New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
THE SALE or WEBSIERS LIBRARY.

THE REASON FOR THE sALE-ABoUT NINE HUNDRED
VOLUMES OFFERED-HIGH PRICES PAID FOR
WORKS CONTRASTING AUTOGRAPHS.
BOsrON, June 12.-The sale of Daniel Web
stors library, which has occup ID three days of the
week. tnsh yesterday. so many OF the books had
been selected beforehand that the collection was robbed
Of whatever value IL might have had in its entirety as
the library Of the great expounder The reason for the
sale WAS that the old Webster house has been sold and
there was no one in the family to hecp the collection to-
gehcr There were about 9OG volumes offered for SALE
and very fair prices obtained Many OF the books
ran up above their intrinsic value account OF having
Mir. WebsteIs autograph. The collection was rich
In political pamphlets, and contained many bound
volumes OF English magazines and periodicals
There many constitutional commentaries and re-
views each bearing evidences Of long usage and careful
study, and nearly all marked with the former own
cr's name. The library also contained most extra
ordinary volumes and books subjects almost infinite
I'm number and With Shakespeare found DR..
Porteuss Lectures ST. Matthew agricultural treatses.
chemical essays books of travel and adventure botanical
works. sermons medical discussions military manuals,
financial pamphlets memoirs and very few pOetical
works. The library abOunded III books which inpart
practical political and historical information Science
biography popular statistics and maps represented
Gus c bore the autographs OF the distinguished authors
who presented them TO Mr.. webstcr
The rst book on the list in which the value OF auto
graph noticed was j. Q. Adans's Grafton on Lafay
e;te worth, at liberal estimate al but having the auto
graph OF J. q. Adams, II brought 500 AudLbons Birds.
wanting the fourth volume brought SG75 Bacons Es
says, l6mo, worth % brought So Frndens Illus
tatOns Of the Bible. two volumes, worth at ordinary
sales between 50 and So brought S27 Blunts Elisha,
l2mo, cloth, marked Leroy Webster. from her hus
band ID. w." worth % cents brought 81 IL; Memoir Of
BowdItch brought 80 % Chaptal's Agricultural Chem
isry worth 70 CENTS brought 50; Joint Rules &C. worth
perhaps 81. brought - the same, brought - Dbdins
Hdos Auto-piano, two volumes, brought s14 the
Federast, 1915 brought s. II; Fessendens Silk Man
ua, worth % cents. brought So Guizot, Washington.
with the autograph Of Rufus Choae. So % IIawknss
Institutions, SO HeTera's America brought Sl7 20
Holiness Annals, s2O 80 Ken,ons Poems, with auto
graph OF Everett, "a SO; Lenprcre vols, $40: His
tory OF bingham, s. Iattietons Tenures. ~; Lorans
Sermons, ~ ~; lymans Italy, IS rs niachiaveIs
Atc Of Ware, In black letter, London 1875, $40 so;
Mchaux, N. A sylvia, S42 IS; Meyrck, vols. $25 80
Pamphlets vols So Northern Traveller, 1896, So 5O
Pamphlets vols, Sl4; Anti-Jacobn. worth perhaps
75c ~ ROwle 10. These were sold ut the above prices
chiefly because they contained the autographs either OF
Webster Others The books altogether sold we'll The
few On American history, or otherwise esteemed
scarce OF which, however there were but few, sold we'll
Deanes sctuste, -; Bclknap's n H., 20; Botany,
- 81 BrAdfords Mass. for - Gilbert ON Eank.nY
Is 50; Gothic Architecture vols, $40 III Random