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The series of Historians is here interrupted, 
partly by an assemblage of various editions of 
the Greek and Roman Classics, printed by the 
Aiduses, the Stephenses, the Elzevirs, and other 
more eminent typographers, and principally by 
a very costly collection of specimens of the pro¬ 
ductions of the Press during its earliest history, 
most of which, on account of their curiosity 
and their magnificence, excite universal ad¬ 
miration, and deserve special attention. The 
collection of Caxtons is singularly extensive. 
Passing by nine Presses in the centre of this 
side of the Room thus occupied, the series of 
Historians is resumed, and embraces the writers 
on the history of Holland, the Netherlands, the 
Northern nations, and of the kingdoms of, and 
tribes of people inhabiting Asia, Africa, and 
America. Works on Antiquities, Manners, 
Customs, Monuments, Numismatics, and In¬ 
scriptions, come next in order, and are suc¬ 
ceeded by much that is valuable and important 
in Heraldic, Biographical, and Literary History. 
A numerous collection of the Transactions of 
the most distinguished Scientific and Literary 
Societies occupies the remaining Presses of this 
side of the Room. 
On the left side of this Room entering it as be¬ 
fore mentioned, is arranged, in the first instance, 
a well selected collection of Theological 
Works, commencing with the Holy Scriptures, 
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THE ROYAL 
LIBRARY. 
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