"The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College, Cambridge: Catalog and Commentary" is an important work exploring the collection of literary works and other materials that belonged to the eminent English writer and scholar Samuel Butler. The authors of the catalog - Henry Festing Jones and Augustus Theodore Bartholomew - examine each aspect of the collection in detail, and provide commentary and explanations on the context and meaning of the works presented. This book is an indispensable reference for those interested in the work of Samuel Butler and the history of literary collections in university libraries.