Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
A RECoRD-BREAKING MONTH
PICKS On THE PRINTING TRADE.

During the past month SO ,O1O books We're
circulated; the same month in 1904 had a
circulation of 23,544. The display of books
other than fiction on the open shelves has
had the effect of reducing the percentage
of fiction used. In the library year 1904,
S3.7 per cent of the books drawn from the
library were fiction; in January, 1905, this
percentage dropped to 600 per cent The
first Saturday in January of this year
broke all previous records for number of
books drawn out on any one day in the
history of the library. There were 2,077
circula ted on that day, but On Saturday,
January %, the record was again broken.
as 2,0ST were taken out. The average daily
circulation for January, 1903, was 1890
The list of books this week includes a
number from the useful arts section, indi-
eating the wide range of subjects under
that head; some new books for boys and
girls, among which special attention is
called to the old familiar verses with CAL
decott's Illustrations, and a selection from
the books relating to Lincoln. The latter
included are in connection with the ap-
preaching anniversary of his birthday
In consideration of the Importance of the
printing industry in this city, list of the
principal books on the subject in the Ii
brary is given this week. and follows:
Printing.
Specimen of Book of Type. Barnhart
Bros. & Spindler. ZHT- B264.
Practical Printer. H. G. Bishop. ZH-B54.
Pentateuch of Printing With Memoir
of the Author and a List of his Works by
T. B. Reed William Blades. ZH-B562.
Sebastian Gryphius, Printer R. c.
Christie FB-T646.
Correct Composition With Observations
on Punctuation and Proof Reading. T. L.
Devinne. ZD-D492.
Invention of Printing; Collection of Facts
and Opinions Descriptive of Early Prints
ZH-D4921.
Treatise on the Processes of Type-mak-
ing, the Point System, Names. Sizes
Styles and Prices OF Plain Printing Types.
T. L. DeVinne. ZH-D492.
Treatise on Title-pages. T. L. DeYinne
Printing ! in Relation to Graphic Art.
George French. zH-FSS6.
Centenary Of the Rotary Press. W. J.
Art of Printing: Its History and Prac-
tice. T. C. Hansard. ZH-H197.
Book-builder's Handbook of Types,
Scales. Bulks.s Equivalents, etc. F. H.
History of the. Art of Printing. with
Origin of the Alphabet and of the Methods
of Recording Events Before Printing. (Refe
erence Book ZHdHSS6h.
Specimen Book and Catalog. reference
book Inland Type Foundry. ZHT-In582.
Typographia;4 or, Printers Instructor,
Including an Account of the Origin of
Printing with Biographical Notices of the
Printers of England from Caxton to the
Close of the 18th century. John Johnson.
difference book)S ZH-J62.
Some EARLY Printers and. them Colo
.phons. J. 81 Kennard. ZH-K36T
History of the Government Printing Of
flee with a Record of the Public Printing
for a Century. 17s9-1SS1. r. w. Kerr.
ZH-K46
Art Preservative. 7. J. Lindsay. Ref-
erence book FOI-B609.
Topographic Style-book. w. B. McDer-
NUT ZH-M143
The American Printer. Thomas Mac
Kellar. ZH-M193,
Printing. VIM. Morris and Emery Wal
kerr W-Ar767.
From Cottage to Castle; Private and
Public Career of Gutenberg. Mrs. e. c.
Pearson. ZH-PSfS.
Prince Printers of Italy. C. M. Philli-
more ZY35-P5f.
Short History of English Printing. 1476-
$685. III. r. Pioneer. ZH-P7A.
American Encyclopaedia of Printing
reference boekl j. l.. Ringwait. ZH-5R47.
Practical Golorist. Pathfinder for the Ar
fist Printer +. M. Sheldon. ZEI-Sh4G3
Frederick Koenig; Inventor of the Steam
printing Machine; The Times Invention