New-York tribune., 1873-12-11
Yravlrrs SALE OF ILLUsrR4rED WoREs

The collection of illustrated works which
La been on exhibition for time past at the gallery
% Messrs Leayltt Co., drew large attendance OF
book fanciers 10 the sale which began last evening
They wore caprcious in their taste and want OF TASTE
a. miscellaneous audience is apt to be-
sod nothing could be gathered from their bids
NUT thai they did or did not fancy such and such
works. They were very backward IN coming Forward
r .h their offers which for the most part were far be-
Tow the real the lots that were knocked down to
them We should say that the prices obtained Tor the
majority of the sold last night scarcely covered the
original cost Of their bindings which were tne Here
ARE some OF the prices realized;
The frat three lots embracing "Ackerman's History
of the Universities OF oxford and Cambridge Acker-
,n.n's History Of Westminster Abbey" and " Acker-
suan's History of the Colleges OF Winchester Eon etc.,
n volumes half red morocco, brought G IS per volume
L.nes Arabian Nights Entertainments" original
edition with the illustrations by Harvey, 81 70 per
volume "Allsons History Of Europe" 20 volumes
afee calf super extra, etc. - 70 per volume schinKeIs
Architecture" $40 so. "BacOns Works. collected ana
edited by Shedding and Ellis, volumes, calf extra 81 IL
Scr volume "Bancrofs History OF the United states
volumes calf extra g1t S. per volume. "Hal's Baro
nd Halls and Ancient Picturesque Edices Of England
q youmes folio. half morocco, SIG 80 per volume
-Four lots Of Bartletts Illustrations" embracing
American and Canadian scenery, SYRIA ana
ihe Holy Land, and Holland ana Belgium
nil IN morocco or half morocco brought from VI % 10
n per volume "The Bibliotheca Anglo Poeuca a
noble copy in half morocco with 81 additional portraits
bnd plates. was slaughtered for $i3. "BiaKes Illus
tr.uons ~ Bairs Grave" went for s6 the Boisserie
GALLERY" for Si5 "Boswelrs Life OF Johnson" best
edition, 10 volumes. tree calf extra, " 70
per volume. The wen-known anthologues OF Sir John
Gowripg volumes, half morocco. found an apprecia
tive purchaser s3 IL per volume. The Bridgewater
Sreatiss 10 volumes. tree calf extra brought u IS per
so,ume The latest edition of Brunets Manual" six
volumes, royal $40, in crushed maroon levant
t,orocco $40 30 per volume. Allan Cunning
hams edition Of Burns eight volumes, half
,,orooco A. 10 per volume. Fndcn's Illustrations OF
Che Ie and Works Of Byron, three volumes. royal
tnorocco q 81 per volume. The Coronation Of King
feo,ee the Fourth" cheap at Si 80. "PaUquets
nfodes "a Costumes" 81 25. Dore's Dante with the
It,iiao text Sl5 "Dibdin's Bbliographical De
cameron" three volumes. royal $40, half mo
,acco brought t29 per volume his "BibiO
,,.nia 3" ss5 and his "Bibotheca spencerana,'
q. Aedes Althorpiane," and Catalogue Of Books
,eveo Volumes imperial syo half morocco, $2
ne, vo,uue "Dugdale's History Of ST. Pauls Cathe
drs 81, with portrait and Hoicr's plates, realized n7
padding, Works in Prose and Poetry dondon' 1872,
volumes imperial Svo.. large paper, uncut, " % pe
youme Froudo's History OF England IL Noiuhe
al, gr q, ., per volume. "Cilray's Caricatures''
volumes sl9 per volume "Grangers Boeraph'ea
History Of England"s VOLUMES, russia gilt edges -
A. rule the illustrated works sold far below the
value. Tue reputation Of the aTtsis cVun,ou t,S
tbe costly DindiDgs uosAin-. IAa $40 cioSou VIZ" "