As a general thing they are well made, supplied with maps and illustrations when needed, and have indexes.

Put much of your money into the history, travel, and literature of your own country first, and then see what you have left for Greece and Rome.

The common people nowadays should be encouraged in their interest in their own country, its description, history, politics, biography, mineral resources, literature.

The people will inquire for these books, and they should be provided for them.

Wait until the library is larger before investing much money in the history of worn out empires, simply because such and such a person wants them, or because some library anywhere from two to twenty times as large has them.