Excerpt from Bibliotheca Piscatoria: A Catalogue of Books on Angling, the Fisheries and Fish-Culture, With Bibliographical Notes and an Appendix of Citations Touching on Angling and Fishing From Old English Authors
"The Book of British Topography is of a kind which rejoices the hearts of all persons who have to do with books; the kind where a writer condescends to take a subject which he knows thoroughly, which is definitively manageable, and which, if handled properly, cannot fail to be a useful contribution, if not to literature at any rate to the state of things which make literature possible. The classification is in the main by counties, . . in their turn subdivided under towns, &c., and there is an alphabetical index of all the headings at the end. For convenience and thoroughness this plan appears to be excellent. Mr. Anderson estimates the number of his entries at something like 14,000." Saturday Review.
"Few bibliographies are adapted to be more practically serviceable to an extensive public than Mr. Anderson's. The extreme value of such a compilation to the topographer and antiquary will be apparent at once. Contains. . . an immense number of minor publications which the topographical enquirer is little likely to hear of without the aid of such a catalogue as Mr. Anderson's. His diligence and accuracy are beyond all praise." - Illustrated London News.
"The work will be of value to the student all the world over. It will enable him to discover the name of every important volume which has been published on the local history of the United Kingdom. We can speak with confidence of its completeness and accuracy." - Notes and Queries.
"Both in plan and performance it seems to leave little or nothing to be desired." St. James's Gazette.
"A book of great importance to topographers and archaeologists. Beautifully printed and got up." - Scotsman.
"This work appears to have been made with much skill and care, and to possess a great interest and value for collectors and librarians in the United States." - American Library Journal.
"Mr. Anderson has done a good work exceedingly well. Down to the present time there has been no easy method of learning what there is already in print about any place in Britain. By far the best catalogue that has ever been produced." - Athen?um.
"It is not likely that very much will have to be added to this Catalogue. A solid contribution to bibliography, arranged with admirable method." - Journal of the British Archaeological Association.
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