Bibliography. 



r I ^HE simplest arrangement, that of chronologic se- 

 * quence, has been adopted in this register of titles 

 by Rafinesque. No attempt has been made to apply 

 rigid bibliographic rules; but the ends of lines in 

 book-titles are indicated by light, vertical lines; maga 

 zines and journals are indicated by italicized titles ; 

 volume and page references and title verbiage have been 

 compared, in large part, in galley-proof, with the orig 

 inal sources. 



In all cases the mistakes and misprints of the orig 

 inals, together with all lapses from grammatical correct 

 ness, have been retained. Also, many matters ordinarily 

 deemed of small or of no importance, such as quotations 

 and verses on title-pages, have been reproduced. The 

 object has been to present such a faithful transcript of 

 the title-pages that the reader might catch and study 

 all peculiarities in style or in expression, and from 

 the physiognomy of various title-pages be enabled to 

 reach conclusions that would be, in a measure, original. 

 Throughout are occasional notes calling attention to 



