New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-22

collect the catalogues Of autiouar an booksellers from
all psrts of Germany, and was struck win Inc
great number of early specimens OF prnhng con-
tinually turning W. TIE question occurred - me-
Why should not toe printers of some one oil Our
large cities form an association. Of whose oo-
jeets should be the formation Of Typographical
Library Should things 90 loose" IN Italy, there
would be opportunity 10 pick up immense NUMBERS
Of curious old books at exceedingly small PRICES
Fire old specimens OF printing can even now De
bought for from one 70 ten dolsrs OF our MONEY o'
The 81 tqusrians who purchase thsm IN lots Tor 81
teLiimes a lew cents per volume. In Siesls
heard Of lot of books for sale, all printed before
the year 1900 It'll retaining the rings aud cbslns,
with which they were in the good old times Sc
cured from theft. Many Of them are ruined oy wet
ard want Of care; but many Of then veil worth
having. For instance:
Two COPE. of Latin N.a printed sy sh'.a.ri In o,er4-
BE- good pTst,rvsuor-
Lsun Bbl- l4so vel pre'ervet
An.oniu, i8l; well pfe,ervsd and % On
some thirty volumes in good order. Tbe lot
might have been bought for small sum. Nobody
wants these great cumbrsus foos IN MS own library,
but everyone wishes 10 have them sOme&h here with
in reach as curiostes. A typographical library
v ould meet great want.
Another point on which i have had much con-
yersatiOn with librarians here, is the founding o,
come system Of exchange between American and
u
ha, great need Of the publications of the American
Orieatal Society, but the expense OF getting them
10 far beyond their value TO private person, ana
other demands upon the funds Of the University
Library are more important than this. And so
with other Professors The gentleman at the head
of the Natural History spoke of the TRANSACTIONS OF
the various Societies in our country-at Boston.
Pbiladelphis and 30 fOrth-as CT great value could
they Only be obtained at any reasonable expense;
and the Professor of Political Economy and State
Science is Just as DESTROYS Of getting the more I'M
portaDt public documents of our National and State
legislatures 1t is precisely 30 here in Vienna.
Tie San,crit Professor here ympathizes with hun
of Breslsu; and all feel the same wants. Here the
need is of new works from the American prets;
with us is q constant want of old works. Now, IN
Breslau when was there they had just completed
a catalogue Of duplicates, amounting 10 some thou-
SANDS of numbers which were to be sold soon al
ter at auction, and for which they would receive
hardly more than their value for waste paper.
There are instances of lots of old books having been
sold TO men, who purchased them for the orna-
ments and clasps, 10 be torn OF and sold Tor Old
brass.
Now what reason is there why this large lot of
books at Bressu should not have been exchanged
directly with American Libraries, each side proht-
ipg some hundreds of dollars by the operation
believe an association Of Libraries might find II
worth while TO have an industrious, faithful agent
settled say in Bremen whose business il should be
TO facilitate exchanges between Germany and Anne
rica- both of books and OF specimens of natural his
tory. In the Breslau Cabinet there is better col
lection of Brazilian than of New.EDgAnd birds;
but where in New England will you find Sesan
birds How easy TO make an exchange only
throw out the hint. The question is one which
will argue itself. A. ". T.