Excerpt from Illustrated Catalogue of New Jersey Memorabilia and Rare and Valuable Books and Documents: Comprising the Extensive Library of the Late William Nelson of New Jersey A number of the items in this collection were damaged in greater or lesser degree during the destructive holocaust in Paterson, February, 1902. These, however, for the most part, have been skilfully repaired and preserved between sheets of transparent gauze, and in some instances, rebound. A statement to that effect has been made herein wherever found necessary. 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.