The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-22

A SUPERB LIBRARY-I,69Ov VOLUMES.
brary, collected during the last 80 wears. for his
own wd use, at PRIME cost sxsssdnS S4sq rs eas
VoLGMEs Standard Of them rare
and not easily 70 be obtained at any pr,ce-imported
by himself, and bought at sales made in London, by
the Executors, out of the Libraries of the Earl Of
Shrewsbury, MARQUIS Of Ansesey, Bishop Of Sails
and other Literary men of england with their
Autographs. Bookplates aud Manuscript Notes.
losy Poetry and Bellies iettrs.-withont Pretend
ing to completeness-and in Periodical Literature
is not surpassed by any other private Library the
State. There is not trlfiing trashy book in the
whole collections all such have been sfudiously ex-
Guided II containss perhaps, the only complete
Fl THE BfPoSTINE LATIN cLAssIcs-l vol
umes. and is believed to be the only complete copy
"A &c copy Of the ENcYCLoP EDIA BRITAIN
Ca: with six Supplements, % volumes, quarto,
DODSLEY's ANNUAL REGISTER, with RIv-
!NGsIoN,s C9NTINuA from l7SS to ls25-a rare
an TfE coNoGknPHc ENCYCLOPAEDIA
s' THE PHk LIZA l'S DEBATES in the
l44 vols; from the Library OF Sir Benz. Hobhouse,
a TaE EDINBuRGH REVIEW from the first
THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW. from
THE ECLECTIC REVIEW, London, lo4 vols,
from pn the t tirst volume y%nps to 1851;
London, &C., &c, &C., with many others equally
rare and valuable.
The great value of this Library consists in its be-
ing kept united and unbToken-to sell it at auction
or in parcels would not only destroy its unity but
essential, impair its worth. Hence, have deter
mined to sell It only as unit, and it stands in
the cases leaving it to others to upset the toll of
years devoted to its collection.
Toa gentleman OF wealth. wishing to educate his
children at home, or to crafty his own literary
taste, or to any Literary Association, 1t is GER
may not be found, the undersigned will avail him
sell of the following plan, suggested to him by
friends, who have signined their wish and intention
to take shares in it.
The plan proposed is this:
!. TO sell the entire Library, as a unit, and as
set forth in the annexed cataioSu to Tlco Hum
bred Subscribers Shareholder at Ttcenty Dollars
per share-who may retain 1T, unbroken, as Joint
par!s to any one, or more, of their oton body, as
may seem best, or most fit to themselves. But it
rhoie Library to some OF the 200 shareholders;
and such will be the result of it's disposition un-
less otherwise directed by majority the Share
hoiders-when they make their pay Inents-each one
OF whom Will then express his " sh upon that point
e. No SUBSCRIBER will be ,required to pay his sub
shares Being taken, and certainty OF the dIstrbu-
ton established.
fact and called upon for payment and furnished
with a receipt, and printed script showing the ex
tent OF his ownership and property in said Library.
payment, and separate script issued Tor each
share, to the number OF 20 inclusive.
f. After the pay ments are made, each shareholder
will be furnished with complete printed list of the
names OF his holders, with the number OF shares
held BY EACH and will then be required, forthwith,
to make the ABRAMS mt for the prompt
delivery of the Library, by the undersigned, to
tory to it's ultimate disposition-the time, place
and mode OF which to be fixed and determined by
s. AS it is important to the undersigned that de-
livery OF the Library should be made before its dis
tributon, it is understood by all purchasers that
they TO name some one of their own BODY.
within twenty days after they shall have fully paid
up their subscriptions, receive it from the hinder
signed and, failure OF such appointment on their
part, then the delivery shall be made to the first
three named subscribers Oh the printed list fur
8. The undersigned reserves the right of selling
it, at any time before the subscription list is closed
and before the hrst pay ment Is made, to any one OF
the then subscrl bers; but to other person. After
the list closed and the first yment made by any
subscriber, he yields and loses this right.
The undersigned Is allowed to fer to the follow
ing extracts from notes addressed To him by gen
tlemen OF high education and acknowledged lite
From WIN. NJ. BLAckFoRD, Esq, formerly resi-
dent minister OF the United States at Bogota:
4 have read with interest the prospectus Won
submitted to me. 1t is much to be desired that 10
noble collection OF rare and valuable books should
be Kept together and not be permitted to leave
From CHARLES L. MosBY, Esq. of Lynehbur. /:
1T Is really matter of sorrow to me that Won
think expedient to part with our o5te tisrarv.
Few gentlemen in the State have such treasure.
and what ls to be deplored. fewer still estimate its
From JoKN NJ, SPEED, Esq, of Lynchburg:
II wish You all success in your rrangements for
the disposal of your ratuatte Library The man
thoush novel. Is an excelleat one in enlarsins the
choice Of many methods OF dividing the books
As tine shares, from the low price fixed upon, are
likely to be taken up rapidly, lmany having been
engaged before this is printed an early appca-
ton is advised, to prevent exclusion. Every gen.
teman wishing to have a superior library ought to
take one more shares.
The undersigned is permitted to refer those to
whom he may be unknown. to the following gentle
men, residents of the City of Ii nchburg, Va:
JOHN q. MEEM, President, I EXCHANGE
VIM. NJ. BLAckFoRD, Cashier, ( Bank Va.
JOHN NJ. WARWICK, President, / Farmers'
ALEX. ToMPKINs, Cashier, ( Bank Va
G. DABSEY, President, Hank IL
WIN. q. SPENCE. Cashier, VjrsIuia
Ro. G. MITCHELL, Cashier, I Rank W.
ANY further information viii be given upon an
pllcatIon to the undersigned, personally or by let
ter. WIN. w. NORVEII,
Lynchburg, Va.
complete printed Catalogue of the Library
Will be sent to any one giving me his post Office.
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