Catalogue of the library of the United States : to which is annexed a copious index, alphabetically arranged.

Author/creator Library of Congress
Other author Watterston, George, 1783-1854.
Other author Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington [D.C.] : Printed by Jonathan Elliot, 1815.
Description[5], 170, xxxii p. ; 24.5 x 20 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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Uniform titleCatalog. 1815
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Partial contents Encyclopédie méthodique.
General noteA catalog of the Thomas Jefferson collection, in 6,500 volumes, purchased by the Congress in 1815 to replace the library destroyed in 1814.
General noteClassified; the classification based on that of Jefferson, of which a tabulated scheme is given (p. 1, 3-4). Compiled by Mr. George Watterston, librarian.
General noteIncludes "Rules and regulations" (p. xxiii-xxviii) and "Abstract of laws concerning the Library of Congress" [1802-1812] (p. xxix-xxxii)
General noteSabin, Bibliotheca americana (v. 4, no. [15564]), also quotes title (no. 15565): "Catalogue of the library purchased by Congress from Thomas Jefferson, late president of the United States." No record of such a copy is to be found in the Library.
General noteIncludes indexes.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 15564.
References RLIN, CTRG05-B10506
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other titleCatalogue of the Library of the Congress of the United States of America.

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