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the sole possessors OF tho dodo in s native n,unt' COL
aieinbercer will nave to make another expefisi0n
Honssdae, Penn, May ~, 1874. 6chOOLBof
RECENT CLASSICAL ADDITIONS TO THE
ASTOR LIBRARY.

RECENT CLASSICAL ADDlIlONS ~ LIE
ASTOR LIBRARY.
,pop T A. SPENCER on THE IMPROVEMENT EFFECTED
IN THIS REsPECT-RAgE AND VALUABLE CLAssI-
CAL WORKS RECENTLY oBrAINED-MR. VIM b..
AsrOR's IIBERALITY.
20 the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR. Having had occasion to visit the Astor
,iIr,rv ouite frequently OF late in connection with
,,asical studies and pursuits, have been allowed,
through the courtesy Of the librarian, the privilege OF
looking over and examining some OF the recent very
ro,uahle additions made to the department OF Greek
and Latin in the lbrarys collection These are neither
few nor small and ask the liberty Of calling tho atten-
ton OF students and scholars 10 WHAT thc Ho'aJ ho"
contains in this respect.
Tn former years have occasionally sought for works
which were not in the library and the number OF
volues devoted to tho classics and classical phooRJ
seemed to me DO inadequate TO the demands OF SUI
dents in Greek and Latin IL Is therefore with much
Measure that note tho change aud the probable II not
certain continuance OF wise and thoughtful polcy
which will regard imperative to give this branch OF
study its full share Of material for the student ana
lover OF ancient lore work upon In connection with
this it is but simple justice tol state that these large
and costly additions to tho classical portion OF inc
library are due to the but quiet ana unos'en
t,tious nberalty of william Il. Aston esq gehtiemah
whose NAME than that of his father must Away
he associated with the founding and sustentaton OF the
Astor Library, as we'll for the deep interest he mas
taken I'm Its steady, onward progress, as for the large
and wemed donations he has made to it from year 10
II is true these have not been healded abroad and
talked about is usually the case when rlch man
ixes of his riches increase the facilities OF learning
and right and sound educaton but they are none the
Ies valuable less to be appreciated on That account
without attempting to into any details let me name
few OF the additions TO the library Beside full set
~ tbe Tenbner edition OF the Greek and Latin writer's
there is a rare old Virgil printed by Anthony Koberger
n man of note In his day 4th edition. 40, l4y!) also
KeiIi's "Grammatid Latn" e. Charislus Priscial
Probus Donaus, etc); Bekkersa caplta edition Oh the
Works of Aristotle" Qs70); new and enlarged EDITION
| of Forcellins "LexcOn Totius Latinltatis Vols''
frlio us6N Ritschcls "Opuscula Pathological, VOis
ceor0 Cnruss "GrlndZiige der Grlechischen Etymol-
otei us73; W. COrsscns "Ueber Aussprache VokalIs-
INNS un1 I,etonnung der Iatenschcn Sprache" QS6s IN
aJtion 10 Aug Bocckhs noble work, Corpus lnscrlp-
uonum Grncarum" & vOs) the Astor Library has now
also the elaborate and exhaustive companion WORK OIL
Theodor Mommsen's, viz. Corpus lnscrpuonum
at;n,rin" vols, 40, together with the large follO
vcnme of plates, many Of them photo-llthographs,
edited by Ritschel QSl3l. - .,oo ,,
An Sous not to trespass upon your patience, aha
bnnInp that few lines prove OF service III the
wav OF suggestion to fclowlaborers IN me classical
ued remain, very respectfully. j. A. SPENCER,
Professor OF the Greek Language ana Literature,
College of the CITY OF New York
Neu- York, May 8, 1874.