PREFACE. 



HE books included in this Catalogue 

 belonged mainly to a library formed 

 by my father, in the early decades 

 of this century, at his house at Bris- 

 lington, near Bristol. 

 It has been thought well to classify them according 

 to subjects, not only as more conducive to orderly 

 arrangement, but also as showing the special atten- 

 tion paid by the collector to Topography and all 

 branches of Natural History, as well as his general 

 love of literature. 



It will be seen that the books on Natural Science 

 and British and Foreign Topography form the most 

 prominent feature of the collection ; whilst the Bristol 

 section may be more particularly mentioned, as the 

 books, manuscripts, and numerous drawings com- 

 prised in it were a great source of interest to my 

 father during many years of his life. 



