New-York tribune., 1873-12-13
THE LE4VITT SALE OF BOOKS.

The third evenings sale of the Leavtt
collection books last night was well attended The
rarest lots bbliographicaly speaking Were the second
and Fourth Foo OF Shakespeare If exactly described in
the catalogue they above the average copies In hight
and breadth the first measuring l3 inches by o. and the
last 1lt inches by 81 inches The hight IN the hrst
measurement has exceeded, we believe. by nch
aud ,be breadth by 2O OF inch aTo discuss the value
m these books would be to discuss the question OF values
In general II is only safe to say that IL increases ana
dinishes according TO the condition OF tine copies 10 De
sold and the number OF persons who desire 10 Dny
them The Second Folio has sold as low as three guneas
oDd as h,b as thirty pounds, and the Fourth Folio as
low ~ two xuineas and high as twentyone pounds
We give below prices realized last night The nrst
nv Lacked the verses the second both the and
the portrait
Among the most noticeable illustrated works disposed
NJ were copies OF Robers's "Holy Land Syria Iiumea
and Arabia vols. atlas folio. and Robertss EGYPT
and Nubia," vols. atlas folio, which brought $50
volume and Boydels two eephantine folios Of Shake
speares which brought 80 volume; "Napoleons Egypt
went for s. volume, in other words the So volumes
brought SIS Other works, and prices were as follows,
the sums mentioned referring TO the volumes OF each
work.
"oyid's Metamorphoses" grand folio edition, Illus
,rated by Picart, vols. folio bound In /, calf go
sbarp's Pageants, Dramatic Mysteries sncieDtly
performed At Coventry, large paper copy plates on
PIissv folio, half morocco SO. Mapesons Pearls
Of American Poetry" So rs. Bishop Percy's Folio
Wannseript Ballads and Romances" edited by
r " Hales aud +. l. Furnival. vos royal svO,
half morocco ST. Plcarts " Ceremonies and Religious
Customs" 6 vos folio calf, gilt large paper copy, w.
- Pckerng's Aidne Edition Oi the British Poets, 90
vols foolscap svo calf e1us, 81 o6 Piesrrs Piorres
Anfgues" folio, calf, S2l CAulhelds Collectors Guide
20 tas knowledge and Value OF Engraved Portraits,
tolio A. Prout aud HardIugs "vews OF Switzerland
and Italy" large paper, foo.2 vols In !. morocco,
sis 80 Pouchot's e Memoirs OF the Late War IN
N1rtG America" Q755-cU, vols. super-royal
eyo hall calf, -. Pursuits Of Literature" large
00aner haf morocco, N Rabelas's works
Fnputletc" numerous Illustrations by Dofe. SyO. ~
Dnd{e,s l. Europe IllusIre, vols, large $40. French
II st 55 Retrospective Review" 10 vols, svO calf
'r a. Rit,On'. "English Anthology" vols. post
@ Si'' vi, if q 25 "Rogerss Poems" small 4O, red
S,,TY,cf bmdmg gold mountngs aud clasps, original
saon with fine Impressions Of Turner'S and htonsrda
eIa,@" So a. Ro,,inis "AntIchta Rename. oblong
p,,it ,,io baIf morocco, sj " Oxbnrge Ballads
atTao16~ f. Collier. +tO, uncut cloth, 81 25 Royal
i,er, of Brish Ar" proof impressions imperial foto.
tso,tt.e, scotland Illustrated vols io. calf,
/ syfr. 81 Scottr Landscape Illustrations Of the
W,oerev Novels" vols. IN /. syo, purple morocco.
:, ~ SSofPs Provincial Antiquities aud Picturesque
s,.o.,y M scotand," stO, vols. hall morocco, SO
ac6IIs .t.nnre Works. AbbOtsfOrd EhtlOn II yOs im
nsr,al aV, an 2s 5cOtts Complete Works." 100 Yos
fnoiseap sy1. hail morocco. 81 H. 5cors Wayerlcy
Novels" 10 vols, morocco extra - q" '"'" 7cu'o