REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 53 



their series which date very far back ; but the Smithsonian Institution 

 has succeeded in completing its sets, partly by purchase of such as have 

 drifted into the second hand or antiquarian book trade, and partly by 

 exchange with public libraries possessing duplicates. It is confidently 

 believed that the library of the Institution, and consequently that of Con- 

 gress, is in possession of a linger and more perfect series of such transac- 

 tions, as also, of scientific periodicals than any other library extant. 



The accompanying memorandum gives an indication of some of the 

 more important additions to the library. 



The receipts from the system of Congressional exchanges already re- 

 ferred to, by which fifty sets of the publications of the government are 

 available for exchanges with foreign governments have also been very 

 great ; but as these are not catalogued, but transferred directly to the 

 library of Congress, it is, of course, to the report of Mr. Spofford that 

 reference must be had for details. 



Statement of the boohs, maps, and charts received by the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution during the year ending December 31, 1879. 



Volumes : 



Octavo, or smaller 1, 509 



Quarto, or larger 410 



1,919 



Parts of volumes : 



Octavo, or smaller 3, 210 



Quarto, or larger 2, G12 



5, 852 



Pamphlets : 



Octavo, or smaller 1, G28 



Quarto or larger 591 



Maps and charts 183 



Total 10, 203 



List of some of the more valuable works received in 1879. 



From the Norwegian Geographical Institute, Christiania : Historisk 

 Beretning om Norges Geogratiske op Maaling, 1873-1876, af C. M. do 

 Seue. Kristiania, 1S78. 8vo. Aarbog for Handelsmarinen. 1875, ii ; 

 1870, i, ii ; 1S77, i, ii; 1878, i. Kristiania. Svo. And 19 maps. 



From the Society of Agriculture, Sciences, and Arts, Valenciennes: 

 Memoires. vols, iii, vi, ix. Valenciennes, 1841-1855. Svo. Memoires 

 historiques sur l'arrondissement de Valenciennes, vols, ii, v. Valencien- 

 nes, 1868-'78. Svo. Revue agiicole, industrielle, litteraire et artistique. 

 vols, v-xxxi. Valenciennes, 1853-78. Svo. 



From the Imperial Society of Friends of Natural Sciences, Anthropol- 

 ogy, and Ethnology, Moscow: Ezoyistia (Bulletin, 55 parts), 1800-78. 

 Moscow. 4to. 



