New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-15
THE SHAKESPERIAN DISCOVERY.

To the Editor Of The London Times.
SIR: heg to forward you the following communica-
tion which have ntt received 6om Nh Parry in refer
ence Ia Mr.. Golfers letter Of the 10th inst.
! may add that Mr.. Parry states, 10 conversation,
that bis Shakespeare was bouod in smooth dark
leather with back which was letered tha,there
was no name Of any farmer possessor written on the
cover; and that part Of the margins con.anlog the
eeI dstiors had been pIowed on by the careies7Iess
of tbe bnoer.
on the other hand Mr. Golfers folio is ofthe edition
of 1882 it is bound in rough hgh,-colored sheep, not
Iebaoked ror lettered at all has on the upper cover
written in bold recent hand, Tho. Perkins his
booke" and the corrections have not been injured by
the binding. am Sir, your obedleht servant,
NE. a HAMILTON.
"July 2s 1859.
"MY DEAR SIR In reply to your application, l
have only TO make the following statement in which
you will that Mr. Collier memory and mine are in
question:
"Iu Mr.. Golfers letter to The Times, printed JAY
10 1882 be states that be was coming to cali on me in
1853 Nth the corrected folio Of 1862 urder his arm
a. d thst be showed it to me in the road, and that
gave il back 10 him with these words, That was
my book-it is the same but it has been much i'll
'ustd since IT wa- Ia my possession.
Now, believe Mr.. Collier to be utterly Incapable
Of making any statement which is not strictly in
c,rdarce with bis belief | remember well meeting
him, "a he says in the road, and, as was then very
lame from having hurt my knee by fall and wss
usug sticks TO assist NE in sking he kindly did not
allow 10 turn back, but walk with lac n the
dire cton was goitg. l well remember some Of I le
conversation we had during our wak but have not
the slightest recollection that the volume of Shake
spesre Il en- under his arm, or of my having as
s.Iied that = IL Was my book
previously 20 this Interview with Mr.. Collier he
had shown the fac emile which he MENTIONS 10 his
letter, when | Immediately said, seeing it, tina, it
was from my book. now believe that mistaken,
and tina. | was too hssty in identifying tie rolame
from fac smile of part of page Of At tina, time
Mr.. Collier knew that there we're several corrected
uliCs 10 Shakespeare in existence, but he did no. toll
NE that there AT that time did not In Nv tn 1t
there WAC any other corrected folio ID existence, and
therefore supposed that Mr. Golfers fac smile could
only have been taken from my book. IL not till
the liih OF this uoDth that learned from Sir sreder ok
Madden that there five six corrected foios
in being but he lSir Frederick did no. tell 20 till
be had laid on the table Mr. Golfers corrected folio
and then he seemed surprised that l did not recog
nlZe II.
again repeat that, having frequently since the
9Th of this month, when saw Sir frederick Madden
tr cd to rec6ect everything about the book, cannot
rem en- Der tia MIR Collier ever showed me the book
but well remember his showing me the fac -sinle. |
may be wrong, and Mr.. Collier may be rielt.
- have very strong impression that my book was
copy of TIE edition of 1913, and was rather surprised
When I saw Mr.. Golfers Supplemental Volume
nS53 TO fad tina, his book of the edition of 1892
a. may also cod that | certainly did not ,el aud
cruld not rave told NJ Collier, that Mr.. Gray was
partial 10 the collection OF cd books, for believe ne
set 10 slue at al on thea.
" Believe ras TO b. ~ desr.i
M n. 2. HAMILTON, Bnu,h NJ lseum, w. c.