New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-27
ANTIQUARIAN LORE.
A WANT OF APPRECIATION OF RARE BooKs-mB
YIELDS LIBRARY UNDER THE HAMMER-THI

A WANT OF APPRECIATION OF RARE BooKs-Mn
YIELDS LIBRARY UNDER THE HAMMER-rHE
BOOKS OF LAS cAsAs cHEApLY SOLD.
Bright as was the afternoon, it did not lure o
large number OF buyers to the saesroom OF Messrs
Bangs, Merwin & Co.. and II rartes desired by col
lectors they throwing away unusual chances Last
night books Of worldwide fame were Knocked down
at o half or quarter Of the price they would
command in Europe. Hutchins's "Topographf
cal Description OF virginia" was struck OF at 81 ;
Hutchnsons Letters surreptitously Obtained by Dr.
Franklin" brought only 80 o5 mlays Typographical
Description OF the Western Territory" 80 rs; fine col
lection of Indian Photographic portraits and views
So So Washington Iryings volumes had hard work 10
find buyers at fractions OF dollar Jamcss Account OF
Longs Expedition" bought by Mr.. Lunt for SD 70
"Jeffersons Appendix Mis- Notes Virginia" started
at 50. and was finally struck down at FL so {;
Jefrey's Natural and Civil History OF
the French Dominions" secured by Mr.
Anderson at So so; Johnson's Traditions and Remnis
cences Charleston book started also at IS and ran to
S13 So when Mr. Brooks secured IT. but even in these
Centennial times Johnsons Life Of Cen Greene, nne,
clean copy only to 81 3D. at which price MI Ander
son obtained it Josseiyns "New England Rarlties,'
London 1872 started at s25 and was struck down 10 D.
for $50; Shorts journal" fell to MI Brooks for 50;
Joutes Journal of La Sales Voyage" LONDON, IVA
was bought by Mr.. Evans for SO u.s. and
the edition Of 1719 by Mr. Cook for % %;
Juan j. and A. de Ulloas Nocias Secreas" was secured
by the State Library for 81; Keyenss rare ana
curious tract comparing New-Netierand and Guiana,
Leipsig 1872. started at 81, and finally Knocked
down to Mr.. Woodward at 81, no Sew-fork
collectors Of Dutch tracts on tie early colony being
present When Lord KngsbOrough's magnificent work
the "Antquities OF Mexico" fine copy in half
morocco, with its 900 eolored plates, offered,
the first sid was only $40, and 1t was sold TO Mr.
Ray at 1925, certainly not moro than half its
hon hu
Brooks for 81; Knox's journal Of the Cam
paign Against Canada in $500" ives bought by Mr.
Lunt for So De Laet's Historic du NOveau Monde"
printed by the Escuiers IGiO started 49, and
cured by Mr. 50 so; la H0ntan New Voyages
to North America" bought by Mr. Cook for So;
little eightpage tract on "The Lancaster Massacre OF
Indians Pennsylvania" BY the Paxton Boys started at
- and to S1i 80 Laphains Il. Al Antiquities Of
Wisconsin" brought 3 80 The great collection Of
the works Of Las Casas which Mr. Field had so long
set his heart found TO appreciate IT, No Catholic
institution prelae seemed TO care to secure the works
OF the aret Catholic pr 81 ordained In America the
glory Of the Dominican order and advocate OF the
Indains OF the original Spanish edition Of the
works eight parts in six volumes could scarcely get
bid and they finally struck OF 10 Mr. Woodward for
$50, to be secured IL Is to be hoped, by some American
collection. OF the parts in Latin went to Mr. Bree
for &C so; four parts in Italian brought only - l2
lie Mirore de In Tyrannie Espagnole" with plates,
70; another edition with the same plates, 81 so;
the English edition. Tears Of the Indians" London.
1856 ST. 90 IAN Account OF the First Voyages" 1899
SO 5O Lawson's New Voyage to Carolina" this
author Ike Fson died by the hands of the Indians Lon
don, 1909. with map fac smile brought SD 1.-The His
tory Of Carolina" London, Ills, started at $40 and
brought SO another $50 fine set OF these rare
works lie ercqs Relation de Gaspese" Paris, 1871,
n rare book though FAR behind the Etabssement lie la
Fol" in rarity, bought by Mr. Ballard for %
lie Jeune, Relation he qu cest passe en- la NCuveie
France Ell PAnnee 1885," OF the earliest OF the ex-
t7cmcy Jesuit Relations Of Canada ran up from -
10 So and Is that exceedingly cheap; Lenoirs
Antiquities Mexcanos" splendid work, was bought by
r Anderson for So Leon Pinelo' by same for So;
Leon Gamas Description" II II LIE Page du PratZ's
History Of Louisiana" So Le1carhOFs HS'oire dc IN
Nouv,lie France" tIr and last edition Paris 1913, one
OF the rare and Valuable works on Canada describing the
natives wearing copper tube rings, such as adorned
the skeleton in ar1nor, which many North
theories were based brought Sl1O, after long c0npetI
ton the English version by p. E(ronieile), LONDON,
1000 also brought sllO after starting at 800; Inc
Lettrcs E,.Gautes ct Culeuses" sold Ter ~; LeWIss
ADo-cinal Portfolio" VS. bought Tor SO by MI Ander-
son Lewis and Clark : Expedition brought lc ~,
and so3 % for the different editions; LoudOns selec
ton o some OF Moss Interesting Narratives OF out
RACES Committed by the Indians, Carse, lcOS an tx
trency rIre book, sold Cor S4C0 NcA"nneJ ; History
OF tho Indian Tribes Of North America with 10 coiored
portraits, go
TIC following sales were also effected sketches OF
the LII. aad Correspondence o. Gen. y. Green o. w
johnson II %; Traditions OF the tOrth American IN
Jiars Iv J. A. Jones, Lon- 1893, -; " History OF
tLe Valley OF Virginia." by = kerc--eVa, lojo, -
" Histyry OF Mcni-.n" by J. H. Lallinan, - -
" C0.ec- Ons Of tie NJ aciGsctts Historical HOclely,
80 vols, $9J: So john II. Van Linscho;'1 y, His
Iiscours 81 Voyages mo We Taste and West lndies
LONDON 59s SIS: Review. or the Military Operations
IN Nlrln America. 80 20 l'Ji Dy W LIZ u Aoli'
Dublin. 1914 JO IUtAeis Caiecii,l trillsiacd iHto
the American Virginia Language oOcAhO.i lp9p -
The HisoF OF Georgia. Dy Capt HuSh Mct!ll Loll-
10 t3l; "NOyaCc "a IIaYrra J. AmellIuc gu SUI IpI
Paul Marcoy. Pa.-s, 1860, 50 81 .ns.on OF me
sam. Naw-York, 1874, - JOf Inc History or
Kcn,uciy,' by humphrey Marshall, 81 90 Tn" The
Indies and Other COuntrcy5; done mo hhghsn ~
KicharGo Eden" by Peter Martyr LONDON, iYtI,
500; The History OF the West IAdtrs. ny fcler
Martyr, published in Latin by MI. Hakiiyt ana
translated into English by NJ LOk ~; " DE |
Mono OrDe or tic Historic OF the West IN
dies" by Peer Martyr, LONDON, lOi2 ~
Duodcccnuiun LuctuOsuIl. the HS.OrY or Long "ar
" III the Indian mirage by COTTON A.tner BOSTON,
I'LL s2g: "A Brief History OF the War Win me
1915, 300; travels in the Interior OF NHtL
America" nv Macmillan, Prince OF Weld TWO sets VI
plates, $is; "A Collection OF some interesting NirIt-
lives of Indian warfare IN the West by g L. MelcalI
Iaxingron Ky IL 81; The Prayer-BOOk and sew
eTal Chapters of the old and New Tcstanens, Iransi
Ted into the Mohawk Tongue printed by Wm Brad,
ford New-lork I7lJ, $50 Book OF Common Prayer,
re of Mohawk Children" London l7s6, SIS A
VOYAGE to Georgia Begun the year 1879, by Francis
Moore fla The or the sale yesterday was estiha
al AT ala