. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. ned in the Libraiy. Frommany others with outstanding claims we select forspecial mention the Biblia Latina, 1479, the productionof Adolf Rusch, of Strassburg, on account of its perfec-tion of workmanship. Of the modern books, typical isthe magnificent copy of The TJoJij hand and Egypt andNnhia, 6 volumes, by David Roberts, , which haslithographs coloured by hand in imitation of the originaldrawings. The section of the Shaw collection devotedto art and art crafts is also worthy of special another feature o
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. ned in the Libraiy. Frommany others with outstanding claims we select forspecial mention the Biblia Latina, 1479, the productionof Adolf Rusch, of Strassburg, on account of its perfec-tion of workmanship. Of the modern books, typical isthe magnificent copy of The TJoJij hand and Egypt andNnhia, 6 volumes, by David Roberts, , which haslithographs coloured by hand in imitation of the originaldrawings. The section of the Shaw collection devotedto art and art crafts is also worthy of special another feature of Mr. Shaws work as a collectoris the grangerized books, the Edinhurqh Folio Shike-upeare, which has over .?,000 illustrations added to it,being the most important, but by no means an isolatedexample of this form of book-making. Of monetary bequests the gift of £12,150 made bythe will of the late Edward Costley, who died on AprilIS, 1883, is the most outstanding. The growth of the Public Libraiy has been interest-ing and in recent years most marked. Commencing in 46. CENTRAL LIBRARY: UPPER LANDING.
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