The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-09


The interest manifested by the uptown editors
in the purchase of the library to which we have
frequently referred, ha. induced friend to furnish
us with this catalogue OF modest hbraryof twelve
works, and of gallery of twelve pictures:
Catalogue of a Small and Choice Collection Of
Paintings amt Boo&s'
THE BIBL1oTH HEcA.
L. DeBys Coectiones Peregrna'ionum io Indian Orien-
talem Indian Occdentaem ID volumes, iolo Col Stan
ley's copy, purchased at G546-say $273O.
g. Tit Lvii Patavn Hsoriarum Ronanarum Decades Ill.
recognione Johanns Andrea RomS. Conradus Sauen-
heym ct Arnodns Pannarts 469) Grand Folio copy of
this was purchased by Sir Marx Masteran Sykes London
sl3 the of James Edwards for the moderate sum
G903-say $45l5
g. Voyage Picturesque Historqus de Espagne par Mr.
Alex de LaBode socete de gems de
isles de Madrid, Paris. p. Ddot PAint ls7-S2) vols
folio maximum panches, etc etc. copy of this work
on Veum with original designs byway Of plates. G4 in
number, sold in lsN at the rate of 2 500 francssay s450O
The Recuyell Of the Hysorys of Troye comoosed by
Venerable Raou Fevre peest and chapayne
the gloyouse in hys yme Phep of Bourgoyne OF
Braband etc. translated Of Frensshe unto EDgsshe
by Wyyam Caxoun, OF the cyt Of London, at the
commandment OF the vuose pryncese ade Margnree. by
the Grace of Goddc Duchese of Bourgoyne of Loryke
Braband. yaissed in the hole cyie of Coen the
XIX daye Of Septembe. the i47i Folio; 7s The
copy the Duke of Rosburghe sold at the disposal of his
books for El060 10s.-say $530a
5. Mysse dl dux de BedfJr, NJ. s. 40, with INNINGS
and iuminatons. This mal made for the Duke OF Bed
ford when he orded it France, and by him. it said
originally ordered for hys isgs and soyersyne, kynge
Henry the W.. sold to Sir John Tobias in London,
the 2lst Of june 1888. for Ell00-say $3.50
&. Gnvres de Jean Racine, Paris, de Pmprime,fe de p
DdOt Patne, TX, (S0l-605) vor, grand folio with 81
engravng copy of this specimen of typogra-
PHI the sale of the books of Frmln Ddot, in 1911,
aii up to- and wthdraws at 32 coo fancs-say 464U
T. ba sacra, verzone Sancti Hyer0nimi, C0deI
Men .naceus Seculi Ocay scrptus manu- ceebermi Al
enerabis Bede dscipuli, Carolo Magno donatus
lie 4o Roma coronatus fu December 18th. sOO) folio
OF f3 pages, double columns Of rich manuscript, with
Innings paintings etteriGgs vignettes Of gold and
red etc. This precious volume the property OF
H. de SpeyrPa,savsnt, of BASIL in Switzerland. and OF
hch there printed scripon of liz pages so-a bock
book-was old at Evans, Pai-Mall Lopdon the
9Th of April, 1896 for The of El500-say $500.
g. Whit,akers Coronation of His M.st Sacred Majesty.
George the w. printed in letters of gold with the Original
coored drawings and ats he'd, e0say $4,000,
VICTORIES ConQuetes, Dessses, Rerer Queries eive,
dss Francais, de 1872 Sl5 par Socee de Maires
de de esres. Par, q. F. L. Pancoacke 1se-2l. 9,
vols &c. figures copy, ''sur velin'' paid BY
the Duke d'Angou.GHe - for grandeur we suppose al
81 90 irancs-say $4,000.
TO- Biographical Dictionary. containing historical
count OF all the Engravers by Jos Strut, London 7s6
vo large 40 Il ordinary price STRUTS Biographical
has nothing uncommon iself 1t is within the reach of the
humblet rascahy cursitur of the camp Of Bbiomania
But this copy caviare to the General 'whlsl | would
specla y 1mmend illustrated by nearly SOUU engraving
and portraits, executed by artists whose lives commemo
rated in the work The 81 vols. folio with the
OF engraYngs and portraits bound in Russia held by
Lyma Co.. and was refused purchaser. offer o
f20OU-say $40 900.
H. Ii Decamerone di Messer Giovani Boccacco Ysnetas
Cristoai Vadarier 14l folio. The copy from the Duke
hosburghes library, knocked down the MaIqui. o
Bsndfod. London, 1919, the f2s7ssay sI s95
Il Les Lliaceis, Pierre Joseph Redoute, famous
flower painter who died suddenly in Paris 18th June
$40 at the advanced age of eighty Paris 1896 vols
ioo with eighty colosed plates Prince Beauharnais had
copy. printed veum paper. with the eighty orig
colored drawings rs plates, at the mode,t Of "a 0O
fiancs-say sl66o0.
For part we would satisfied to be the owners of thu
fopy III the OF venerable friend, A Hen
men. E.q, wing to nice, compact, little library
which would be cheaply bought quite 100000 Blu
as paintings naturally go with book, would bc mos
deairous to gather the following specimens in our
PIN HECA.
l. The Willows of Paul Potter sold by FoIozsn. lsOa
s6s53.
The Pasioe, another of Potters sold Count de !,
Peyrere's, LIS, 1854.
3, The Po1ga Son, by Tenier, sold by Blondel l77s
1880
L. Danae the Shower of Cold by Corregio sold by Bou
vemaison, 1871 s98l7
5, The Holy Family. by Rubens. sold to Count de Ia
Peyriere, 1895, . 4, $40.
6. The Madonna OF Murillo. s15, ,0O0.
Z. The Straw Hat, by Rubens, sold Chs Newenhuyser
1896, 1865
s. The Madonna, or Holy Family of Coreggio SIG ,9is
9. Venus caught IN the net, with Mars, sold to Mr.. Gilt
ford. 1907, $4,000.
TO- The Daughter of Herodias with head Of St. John tn.
Baptist by Tan sold at Lord Radhock's sale Barring
in 1926. $49 $780,
H. The Great Bacchanaa. by Poussn. out of Louis tn
XIV gallery, sold in London. 1885, 16 600 guneas, sa
,0C0.
L. Ths Cow, the great Cow of Paul Potter purchased
1885, for Alexander Of Russia 22 900 roubles 60
Co.'S of the Gallery, s422e Cost of the Library $94 642
Grand Total, s5E 269
Paul Potter the great painter of cattle pieces.
wa' born in Holland in 1925 and died in 1854 at the
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