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MONSTER CATALOG

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Aug 26, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 33.

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MONSTER CATALOG.

THE British Museum catalog, which has been in process of compilation for a long time, will probably be completed within the next 2 years. This catalog will contain a list of nearly all the books that have ever been published. The first British Museum catalog was completed 110 years ago. This consisted of two manuscript folio volumes. In 1819 this catalog had grown to 8 volumes. A new edition was commenced in the thirties. Only the first letter was printed; the rest were written. It was completed in 1851, and consisted of 150 folio volumes. In 1875 the list had grown to 2,000, and 5 years later to 3,000 volumes. The new edition commenced in 1881, and, now nearing completion, will be printed, and is to consist of 600 volumes, containing a list of 3,000,000 titles.—Christian Advocate.