New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-14

/. Hacheite & Co., the well known publiihersof
Paris have nearly ready second third parts Danie
Divine Comedy" The Purgatory" and The Paradise"
with insrs--. - tie unexhausted and appsi entity
Lsusiible ustave Ie tn work ha, been long In
ton tie two pats taken iogethe vii make Snne Of
about the the Hell" Mr. Ch.sern oftiD- -!
j. prepared 10 receive orders for early copies.
Speaking of " early copies" reminds Ms TO say that
there popular delrson this subject which oyA "a n
advantage Of by inscriptions dealers People who know
nothing ofte technical part OF the business Of engraving
whether on wood steel any other material ossy made
believe that what OF process Of the prodae
process OF the others They hear great deal Of
Impressive talk about proofs" FIRST proof" artists
proofs proofs before letters" &C. and they very
much affected by these words particularly they are onuncs
ted in certain tone or printed in certain ypo. They
also made TO see great difference between fine proof Of
steel engraving and impression taken fro the same Plate
after Il been printed from for But that they
cannot easy great differences even suhconJ shown
by the success that has attended the swndng auctions OF
prints been held Of late in this country Worn out
plates re.cuL revamped. printed the finest plate
paper or on india paper unblushngy offered for
sale very finest Impressions which some financial crisis
or misfortune has obliged the miserable owners TO
sell prices And successful has this Imposition
been that the speculation bids fair to become yearly
institution we this shows how easily people may be duped
and that easy for dealers persuade Ignorant people
and there are plenty Of rich clever aud educated people who
are very ignorant such maer that what Is Iae OF steel
engrayings copper plate engrayngs also true Of wood
engrayiugs so they win talk about proofs Of wood
cravings Of artists proofs etc. and do really persuade PEG
e to give say eco for early copy Of Dores Bible when
the ordinary price is sO0 The truth H. that the finest eye
can detect no difference whatever between the impressions
from the wood blocks being published for tie second edi
ton OF the Bible aud those made for the eaest copies Of
the first edition And any dealer who persuades people to
give him advance the regular Price Of book
illustrated with wood cuts the ground thai the "eary
mpressiop for which such advance asked infinitely
superior to the later copies to be worh that ad
vance either swndes knowingly or unknowngy
meads But is in experience that people have been
50 nsed and tie public against The error Even
steel plates slowly and bear an enormous number om
pressious be taken from them Copper ioer but that
also bears much use Albert DHrer left his Oher AndIess
all the steel and copper plates which he bal engraved TO
take FROM by sale Of thento make his y
ing And this he was enabled do after all the printing
that had been done with them during Ddtrs life Now
wood blocks carefully printed from. Will bar even harder
usage and copper and the inpessn even up oa
very high number indeed be dsngrshed Ills Is
plain matter-o fact and any practical erertyeT VIII snbstan
tate H. Therefore to col cude with APPLICATION fair
eopy Of the second edition Of Does Bible In Of
publication BE- distinguished, AID is worth not
penny more than copy however early ofhe hTst edition
When therefore honorable publisher Ike Mr. Chfistefn
announces carly copies Of DOIes Puigsoy and Para
disc he merely holds ndueement TO ihose who Ike TO
Lave things before other peoea lunar weakness BY 10
means uncommon He does not 10 nake people think
that their early" copies win better than other peoples
"lae" oues.
Tie Reader thus notices a method Of building whose
useuness and they may he are original W.T.;
the inventor Mr. eholor ssgoas many ofonr
rcas5s VII remember pashod eseofste treatise on The
SUBJECT with mant airatoti Ar piesiion olhe
VI process Of modpg boeks Of eues,e fcI blsne
rco,es IA, rate Ned some lime book I've inventor Mr.