, 1861-03-12
Rare Bibles. =
!: fThg HafnbaF s e3pIS5 Of sssftsss . BBrblss

&hs .peeuliarity Of the July sales in Lo hdon.; I
xTfte. exclusively of Bibles preceding King
1jsmes's jR VeIsion. There were, as r{portcd,
aizeeen Or eighteen: copies IN in Sol d. The
lowest rtcs paid was sso41 notttetl| G most
~! r. @ Iss!R Bible; Tsa:t 5ag zs5esa r, 14ce
printed Greek Bible. si6.
Luthars7se German Bible, lit edition, N1ttem-
burg, Hans Lufft, 1854. $3.50.
R{Ss t,as1stea 4 .G, & Miles Goverda fo7io
New Testament, coyerdale; James Nicholz
SOD, Southwark, printer, 1888, Imperfect 800.
. Bible, CtHnmetsH version, iRichartl firafton,
154o. First edition, imperfect 1915.
Another copy, quarto, 1850, 1895. -
Sebastian MINISTER'S Hebrew Bible, 2 vols,
@ Ba 1s sad ,E Presented ny tt pf1tr hE no
=. The, Bishops Bible, Richard .Gratfdn, 154l.
9295. Another copy, black letter, wdpd cuts,
folio, London, c. Barker, 1878. 84o
Tyndan's New Testament, lbaa99,.. 'sP7- An
other copy, London, r. Jnggge, 1858. b5o:
|; London, John Day; Nag e, 1851. Us. Az
sold for $50.
me- Hodgson advertises to sell in London,
during 4Epat '' The library of the Cblfege ol
\ ,,.poct6Sl pnmons, fbndon." 1hsas been IL
ilcourse Of fpguntion dAring two ,centu lies, and
contains an unusual and very large c&nectio,
Of works on civil and 'ecclesiasticle l4w, will
rare Tracts, of Historical, Biographical works
| OF Illustrated Books ,ef antiquities, also Ii,
works Of the Fathers; 8choolman, oil Churcl
Historians ancient and modern, besid bs Topo
+ + graphical: works, Voyages and4t7fav bis, a.li
General Mtettasitt1arie. The Catalogues We're moi
ready In Jahaafy. Societies or ind3 viduals
! however, wishing scarce work co{lld very
safely orderit through their correspDnl llents il
| time for this sale
Nj. Bohn is Eepub1ishing Lowndes'a Bibllo
1apherIs Manual Of English ,Iltezatu Re, will
corrections md additions. The sixth part ap
pesred In January: / No p1an living isl IS wei
| qualified for this work as MI. Bobn.
Mr. B. has also inst issued, last lhonth, :
new edition Of Jnckson's History of " food En-
CRAVING, with large Illustrated additio b, hiring
ing the History down to the preEent time. L
Will cost the'purchasas about $13:" he work
issyeiy captivating aha ipstfa4stlyS s4 III obe
&! S!:;a!roAoo, Mhren n 6, 1897. .:s,:s.';:.
Fate of tbs e'Auther :oof sttsod safe The
,Ia "a .&'' Kings
The following extract is from a work b,
Charles Reade, entitled "The Eighth Com
| mandment u:
"Henry Carey Eas q man Of genius. III
| wrote for the;Sheatre: with Immediate 4nd last
| ing SUCCESS. Next he handled satire; an
| Pope took B4erBsS for BEift's, and Swift ful
Pope's. Lastly, he settled down to lyrica
| art !: with INSTRUMENTATION of two Erafe tai
ents, be Invented immortal melodies and tlit
1immortal words to them. He w4ote tbs
words and melbdY Of the National Anthem
| For this last be deserved q pension and niche
! in Westminster Abbey. =
AN a loose age, he wrote chastity. Tie
never failed to hit The public He wis Of his
| age, ,ye immortal. No artist can DIP mor,.
But there WIS no copyright in songs.
r. aMark the consequences Of that gdp in the
}slaW. While the theatre ind the STREETS runs
with his lines and his tunes. while fiddlets
,hddle3 aid Wele paid, ard the sppgsttrs sang
hIn 1 and wers Ss Rah4 r. gs1;gs a That at se'
| million ears listening with rapture, was flecc.
f FsaRfa 35s5s e. saE3 E tnss' a
thor, an inventor! And SO In the midst o'
successes that enriched others aud left him
hare, in the midst OF the'poor nnselhah soul<t
attempt to found Charity for Distressed. Pr
formers; mature suddenly broke down under
the double agony Of heart full of.wr4ngs and
IN empty belly, and the man hanged |himssii
"They found him cQld, with ski4 On nj
Of this .1hen you next hear God Fave the