New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-12
SALE OF RARE AMERICAN BOOKS.

The sale by auction, of the private collection OF old
and rare American books of Mr. T. K MOe bookseller was
completed Saturday evening after three days sales at the
was highly successful the attendance being large on each
day and The bidding exceedingly spirited Mr. MorTe must
have realized nearly e. 900 from his little library of thousand
volumes Among the many and valuable antiquities OF
American bookmaking IN the collection were; Inc L0N
Chase In Three CantOs Written In the year l7sO by MAJOR
John Andre Adutant General to the British Army IN North
America few weeks previous to his capture 9y the
500 Four the old History Of Virginia Of John Burk
published Petersburg Va, le0i-OSl6 the fourth volume
stroyed by fire. sold for $50 unique copy Of Murray
edition Of Byrons "Childe Harolds fllgrlnage
bound up with 200 fine and scarce portraits views am
ygnetes including complete set ofthc woodcuis engraved
for the London Art Union Fndens beauties Of Byron etc
hronght $40 copy OF the Demonstration OF True
Love unto You the Rulers of the Colony of the Massachusetts
in New England ETC. written one aSanst ssr pre
outing SPIRIT who calld William Coddngon OF Road,
Island printed in London l6t brought V one RunGed
dollars paid for Codens History OF the tiye Indian Ma
tons Depending the Province Of New York IN America
This is one Of the first histories OF new SrA xf aa u
hed this city being printed ana sod oy Nm BIadiou
New York in l7 and one OF the four perfect copies known
to exist DanPs History SS o. sns K' anu o. e
tended volumes By the insertion OF portraits OF nearly
every American artist with autographs engT@Vngs nom ns
paintings, and, also, rare specimens OF every Amer
can was p run a W O SES SresebJ
before the Honorable General Court OF Massachusetts,
Election Day from the press OF Samuel Green, printer Cam
earliest Of American mpTins brought is exactly q apiece
for and time stained leaves small quaTto copy
IhOmns IHChiOue ram DtullhKf OF NtNh rum
gland London 1912 exceedingly rare sold for rs quaint
little almanac, published In Boston IN III being the INST
year Of American Independence which began July 4 ITO
etc and containing "A View Of the present Seat OF war nj
and York and patriotic notices at the head Of each
month calendar brought f7 90 valuable collection Of
portraits Mary Queen Of Scots sold For sO and
magnificent edition OF Milton In two volumes proflsey Illus
tracd by inserted engayngs for ssa volume The Bosiona
Rbcnezcr by Cotton Mather Boston lte and Further
Account Of the Tryas OF the New England Witches ETC.
Increase Mather President Of Harvard College sold for 80
and go respectively hocklette copy Of Monarclei
JOYFUL News Of the New founde Worde brought 40 But
space ohds the bare enumeration OF the scores Of rare
exposed this sale few Of the most valuable
and we are done New York Directory for 1880 little
primer like book Of - that brought 500 the purchaser oi
which prepared to give goo for IL Nonody on Major
Andre by Miss Seward New-Nork, l1sl DR. benjamin
Frann copy the Second Protest against the stamp Act
with his manuscript William Stths History OF Virginia
an exceedingly scarce book published ht Williamsburg Va
l147 fine copy OF the very Historical Memoirs OF TIE
Late Flight at Piggwacket by Thomas Symmes grNt
number Of old and books relating "a Washington ch
among which, perhaps the only copy known 10 exist 81 Tie
Williamsburg edition Of the Journal of Major George Wasl
ington made hs trip the French Ontposts IN OHIO
copy Of The Bloody Frnant yet More bloody etc ~
H. Williams OF Providence in England the most costly
book the collection ryings Washington upon which
Mr. MOc had ayished all the riches Of years Of dgen CO
Letting having inserted m the ten volumes 20 autographs 10
drawings and 100 plates beside ancient newspaper Cont
money etc the ten volumes brought tO There
were besides rich collection OF engTayiugs and auto
graphs which sold well Altogether this sale hns feen the
event Of the year with the hbiophles.