, 1870-01-09
SOME RARE BOOKS.
4 Chicago Library for Snlc L. New
EOFks

From shS Stv iorl Tribune, ntc. 81.
The valuable library besong:ug y Joau 4. Rec.
bert D Mcna1 dson. II o1e Of hls ietterS 10 Tbs
Ifituaa, Is now IN this city, snt will be sod at
aucsion some time IN Fsbrraty. Tne cataloxle,
now In course OF preparation al the hlnds OF 10
seph SAhtr. the veteran c o1leciozt vii coFer $40
pctayo pages aud. Wnea camp p.eted, 7ll be. OF
b.hlleph,les BOOK sneyes- The Res coaec.oa is
not remarkable Tor the nuluoer OF volumes Il CON-
pr1kes hut tor their raI!sy, and the beauty eud
and Washing: onlanA 1t Is especially rich, some Of
these being worth, 10 BOOK Collectors, thee wel,at
IN god; and OF early printed wotSs OF America
1t contains several unique copiaB.
One OF The moas tano1s books IN THU col1ec.1oo
Il the celebrated co2S Of Ellota Indian Bible,
ph!ch was holshr by sah.n for Mt: RICE IN Nj,
1855, FOR $1l30, at Au suction sale In this city.
There are but fe = copies Of this curious Old Eork
in existence, ard there are bus TWO petrons In tue
Connecticut, ard Professor $. s HAdeu9n, OF
Penns5ivsnia. This copy Of the Eliot Dlate Is now
perfect. the missing Leaf hay'ng been Inserted ny
u1ear,hed By f5isAn< correspondent while
% Anosner 9aluaols woss t,i Of which no aoer cops
Tour in ttane< and Germany" extended to six
Ia d single 10, Of works on America, walcn saoln
collected Tor Mr Rice, and sold 10 him IN 1865 for
11rRest sum ever patt for books IN tnia
to be u1ique. OLe Of these Is Smiths nls:oly Of
New yorf. auar1o, the only large paper copy In
existence, Thus for1nery belonged 70 JAIN Camp
osll, Of Philadelphia, ana was sold tor SIS, tmUe-
daitl5 tetoid for SIS 10 john f. Mccoy oi t1is aty
and IeSo.d on his account lcr $1s5 1t Will probably
jsss asss sd lie as q as . Iee
Of General Heath, the o:ly uncut copy IN exist
e1ce.
Many Of Marmaduke Jchnsons tuprtuts-tae
earliest on thus coutIear, e1csp: IN Peru sod
Mexico, FOR the Spaltarda AID the Cambridge peo-
pie were 10th in advance Of the Bos;on priuters-
tt h0F Fht trAt IN = No Nrtn TIM
Avery rare, tud At tsa sane time in.esesung
relic Of the oFlen time, "a HIsle oc:aso, printed
IN this city II lsso by Jaue, n'slngton. It 4 =
oears this tue: the Cow Cnaca. IN Three Can
tos. Punished On Occ4s.on OF the Rebel Wayne's
M5er, on Friday, the elsr OF July, 17so." Ths
quaint, sld.fasnioued type. IMPRESSED upon the
apgy Tni. osSrn paper o. tns sss s sensary l.
blnairR, a Eaaterpiece Of Francis Bedioria hau-
dcra.L 1t ts 10 rich crimson crusned morocco,
tern, IN elaborate but chas,e design, which must
be seen to be appreciated Tue binding OF this
ll1tIe book, no larger than cht.d 5 pntaer. cast
following IS the cIos,Dg sIsnza OF tue "cow
Cbace, to which events toA: followed Its pupll-
cAtlou gate melancholy lntereat:
And Low !. .ye c.osu my epic strain,
trcnble At show II,
Lest this game warrior dtove1, Wayne,
Snonld ever cAtcn The poeth
The Original manuscript OF thla poem Ia said to
be IN the naucs Of Dr. sp1ague. Of Albany,
Anoinet e ne A1ssaEa y o. great Taty -
Anore," " published IN New York IN l5l7, by Kirk
Aercep. II Is Of the original edition, nud. Asde
| lraui Ns HoIln - a relic, Is valuable Us q tine
| specimen Of illustration ind o!ncioG: II VIA
| Illustrated BY J. F. Meteor. Of New Yott. who
| spared neither time or money TO make 1t ono Of
| the uost lltque copies ex:1nt. 1t contains q
| lumber Of valuable plates Inserted BY ptcul!ar
process, ard IL boIcd IN crushed red taeant luo-
rocco, vita richly bereled Inside morocco Innings
| q beautiful Specimen Ut ". Ma;news' skill aud
| tAsse. Fishers pa:n copy u this WORK gold . rcw
l years ago FOX ssa TEe binding OF this one cost
A cory of sAn Impartial Account OF the Regu-
lat,on War in North CsroiluA" pr1uted IN ITO, Ia
the otIy ole Auowu 10 e4tss-
- i Reply 10 Ger etal Joseph Reels Remarks, -
10 Front etteet, the fourth door below Tue Coffee
House, " holhd with The " 3stuAfEs," IS loOked
upon BY every booi-r0Ilector ss great traa1ure.
ThtY are two Of the treat pieces or Peunss leanla
General Caawail4der. OF The Resoiutiouuy Army,
tcat tn December, LTD bt1Ols tae battle Of Ttfn
Ton. Gtnrrai Rsed, 10 nl5 Gespoudtncs, pfaPased
| to withdraw from the contest Tie NAsts Anc
collected and destroyed By the fr.ends Of
eitptr coEbatant, ami IN few ycard hardly
q COPY ot Reed'a or Caawaladers pamphlet
could oe founo. So scarce have they RlWa5s been
within quarter OF q century only one set has
been solo and the two faded little pamphlets tnRt
composed Il brought So.
In short the Rice collection Is most renarka-
h1e ole. II cuutaips only 5000 volumes. bat 1or
these the o ner refused last yeas the seemingly
liberal offer OF So 300. "1t ia rich in tracts and
looks on our discovery. Colonial and Revelation.
than The no5r brilliant port and 0( priceless his-
totlca value" In this department alone tue1e
Brs 100 yol1mes, among wt!ch, in addition to
IN fourteen volnurs. the urs1 full set ever offered
Iot sale 1T one Lime.