THE • SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



27 



REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, IN CHARGE OF 



THE LIBRARY. 



DECEMBER 31, 1853. 



Sir: The following table exhibits the additions to the library during 

 the year 1853, distinguishing the receipts by purchase, by donation 

 and exchange, and by copyright : 



SOURCES. 



o 

 M 



^ . 



05 > 



a 3 P< 



QD 



1 

 3d 



c 



p< 



OS 



_6 



So 



.5 



S 

 P 



Other articles. 



Totals. 





259 



1,554 













1,813 



By donation and exchange. 



1,244 



1,121 





88 









2,453 

 1,167 



505 



181 



14 



8 



443 





11 









2,008 



2, 856 



14 



96 



448 





11 



5,433 



The whole number of books, pamphlets, maps, engravings, and 

 other articles at present belonging to the library, is shown by the 

 folio win o table: 



SOURCES. 



p3 



© 

 O 



a rA 



OS •— ' 

 05 > 



§ «3 



03 Q. 



OC 



a 



1 



pi 



oi 





CO 



GO 



OS 



o 



Totals. 





4,432 

 3,901 

 2,809 



873 



2,511 



5,164 



420 



1,335 



58 

 38 



2 

 1,813 



59 









8,280 



By donation and exchange. 



2, 274 



30 

 9 



41 



97 



11, 007 



5,706 





873 





















12, 015 



8,095 



1,431 



1,874 



2,274 



39 



138 



25, 866 



The purchases daring the year have been few and unimportant. 



The receipts by exchange and donation have been numerous and 

 valuable. A particular account of them is given by Professor Baird in 

 his report upon the exchanges. It is not thought necessary, therefore, 

 to dwell upon them here, further than to state that many of the works 

 thus received are of great value from their intrinsic merit, and from the 



