, 1874-08-23

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pooA5 u tnas AIla, tno supply OF and dema nj
'or tnese 1atter oe1ns very limited. Proullnen
1r1,o maEa hoot','Ian., ".s " oooAs among thos
-N~ S00A e:' u noe a1t are thosa OF
| vb,trn,r,a r,,o- 1a,i,,..s rfEN,
onJ r,nrt o.,altn' ,enam P-peI. THICK paper
,Lo.a oolot,np 10 a., " vi. 1Gaia paper; also
worta ~ ,ha f;.ot ,-;,.o ea1ty Iusllsi'; poetry
~, Wo.,o ., ao+n and WynKll
/, ,1e sIl,,na Ti1a s11alai eoislonsr especial
~ p;rloT;na Ca-,.;.' a.it:Hl1 tala- baskerville
for ti,c;r '@'o 'oA'sonS' also' are chosen
,,-,
or n-,-,o,,. xreaa hi..e0iaAEioSs, o.'.
waa n1,hsho1 =, E.,sa - eu1s1on OF Horac:
snt nf ,isto. ~. - as!at4a ~ 1''3 which bad i
md +nee nu enSiase1 named Pine
ro-- 49,; -! so!1ANn' ~ - I!uoa dorAct
nfan ~ ,ta .eo ptrcs' Ino nts1 editions,
famo,s .vood 'a,,t1 "u.as e!ntaA1ag feEHlck'a
ia nj T,con;,o'- &c ea.siy oouSaE up: and il
1j;nStra .ons r-;,,ta - .osuuto containing those
centrrv ~ hr,nsr ao aoous sne a oe4;nn1nG OF tho
omn1e3 a1thonab % j.. ~ ~ u go. a., l1ese two e1-
extensive. viii eeryc for az s pess " most
tn5ts e. irr W. % see.o ios ao ILLUSTRATION. Tha
;ug At,on.F II d. ,res,s setls 10 oe he1eas-
-: sna-io,aataH 49, "otAs' uls'ess nlatoHes ara
~ o-t,a .nos t;, s4a uualoar o. eets
danbIef IN pr;ce r. nrsva,. aiI H. considerably
sou Of poverty from intrns Himself staa5s i"ta tss
RANKS Of .ae eaee1 nke all other purasts that
o-cas. ,,17t;f 90 ,o nha oeea carried to
~ ',iat' 80 a:so 10y e1'a' 11e to1i Ia
~ a,ar-,,, @t41ou5n ofoao meado7
~ At't s'N
~ RIBBED PAPER,
or, as Lady once very apty termed it., 'ssro7
paper, is also considered a. giving decided tnna
~ ~ eoeA, ~ aIAaoukn .esy p4easans 70 lockat,
w .ao a uoclusu tlo MAKES 1t dl!c;l.t 70
W teau, an! Is not recommended toT weak eyes.
oooae prlutta On alnereot'co.ofed papers
;ss,'e3 9Ieo w. 4a,su tAs'onao 81 put are seldom
@ .asusu no", e3cGps on wna1 ls called tinted"
papo1, OF a oencate cream-color. Works asa
sti!l occasionally printed on vellum, but tha
oeatness " taat natsF'al renters book printed
~ a. 'I,y uIen-p1!cea~ n Aa2afn Bible printed
aoout 1909 u Ve,lnm, recently sold in the Peg
Hills ea'e III Aonoon 1of upWards OF $4,000.
RARITY
ls anoiher criterion by which eomo persons are
guided III buyns books: It matters little Of
what the volume treats; if there arc out few III
eAlsrence, 1t ls precious to aucn collector; but
u neea scarcely be satd 1t 10 little cselita3!e to
va po7sesSor VI q hblaly "nese Literary sal!le ia
conaideieu as q secondary m4ttsE, or perhapsnot
CONSIDERED az al.
~ho seek after illustrated works. By this is uu-
derstood not only works which the publisher.
4las Illustrated III the first get-up Of
tae oooI, out sets or single works
WHICH nave been further beautltied
~ tho insertion OF numerous wood-cuts, IN
1ngR' IN OIL or "ater-color, connected IN some
near or remote de.ree with the subject Of tha
Work. 1lu5 branch opens an iliimitable fold
Aos only are di1ect Illustrations inserted, but
:sne:
THE dnASGEE1rE,
or s,lch is the term applied to man vho in
;encl with the mania fur illustration, is not
confined to England. II such specimea Of
ho genus homo Is mcaserly endowed with
,cuse of tho difference between meum and
uum, his rayagcs in large library arc d:nyer-
,ns aud difficult to be detected. 4 fino enerav-
ug cau bo cut from q book, ruiuine its value.
;st not changing its outward appearance. Ona
# tho nnass Specimens of Illustration ever .
made was a copy Of Shakespeare in folio. which
vas few years ago owned by gentleman
u New York. The latter p,oss. a
mail item compared to the ooaan
>f illustrations, was OF large, clear tvpe. and
:ach play Was Kept i'll separa:e portfolio, With
he eug1ayinss accompanying It. These Illus
listed OF steel eugravings, portraits, mars col
,red plates Of costumes. aud palnticge.-a1y.
hing, In fact, that tended in any way to throw
,ght on Slak5pe4ce's Lifetime or works. The
nouev. ralue Of such work can not easily bo
computed, as in very many instances costly
,ooaz we're bought for the sasa Of thcit
ugrarincs. and when robbed OF these vera
brown away a5 useless. Another work WHICH
Fas 8 year or two ago, for sale By bookseller
q New YORK, WHICH lad taken thirty yeara to
oliect, was copy OF tho Bible enlarged from
uo to sixty folio volumes, and valued at $l0,UoO.
he illustrations we're Of eycr7 kind, including
scenes OF tic Holy Laud aud
1rious medieval ilIuiainations, together
5th grotcsQue early Dutch and Ger
.u paintings, devoid of perspective.
ad tho mora t!aboyate and plcasiuy Efforts of
a4utera OF our. own day. Over $4,000 1lIus.ta-,
ons were embraced in this collection, some Of
,etn worth $50 or 5l00 each.
but time aud space fal to more than mention
3e tell paper books and the books in yellum
nd morocco, tho calf aud the pigBkin, up or
own to the copy Of u WORK which Dlsraeli states
bibiioIna,llac named Askew had bound in
unlan hlin. Books there arc to delight
10 eyes, and which ere eagerly sought
tier because they are. bound by DeRomo or.
Owls, Eaday or Bedford or IN the style OF that.
rince of co.1ect.rE, Grollier, whose friendly
ooa- plate generously says "Joanni Grollicrl a5
" :" belonging to JOHN Grolller aud
is friends" bat any iuitner information must
, deferred, or LETT to each ONO interested to-
i'd for himself.
4 few words, however. NAV be. petlcps. per.
tied Ia regard to
BUYING BOOKS,
| the first r1ace, as tar as possible, bur boclt
good. large typo If the work is interesting.
msy bo read the first time, though boc,y
inted, and in small characters, but. ac31ndL:g
an old saying, book that LII worth rcai!ng
.ce ls worth reading tHice, and it will DO fGUd
at tho inclination is much less to give vosE
1,,1F 1S9I ! IN mot