The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

SIR W. SCO7T'S AU7 OGRA PH MSS.

The original autograph MSS. of Sir Walter
Scott's celebrated novels and poems, and the proof
sheets of the life of Napoleon, and many of his
other works, were yesterday brought under the
hammer of Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods,
at their rooms in King-street, St. James's, by order
of the trustees of the late Mr. Robert Cadell,
of Edinburgh. The sale created quite a sensa-
tion in the literary world, and each lot was keenly
contested. The following is the result of the
sale : —Lot 1. " Quentin Durward." The original
autograph MS., 4to, Russia, extra, uncut. £142.
(Mr. Toovey, of Piccadilly)..--2. " The Abbot."
Fhe original autograph MS., 4to, Russia, extra,
uncut. Pp. 31-53 in vol. i., and 29-31 in vol. ii.,
deficient. £5O. (Mr. J. Murray. Albemarle-street.)
—3. " Chronicles of the Canongate." First and
second series, 4to, russia, extra, uncut. £5l. (Mel-
ville.)-4. " Woodstock." The original autograph
MS., 4to, russia, extra, uncut. £l2O (Thorpe.)
5. "The Betrothed." The original autograph MS.,
bound up with No. 6,4 to, russia, extra. £77.
(Lauder.) 6. "The Talisman." The original au-

tograph MS., 4to, £7O. (Lauder.) 7. " St.
Ronan's Well." The original autograph MS.
4to, extra, uncut. £ll9. (Lauder.) 8. "The
Vision of Don Roderick," and other Pieces,
4to, russia, extra, uncut (Stanzas 19 to 54
in " Don Roderick" deficient). £57. (A. W.
Elrick.) 9. " Life of Napoleon Bonaparte." o.vols.
Bvo. The proof sheets, with MS. notes by Sir
Walter Scott's friend and printer, Mr. James Bal-
lantyne, the margins covered with corrections and
additions in the autograph of the author, Russia,
extra, uncut. In these interesting volumes is in-
serted Sir Walter Scott's correspondence with the
Printer during the progress of the work, compris-
ing 57 Autograph Letters. £69. (Bret.) 10.
" Woodstock," 3 vols. in 2, Bvo. The proof sheets
of the first edition, with numerous MS. notes by
Mr. John Ballantyne, and very extensive correc-
tions and additions in the autograph of the author.
Russia extra, uncut. Inserted are 14 autograph
letters written to Ballantyne during the printing
of the work. £59. (Boone.)-11. " Tales of the
Crusaders ;" " The Betrothed," and " The
Talisman," 4 vols in 2, Bvo. The proof sheets of
the first edition, with MS. notes for Mr. James

Ballantyne, and numerous corrections and additions
in the autograph of the author. Russia extra,
uncut. Inserted are 8 autograph letters written to
Ballantyne during the progress of the work. £4O.
(Bret.)-12. " Fortunes of Nigel" and " Quentin
Durward," 6 vols. in 3, Bvo. The proof sheets
of the first edition, with MS. notes by Mr-
James Ballantyne, and numerous corrections and
additions in the autograph of the author. Russia
extra, uncut. £45. (Toovey.)--13 " Peveril
of the Peak," 4 vols. in 2, Bvo. The proof sheets
of the first edition, with MS. notes by Ballantyne,
and numerous corrections and additions in the
autograph of the author. Russia extra, nil-
cut. £26. (It Stevens).-14. "The Pirate," 4
vols. in 2, Bvo. The proof sheets of the first

edition, with MS. notes by Ballantyne, and correc-
tions and additions in the autograph of the author.
Russia extra, uncut. £27. (Boone.)-15. '• Ivan-
hoe," " Bride of Lammermoor," " Legend Of
Montrose," Bvo. Fragments of the proof sheets,
with MS. notes by Ballantyne, and corrections and
additions in the autograph of the author. Russia
extra, uncut. £2l. (Toovey.) Mr. Ballantytd°
notes to all these works are very interesting, a°
they contain the corrections which he sug-
gested during the printing, as well as °cal"
sional criticisms and remarks. Sir Walter appears
generally to have adopted the advice °'
his friend ; but sometimes they did not agree, and
some of his notes in reply are very characteristic.
16. " Tales of a Grandfather," being stories from
the History of Scotland, 6 vols., 12m0., interleaved,
with numerous corrections and additions by the
author, half russia, extra uncut. Edinburgh, 1828'
—There was great competition for this, the last lot
in the sale. It was put up at £5. The bidding
went on till they reached £6O, when it was knocked
down to Mr. Toovey ; bnt there being two bidder°
at the latter sum it was put up again ; and ulti-
mately it was adjudged to Mr. Beet, of Bond-street,
at £lOO. The whole realised £1,073.