of facsimile reproductions of some of the more interesting and remarkable of the rarer books and prints of which they are the guardians.
The volumes will consist of minutely accurate facsimiles of the works selected, preceded by short bibliographical introductions.
It is proposed to limit the issue of each work to five hundred copies. Of this number two hundred will be reserved for distribution to the principal libraries of the world; the remainder will be offered for sale at a price calculated to cover the cost of reproduction.
The introduction to the present volume has been written by the sub-librarian, Mr. Guthrie Vine, to whom the thanks of the Governors of the library and of the writer of this note are due.
We are also indebted to the Controller of the Oxford University Press for the interest and care which he has bestowed upon the production of the work.
HENRY GUPPY
The John Rylands Library
September, 1910
