VlII PREFACE. 



of the reverend father's metliods and purposes, quoted on page 48 from 

 one of his papers, will well repay perusal. 



The present volume embraces 270 titular entries, of which 229 reiate 

 to printed books and articles and 41 to manuscripts. Of these, 253 

 have been seen and described by the compiler (222 of the prints and 31 

 of the manuscripts), leaving 17 as derived from outside sources (7 of the 

 prints and 10 manuscripts). Of those unseen by the writer, titles and 

 descriptions have been received in all cases from persons who have 

 actually seen the works and described them for him. 



So far as possible, direct comparison has been made with the works 

 themselves during the proof-reading. For this purpose, besides his 

 own books, the writer has had access to those in the libraries of Con- 

 gress, the Bureau of Ethnology, the Smithsonian Institution, George- 

 town University, and to several private collections in the city of Wash- 

 ington. Mr. Wilberforce Eames has compared the titles of works con- 

 tained in his own library and in the Lenox, and recourse has been had 

 to a number of librarians throughout the couutry for tracings, photo- 

 graphs, etc. 



I am indebted to the Director of the Bureau, Major Powell, for the 

 unabated interest shown in my bibliographic work, for the opportu- 

 nities he has afforded me to prosecute it under the most favorable cir- 

 cumstances, and for his continued advice and counsel. 



Many items of interest have been furnished me by Dr. Franz Boas ; 

 the Eev. Myron Eells, Union City, Wash. ; Mr. John K. Gill, Portland, 

 Oregon; Hon. Horatio Hale, Clinton, Ontario; Father Le Jeune, Kam- 

 loops, B.C. ; Maj. Edmond Mallet, Washington,D.C.; Father St. Onge, 

 Troy, N. T., and Dr. T.S.Bulmer, Cedar City, Utah. It gives me pleas- 

 ure to make record of my obligations to these gentlemen. 



WASHiNaTON, D. C, March 10, 1893. 



