. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. ay ; all of themnot only booklovers, but also men of SIR WM. MACLEAY. hjgh attainments and cultivated tastes. Trustee, iS70-91. The benefactions from private indi-viduals have been considerable. In their annual reports from time totime, the Trustees have acknowledged these specifically. The Wisebequest has been already referred to. In February, 18S5, Messrs. Richardand George Tangye (the former has since been knighted), of Birmingham,England, presented the Library with a copy of the first folio editionof Shakespeare, 1623, in a perfect st
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. ay ; all of themnot only booklovers, but also men of SIR WM. MACLEAY. hjgh attainments and cultivated tastes. Trustee, iS70-91. The benefactions from private indi-viduals have been considerable. In their annual reports from time totime, the Trustees have acknowledged these specifically. The Wisebequest has been already referred to. In February, 18S5, Messrs. Richardand George Tangye (the former has since been knighted), of Birmingham,England, presented the Library with a copy of the first folio editionof Shakespeare, 1623, in a perfect state of preservation. This splendidgift is regarded as the Librarys most valued possession. At varioustimes we have received other rare books and manuscripts from the samesource. Amongst other notable donations may be mentioned the manuscripts ofGovernor Bligh, presented by his grandson, W. R. Bligh, Esq., ofParramatta, and the journal of Major Lockyer, pioneer of WesternAustralia, presented by his descendant, Mr. Nicholas Lockyer, Collectorof PROFESSOR CHARLES BADHAM, Trustee, 1870-84. President, 1870-83. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NKW SOUTH WALES. 45 Several important private collections have, at various times, been addedby purchase, and have been the means of strengthening the Library in specialdepartments of knowledge, ,^ in November, 1885, the library of H. , of Melbourne, comprising 1,200 volumes, was purchased. Thiscollection was particularly rich in Australian books and pamphlets, and wasof great service in supplementing the Wise bequest. In February, 1886,Dr. \^on Lendenfelds scientific librarv of 439 volumes was purchased. InMarch, 1891, the classical and scientific library of Professor Stephens, con-sisting of 1,431 volumes and nearly 200 pamphlets, was acquired, and inDecember, 1896, 1,200 \olumes of reports, bound numbers of newspapers,and other publications were received from the Chief Secretarys Department;in the following month I joined the
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