New-York tribune., 1870-10-08
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TIE HOLIDAY SALE AT LEAvlTTs.

TIE HOLIDAY SALE Al AAsstN II -
An imposing collection OF books, to he sold
srriuc the whole of noxt week, is on exhibition at
Ncssrs. Leayitt strcbcIh & Co.'s auction rOoms in
t-luton-pare. IL is composed OF the entire private
i0rary Of tie Hon. George IL. Holiday well known as
t,Wr,er and polltician Of the West The collection is
very extensive, numbering several thousand volumes,
purchased the aggregate sum, have seen It stated
OF s0O5L Neither the number OF books their cost
ala Ia themselves hc conclusive OF the value OF the
library or & general interest for 1t quite possible 10
~ t,ectAer many volumes Of inferior character ana
'ar g amount might be expended on productions
vhca wO Id have worry lttlO attraction for the p''
lr2f. L. tie present instance, however the oooAS
been well selected, are generally Of Classic
character, and large proportion Of them arc 60,
biast directly 10 tie grdf, alton OF INC
1 tact the library of a cultivated seue'sl s, occ,esi.
SSH sound Iva is OF history, natural cl'i,' NN -,
.tsseal; due proportion OF criu'ai s'"U''' -,
slauiy ot biography, with generous III "0i VI
ana tuc h.Y ,s-isures To these and o'ner e''", "
s,l,fd library arc sup,radled numerous WORKS on 'no
s,.. ,i others Of special character, ranking win
IDA oIs-.cl., and curl0stics OF literature slIiI0"
may Ie expected at the sale; for there are many
salks absolutely unique, and others sure 10 pToNohe
.seti,on from their peculiar excellence or rdFlVy'
lf.tr N,se are the autograph volunes-the eNtraor-
fuar e., lection OF Orderly Books OF the Revolution,
mis- entire period from 177 TO 1888, more than 40
t'I,s NAcn should attract the attention of our MS
t- taci,.cs STATE Libraries, the gatherers OF Amerl-
,aal and tiers especially interested in this department;
.aa i-uczcn or so ori-iua manuscripts of works OF
s.clrcut autlo..-" Hunted Down." by Charles Dick
s1s Cue copy in his fayritc blue ink, all In
sa,uivri /. <, which given by MI Bonner OF The
f,d,.r ,-, Great sanitary Far; Haiccks " Young
A-.i,t," tuc e..,irc poem in the aUt ors cro"qull
,s Of IcauaashiY, from the same source; Godwlns
v.ulc novel, Clou1scy;" a volume OF EeranScr with
.i,I.u .lipt additions, &C. Next to these autograph
yvIJ G may b, placed for curious interest scFes OF
fx.rt iu..rat.d boo1s-or books filed with plates
!-In var ous sources throwing light upon the text or
..a lr. .e ,l.aG4uLtuy tie voIS. Foremost among
;.e,c .ic COMES of Hryans Dictionary Of Painters,
('a,D. RS biographical Dictionary, AMI Kcyslcrs
travels iu Contra rope, work of the last century-
t of them with thousand more extra plates Of the
.st 'I.Ol character, and many of rare excellence.
1l.Ic atp also similar Illustrated copies of Brayley's
Tower q London, fine subject for this treatment;
J. lvss Memoirs, Waltons Lives, &c. The foreign
Galleries" Of works OF art are largely represented,
p.. ID .r'y those OF Paris and Florence. Among the
r.ft u..c he items ia general literature are the per
%: tIc Shakespeare, Hakuyt, and other book
l..l.t. societies, every day becoming more difficult
trursln. For tie rest must refer 10 the catalogue,
o o much interest in ITSELF for the information it
c.utaua apart from immediate The sale begins
ca t,.uf at4 p. n AM VIII, with an hours inermis-
rui se ,o ucl il tc evening and successive days
l. -e -ia.aer ti tie whole collection is disposed Of