The Thomas Bell Library

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Thomas Bell Library: The Catalogue of 15, 000 Volumes of Scarce and Curious Printed Books, and Unique Manuscripts, Comprised in the Unrivalled Library Collected by the Late Thomas Bell, Esq., F. S. A., Between the Years 1797 and 1860 Taom bell, Esq - April 80, at his residence, in Cumberland Row, New castle-upon-tyne, aged 74, omas Bell, Esq., land valuer and surveyor, and a diligent antiquary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.