
Director_," to which I contributed under the article of
"_Bibliographiana_" (and of which the printer of this work,
Mr. William Savage, is now the sole publisher), there was
rather a minute analysis of the famous library of HARLEY,
EARL OF OXFORD: a library which seems not only to have
revived, but eclipsed, the splendour of the Roman one formed
by Lucullus. The following is an abridgement of this
analysis:

VOLUMES.

1. Divinity: _Greek, Latin, French and Italian_--about 2000
---- _English_ 2500
2. History and Antiquities 4000
3. Books of Prints, Sculpture, and Drawings--
_Twenty Thousand Drawings and Prints._
_Ten Thousand Portraits._
4. Philosophy, Chemistry, Medicine, &c. 2500
5. Geography, Chronology, General History 600
6. Voyages and Travels 800
7. Law 800
8. Sculpture and Architecture 900
9. Greek and Latin Classics 2400
10. Books printed UPON VELLUM 220
11. English Poetry, Romances, &c. 1000
12. French and Spanish do. 700
13. Parliamentary Affairs 400
14. Trade and Commerce 300
15. Miscellaneous Subjects 4000
16. Pamphlets--_Four Hundred Thousand_!

Mr. Gough says, these books "filled thirteen handsome
chambers, and two long galleries." Osborne the bookseller
purchased them for L13,000: a sum little more than two
thirds of the price of the binding, as paid by Lord Oxford.
The bookseller was accused of injustice and parsimony; but
the low prices which he afterwards affixed to the arti