New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-19

Some very rare books from the famous library
of Count Libri, and other collections, sold
recently in London. Conspicuous in the gathering
we're some most interesting Shakspearian and old
plays, These are nearly all accompanied by anec.
dotes and photographed descriptions in the cata
logue. Concerning an edition of the Merchant
of Venice bearing date 1862 it is said This is
the edition of 1881, with a new title, circum-
stance which escaped the photographers of Shaks-
peare for about century. The text was printed
for Lawrence Hayes, the successor of Thomas
| Hayes, or Heyes who held the copywright, 1t
has some peculiar readings and list of actors
names, which list has been repeatedly enormously
ascribed to Rowe Of copy of the Rape Of
Lucrece, printed by J. B. for Roger Jackson
1864" curious circumstance is told.
1t appears that this copy was " very fine, y with
the exception of the wOod.cut and imprint upon
the title having been cut out and replaced. While
in the hands of former possessor, who had a
fancy for collecting the woodcut devices of prin-
tiers, the piece alluded to was cut out from the
title and placed in volume devoted to such col
lectOns; but, after the lapse of more than CEN
fury, the identical piece was found and has been
replaced. This edition of the Rape of LuCrecen
is Of excessive rarity, no copy having been in the
| famous collection of Mr.. Daniel, nor in any other
which has occurred for sale of late years, An
other, feature with Shakespearianan was the
| Shakespeare torgeries and Controversy Will
liam Henry Ireand's own collections the first lot
of which was the original forgeries to "Mscella-
neous Papers under the Hand and Seal of William
Shakespeare" and containing, among other make
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PERSONAL SKETCH OF TBNNYsoN.-A writer,
styling himself Harry Hardwood Leach" sends
the Home Journal letter about Tennyson, from
which we make the following extract:
"He (Tennyson) is, perhaps, five feet nine
inches in height, but he stoops much as he walks,
and thus looks shorter. He does not seem to be
above fifty years of age, yet his gate is feeble and
! the wearing Of glasses adds to the impression of
being older. His dress is extremely old-fashioned.
| indeed he looks more like an old picture step
ping out of frame than he gentleman of the nine
| teenth century. His coat short in the waist, was
of sort of linsey.woolsey material, of gray
mixed color and fitted him very tightly vest and
trousers of the same material. Around his ample
shirt collar a black crayat was loosely tied. But
nothing could de,raet from the power of his mas
slVe forehead, high and broad, and nothing could
be more picturesque than the long black hair, fine
as SIR (but plentfully mixed with gray, which
lel over his fine head down even to his shoulders.
HIS eyes are dark gray, think, and have the
| peculiar appearance about the lids common to all
students, and especially night readers, which is
very clearly perceived and defined by photographs
o! the poet His mouth is constantly smiling but
ms eyes seem to be absent while he is speaking
searching everywhere for something that is not
Preseht-that strange speculative look that is not
easy 10 convey by description and must be com
| pretended rather than clearly defined His voice
Is rich and son0rous, but he chooses his words
slowly and, should think by this betravs that in
MS composition he IS equally careful and slow"
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