New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-25
ANTTQUARIAN LORE.

THE SALE OF Mr.. FIELDS INDIAN LTBRARY-PAm
PRICES OBTAINED FOR MOST OF THE VOLUMES.
ibis sole apened promptly at the hour an
nounced, Mr.. sabin. the wellknOwn Nassau-st. book
seller and photographer, acting auctioneer Ii
well for the collection that the works comprising should
put before the competitors by thoroughly
comparative values OF books American history
The attendance under all the circumstances fair
one. The present method Of buying at sale through
agents has doubtless. advantages, but it takes
away from such auctions the personal interest which
gave such charm to sales where the great bookhunters
and vrtuosos of the day into antagonism and bid
bid each resolved not be outdone by rival
collector Where order is left in cold blood with an
experienced agent there is room for aterthought no
rivalry influence the bid. The goes the length
allowed and having reached it, except in the
where his Judgment is allowed to sway, he must stop
Several great Libraries Like the Aston represented
among the buyers and there also present ind
W. ID. Darlington, Chittenden, L. D. Alexander, and
Brayton Ives The earlier works on the cata-
logue drew out sharp competition. The fine
English Acosta, printed in 1904. was started At So
Then the bids fast and till it struck
down S1s. Adair's American Indians" with the map
(oten lacking took the fancy Of book and
up TO SO So Adelungs Mithrdates," perfect
of information the Indian languages, brought only
81 3s volume; but books in Indian languages went of
well. AldaIna's Mexican Grammar" lMeXicO, 1914.
though imperfect brought IS Arenass Vocabulario de
las Lenguas Casteana Mexcana," S25 later edition.
S13 80; "Avilas Mexican Grammar SO so; Aliens
Particulars Of the Capture of the ship olive
Branch" very curious book telling how his
ship was seized of the Irish coast by the
British cruisers because he happened 10 have
cargo of board while rebellion was going on in
the Isle of Erin, brought only - s.; Levnus Apo-
works Peru" with the map one Of the earliest
on which Hudson appears under its Spanish name OF
N hon raf,a'.
Grammar of the Otchpwe Language started at -,
and rosr steadily to S12 90 and cheap that Bar
eas COLLECTION OF Primitive Historians brought 3 7O
BaInrm's "spy UDmasked'-the original New-York
edition of s2s beautifully bound in half evant morocco
seemed 10 be coveted by many. The first bid
was SO: this was soon doubled, and the hammer
fell at SCI 30. "BaTtTam's Travels" of which
there were several editions ranged from 80 10
- little tract of the famous Anthony Benazet
should have brought than - 30 little Maya
primer printed in Yucatan by DR.. Behrendt brought
81 Bertonios Life of Christ" printed in AyInara IA
Peruvian language. and what the title called Romance
Spanish. brought S13 Two queer little tracts printed
in Belgium by Rev Mr.. BOnduel, Western Missonary
brought Sc GO. That BoOns Life" printed at Brooklyn
in IS24. reached -, could surprise any one
Bot1rni Benaducis " Idea de Una Nueva Historic >"
aroused competition, but Boston carried II away
from the Aston at SIS. After a short respite
the sale was resumed. Brckells North Car
olina," poor as it is, brought SO; CamIaniuss
IVA Sverige" an Of the Swedish colony on the
Delaware though imperfect brought 81. But that
lacked plate would have been up 10 near 500 one
of the cheapest books fine of the Original
edition of Travels" which brought only % 90
An admrer Of Gen brought in his tracts al prices
ranging from 50 SO. The catalogue of the Astor IL
hrary brought So but less respect shown 70 that OF
Congress which hung fire. Catlen's works Chanpian
and ChalevOiX" excited more competition.
The following sales were also effected c. dAgunas
Voyages and Discoveries III South America" London
LOGS, - 25. Transactions American EtAnoioe7ca
Society" 3 vols. 1858, SIC 80; Arch804oslca
Americana" vols. Sls -; History OF the War OF
1872" by g. Auchineck. - so The Writings OF Caleb
Atwater" 50 IS; History Of America" by Bacque-
vile de Ia Potherie Paris 1853 :, 90 History Of the
New World" by G. Benzoni. IN Italian Venice, l16o
s.; the same in English, London 1SJ1, - DO ;
History OF vir glna." by Robert Beverly London 1902
- 90; History OF the Comfy Of West Chester by K
Bolton . vols New York 1s6s, SIPS Publications
OF the Bradford Club" 10 vols. $1,000; Col Brad
streets Expedition Fort FrOntenac," London, 1903
SO 50 History Of the Civilized Nations OF Mexico ana
Central America" by Able Brasseur du Bouroourg IN
French SEQ On the whole the evenings sale must
have been success the product Of the sale est
rnote9 Al nearly