New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
LITERARY.
SALE OF MR.. R. G. WHITES LIBRARY.


The public sale OF portion of the library
n Mr.. Richard Grant white, which is announced for
Monday evening next aud the following evenings OF the
week by Messrs Bangs, Merwin, Co., Is an event of
rare importance 70 the lovers Of curious and unique
books and will doubtless draw together crowd of anna
teurs and purchasers Mr. White has been several years
collecting his library which contains more than hNe
thousand five hundred volumes no opportunity
Of enrchng il with works OF especial value aud bringing
his large literary experience and his admirable taste TO
the selection. As he las not aimed at completeness IN
the various branches ~ literature he has been ahc 10
give high degree OF perfection to the departments re-
lating TO his personal studies, particularly the dramatic
poetry of England. backletter books and works on
music and the arts OF design signal merit VI
the collection is the absence OF common p'"ce
and Indifferent works Not volume has beeh
allowed place on it, shelves without possessing su
ard value The copies are usually o' the pes' e"io'''
and In the case OF certain authors the hst eu"h Pos
sihe with the most important and interesting ol W sue
Great attention has paid to the binding Of
the several works which afford specimens OF strong ana
heauf workmanship. such ar are seldom To he found IN
any library The catalogue before Us, which m Itself OF
1nusual photographer interest Il arranged undertweNe
headsi namely, America History Novels, Tales, ana
Romances Art Poetry, Drama, Shakespeare, Language,
Literary History and Criticism Bibiocraphy Woman,
and Miscellaneous. Among the works which are the
noticeable account of their rarity or their his
tory or their intrinsic merits, mention only few
specimens, they bear 80 large proportion 10 the
whole collection that space would be wanting
even for an imperfect enumeration. IU the depart
rnent of history have Aristotle's "Pohtiques or
Diseourses of Government" trsnslanted ont Of Greek
Into French, by Loys lie Roy, and translated out of
French into English london 1899; "Ahenae BataV@,"
old veun quarto, filled with portraits maps, and
other curious engravings ugd Batav, 1920; Bishop
JOhan Bales "Actes unchaste examples OF the En-
gyshe votares gathered out OF their own legends ana
rhronyees" UOndOn, l56c) "Civil Wares Of France,
containing the whole and perfect discourse Of the
Civil Wares of France. with an addition of the
rruel murther OF Admiral Chastilion and divers
sthers committed "A day of August, 1512," by
Thomas Tmme Uondon, 1870; Fulers History of the
Holy War; old calf folio in neat original binding Cam
bridge, l6iO; Holinshed's Chronicles" vols, black
letter folio u5s5' "Le Livre Rouge, List des Pen
secrettes le Tresor Puoque" printed through
pm red ink and showing the way In which secret PEN
tous given 10 the female favorites OF kings and
nobemen, and the lovers Of noble ladies. " Its
scandal is without reserve aud its satire without
pity. The present pOssessor, Notwithstanding much
inquiry, has heard of another
fopy IN this country, met with another person who
has Ii j. volume that theefOurths of the
noble families in France would have interest in sup
pressing The catalogue II less rich in other depart
Of literature showing the character and reach Of
the owners studies and offering rare opportunity 10 the
public TO pToht by Bis singular literary accomplishments.