Catalogue of the printed books in the library of the incorporated Law Society / by Frederick Boase.

  • Boase, Frederick.
Date:
1891
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Credit: Catalogue of the printed books in the library of the incorporated Law Society / by Frederick Boase. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    PREFACE The establishment of the Incorporated Law Society's Library is of comparatively recent date. In June 1828 Mr. Metcalfe, one of the original members of the Society, presented to the Council as a nucleus for the Library a complete set of the ' Statutes at Large.' At the same time Mr. Bryan Holme, whose portrait hangs in the great hall, contributed many valuable books on topo- graphy and similar subjects, and continued making gifts to the Library at various times until his death in 1856. In the year 1869 a most valuable and almost unique collection of books which had belonged to the Rev. Joseph Mendham of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, was, after his death, very generously presented to the Society by a member of his family. Among these books are many rare editions of Liturgies, Missals and Bre- viaries, and also some books and pamphlets relating to Theological controversies, which perhaps even now may sometimes be of value to solicitors. The Library was first located in the present building in 1832, The number of books in that year was but little over 1,000, in 1841 it amounted to 6,000, and in 1851 to 10,000. There are now 36,466 volumes, and