London, Sept. 1.
extremely valuable first edition of Laurence "Stern's "Tristram Shandy." the 1820 edition of the poems Keais, and a rare copy of the "Simonidea of Walter Savage Lander have been required by the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
An annocneement that these books as well as -many others of almost equal verity and importance," have been secured during the past year, has just been made before the annual meeting of the Friends of the Bod-lean Library, held at Oxford.
Considerable effort was spent during the year also in enriching. the collection of the works of Alexander Pope, in the same manner as the preceeding year was devoted especial! to enlarging the number of valuable books of and about Dryden.—Havas,
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