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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



Ludevvig (H. E.) — Continued. 



in the attempt to render the work aa perfect as 

 possible, with what success must be left to 

 the ,j uilgment of those who can fairly appreciate 

 the labors of a pioneer in any new field of lit- 

 erary research." — Editor's advertisement. 



"Dr. Ludewig, though but little known in 

 this country [England], was held in consider- 

 abloesteem as a jiirist, bothin Germanyand the 

 United States of America. Born at Dresden in 

 1809, with but little exception he continued to 

 reside iu his native city until 1844, when he emi- 

 grated to America ; but, though in both coun- 

 tries he practiced law as a profession, his bent 

 was the study of literary history, which was 

 evidenced by his ' Livre dos Aua, Essai de 

 Catalogue Manuel,' published at his own cost 

 in 1837, and by his ' Bibliothekonomie, ' which 

 appeared a few years later. 



"But even while thus encaged he delighted 

 in investigating the rise and progress of the laud 

 of his subsequent adoption, and his researches 

 into the vexed question of the origin of the peo- 

 pling of America gained him the highest consid- 

 eration, on both sides of the Atlantic, as a man 

 of original and inquiring mind. He was a 

 contributor to Naumann's 'Serapa^um;' and 

 among the chief of his contributions to that 

 journal maybe mentioned those on 'American 

 Libraries, ' on the 'Aids to American Bibliog- 

 raphy,' and on the 'Book Trade of the United 

 States of America.' In 1846 appeared his ' Lit- 

 erature of American Local History,' a work of 

 much importance and whicli required no small 

 amount of labor and perseverance, owing to the 

 necessity of consulting the manj' and widely 

 scattered materials, which had to be sought out 

 from apparently the most unlikely channels. 



"These studies formed a natural introduc- 

 tion to the present work on ' The Literature of 

 American Aboriginal Languages, ' which occu- 

 pied his leisure concurrently with the others, 

 and the printing of which was commenced In 



Ludevrig (H. E.) — Coutinuod. 



August, 1856, but wliich he did not live to see 

 launched upon tlie world ; for at the date of Jiis 

 death, on the 12th of December following, only 

 172 pages were in type. It had been a labor of 

 love with him for years ; and, if ever author 

 wereraindfulof the »w)iM»i i;re(na<Mr in ftrtHtnn., 

 ho was when he deposited his manuscript in the 

 library of the American Ethnological Society, 

 diffident hivnself as to its merits and value on a 

 suljject of such paramount interest. lie liad 

 satisfied himself that In duo time the reward of 

 his patient industry might be the production of 

 some more extended national work on the sub- 

 ject, and with thi.s ho was contented; for it was 

 a distinguishing feature in his character, not- 

 withstanding his great and varied knowledge 

 and brilliant acquirements, to disregard his 

 own toll, even amounting to drudgery if need- 

 ful, If he could in any way assist the promul- 

 gation of literature and science. 



" Dr. Ludewig was a corresponding member 

 of many of the most dl.stiuguished European 

 and American literary societies, and few men 

 were held in greater consideration by .scholars 

 bothin America and Germany, as will readily bo 

 acknowledged should his voluminous corre- 

 spondence ever see the light. In private life he 

 was distinguished by the best qualities which 

 endear a man's memory to those who survive 

 him: he was a kind and atfectionate husband 

 and a sincere friend. Always accessible and 

 ever ready to aid and counsel those who applied 

 to him for advice upon matters pertaining to 

 literatiu-e, his loss will loug be felt by a most 

 extended circle of friends, and in him Germany 

 mourns one of the best representatives of her 

 learned men iu America, a genuine typo of a 

 class in which, with singular felicity, to genius 

 of the highest order is combined a painstaking 

 and plodding perseverance but seldom met with 

 beyond theconflnes of the ' Fatherland.' " — Bio- 

 graphic memoir. 



M. 



Macdonald (Duncan George Forbes). 

 Britiah Columbia | and | Vancouver's 

 island | comprising | a description of 

 tbese dependencies: their physical | 

 character, climate, capabilities, popu- 

 lation, trade, natural history, | geology, 

 ethnology, gold-fields, and future pros- 

 pects I also I An Account of the Man- 

 ners and Customs of the Native Indians 

 I by I Dnncan George Forbes Macdon- 

 ald, C. E. I (Late of the Government 

 Survey Staff of British Columbia, 

 and of the International Boundary | 

 Line of North America) Author of 

 ' What the Farmers may do with the | 



Macdonald (D. G. F.) — Continued. 

 Land' 'The Paris Exhibition' 'Deci- 

 mal Coinage' &c. | With a comprehen- 

 sive map. I 



London | Longman, Green, Longman, 

 Eoberts, & Green | 1862. 



Half-title verso name of printer 1 1. title 

 verso blank 1 1. preface pp. v-vil, contents pp. 

 Ix-xili, text pp. 1-442, apiJendices pp. 443-524, 

 map, 8°. 



Vocal)ulary of the Chinook Jargon and Eng- 

 lish equivalent terms (375 words .and 10 phrases 

 and sentences), pp. 394-398. 



Copies seen : British Museum, Congress. 



Sabin's Dictionary, no. 43149, mentions: Sec- 

 ond edition, London, Longmans, 1863, 8°. 



