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" Manual of Gloucestershire Literature." The extreme 

 rarity of the issues enhances the gift, and adds to the 

 value of the fine collection of Bristol newspapers 

 possessed by the City. 



With regard to an analogous department of local 

 literature, the Committee acquired by purchase a number 

 of folio volumes of great interest, including, in one 

 volume all the contemporary accounts of the Bristol 

 Riots ; in another, a unique collection of the broad- 

 sheets, and other ephemeral literature connected with 

 parliamentary elections, and in several others a mine of 

 information upon the local topics of a bygone period, 

 all of which had been carefully arranged and preserved. 

 These were accompanied by several other publications 

 of great interest. A full list of this comprehensive 

 purchase, prepared by Mr. John Latimer, is given as an 

 appendix. 1 



The total number of volumes received from the 

 Subscription Library during the year was 1348, and of 

 these 653 were retained for use in the Reference Library, 

 and the remaining 695 volumes were transferred to the 

 Libraries Committee for use in the Lending Libraries. 



The number of works bound or repaired during the 

 year was 201. 



On behalf of the Committee, 



W. R. BARKER, 



Chairman. 

 December \"}th> 1902. 



1 See Appendix B. 



