▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 <0x0A> </s> ▁Edward ▁Gordon ▁D uff ▁( 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁– ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 4 ), ▁known ▁as ▁Gordon ▁D uff , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁bibli ograph er ▁and ▁li br arian ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁works ▁on ▁early ▁English ▁printing . ▁ ▁Career ▁D uff ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 8 6 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ch el ten ham ▁College ▁and ▁W ad ham ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁class ics ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁▁ ▁D uff ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁inc un ab ula ▁in ▁the ▁Bod le ian ▁Library ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁finish ▁the ▁project . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁En ri qu eta ▁August ina ▁Ry lands ▁appointed ▁D uff ▁her ▁li br arian . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁he ▁compiled ▁the ▁first ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁Library , ▁Catalogue ▁of ▁the ▁Print ed ▁Books ▁and ▁Man us cript s ▁in ▁the ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁Library , ▁Manchester ▁( Man chester : ▁J . ▁E . ▁Corn ish , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ). ▁Henry ▁Gu ppy ▁was ▁appointed ▁joint ▁li br arian ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁D uff ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁Library ▁in ▁October ▁ 1