Its library contains nearly or quite two hundred thousand bound volumes and over seven thousand important manuscripts.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
And there are all my manuscripts; I can't leave them lying around, even if they aren't worth anything; especially since they aren't worth anything.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
The mention of devices brings us to a very interesting section of early printed books, and one which has attracted only too much attention of recent years, those decorated with the primitive cuts on wood or metal with which fifteenth century printers endeavoured to imitate the glories of illuminated manuscripts, or to increase the popularity of their books with not too critical readers.
"Fine Books"
Alfred W. Pollard