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Classiflcation. This Year. Last Year. 



Theology, Morals, &c 18,174 18,072 



Natural Philosopliy, Astronomy, &c 18,288 17,308 



Natural History 6,961 6,499 



Science and the Arts , 27,405 28,581 



History and Biography 24,230 2i,o74 



Topography and Antiquities 6,458 6,244 



Voyages and Travels 12,645 11,754 



Miscellaneous Literature (principally collected Works, Maga- 

 zines in Volumes, &c.) 46,592 37,947 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 4,372 3,924 



Commerce, Political Economy, and Statistics 3,238 2,725 



Education and Language 7,192 6,000 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 13,886 12,916 



Latin and Greek Classics and Translations 4,471 4,214 



Heraldry, Encyclopsedias, and "Works of Reference 12,018 8,076 



Total 205,930 186,834 



Bbown Reading Room. 



Classification. This Year. Last Year. 



Illustrated Periodicals in Volumes 71,931 75,401 



Prose Fiction 207,342 231,834 



Directories 18,145 18,569 



Total 297,418 325,804 



Table II. — Showing the issues of Quarterly and Monthly Magazines : — • 



Classification. Magazines. Xye^e. 



Theology, Morals, &c 966 3 



Natural Philosophy, &c 615 2 



Natural History 652 2 



Science and the Arts 1,109 4 



Topography and Antiquities 479 2 



Voyages and Travels 216 1 



Miscellaneous Literature 74,975 267 



Commerce, Political Economy, and Statistics 426 2 



Education and Language 346 1 



Total 79,784 284 



Table III. — Showing the issue of Weekly Periodicals, &c. : — 



Classification. Periodicals. A^j^e 



Natural Philosophy, &c 2,750 10 



Natural History , 1 496 5 



Science and the Arts 6 733 24 



Miscellaneous Literature {principally illustrated and literary 



Periodicals) 199,233 709 



Law and Politics 787 3 



Commerce, Statistics, &c 797 3 



Total 211,796 754 



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