The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-09-24

NO. IS.
with all the illustrations and rich in binding:
OF Hamor. Bullock 10 difficult to obtain),
Governor Berkeley, Sir WilIism Keith, Bev-
erley Several copies each of the English and
Paris editors and of the Richmond reprint),
stith Several copies Of the Williamsburg and
supposed London editions Of 1747 and of
saoln's faithful reprint), Burke, Campbell
y. W., Howe, Martin and Brokenbrough,
Campbell (Charlesl HowisoD, Kercheyai,
De Haas, &C., besides numerous other
DOCKS necessary 10 true picture OF
our loved Old Dominion; the Metamor-
phosls of Ovid, translated by George
Sandys, then treasurer of the Vireinia
Complny, the first book written in the
colony procamations Of the bigot James in
broadSide against tobacco-of the MARTYR
Charles concerning the weed also, and the
transporting of convicts to the "Plantc-
tions"; several volumes of the Virginia
Gazetteer; various works relating to the
boundary lines between Virginia and Mary--
land, North Cartlina and Tennessee; tie
rare geological works Of Professor Rogers !;
the various scarce publications Of the Vir-
ginia Historical Society: collections, 1888 !;
the Register, 1S4S-'53; the Reports and Ad-
dresses. 1851-'60; Roblnson's Early Voyages,
| 1910; Wasbington's Private Diaries, 1860,
| and letters of Thomas Nelson. Jr., 1874; va.
rious scarce publications relating to the his
| tory OF Richmond; the complete series Of
the Southern Literary Messenger; lS34-'65 !:
the valuable privately printed Wynne series,
us follows:
"Wynne Historical Documents from the
| Old Dominion" Motto: Gather up the
| frdoments that remain"
l. Williamsburg Orderly Book. With
notes and introductious by Ciarles Camp
| bell. Small 4to 100 copies Ia: ge paper; 10
| copies. Richmond Va, 1860. Press Of j.
iMunseH.
IT,, III. The Westover Manuscripts. vii.
| liam Byrd With notes and introductions by
| T. II. Wynne. Small 4to 200 copies large
paper; 40 copies. Richmond, 1865. Press
of ]. Munsell.
| ". Memoirs ofthe Boiling Family Of Eng
land and Virginia, with splendid photo
graphic portraits. With notes and introduc.
tions by T. 81. Wynne. Small 4to; SO
copies; folio, 10 copies. Richmond, Va,
William Fl. Wade e. Co., 1868.
| V. The Yestry.Book of Henrico Parish,
with Account of St. johns Church. With
Notes and Introductious by K. A. Brock.
4to; large paper; 100 copies. Richmond,
Va: William II. Wade & Co. 1874.
"Historical Documents Relating to the
Old North State"
| /. Narrative OF Colonel David flaming, of
the Revolution With Notes and Introduc.
tions BY T. Fl. Wynne. 4o; 30 copies. Rich.
mond, Va. Printed for Private Distribution
| Only 1S61), in the First Year of the Inde-
pendence of the Confederate SAFES.
And the Mannakin-town Register Of
Births, Marriages. and Deaths in the Hugue-
not Settlement, ITO.
Many of the volumes in this library are
greatly enhanced by former distinguished
ownership. being enriched with their armo-
rial book-plates or autographs. and frequent
ly with both, and with notes in their auto
graph. Among them are volumes from the
libraries of Spencer (Fairae Queenl Ben.
Jonson ('O, Rare Ben. on!"), sir
Joshua Reynolds, Mrs. Piczzip, Lord VIII
liam Byron, John Locke, John Howard
uhe phianthropisD, Isaac Reed (Shaks-
perian Annota,orl, William Stith (the his
tcrian of Virginia), Rev. William Doug
las, of William and Mary College; Horace
Walpole, j. j. Rosseau. Sir Walter Scott,
Francis Frayser Tyter. Samuel Rogers Qhe
poet), Southey, Wordsworth, Jyhn Ledyard
0he rraveIler), John Sharpe, Napoleon,
Joseph Bonaparte. the royal iataily of Great
Britain, Earl Of Wellesley, ThoInas Moore,
Thomas Campbell, the unfortunate Maxlmll-
ian of Mexico. Lawrence S:eIne. G. 2. K.
James; William, Robert, and Nathaniel Bo-
ling; Ro. Beverley (tbe his.orlt1 OF Vlr-
ginia): Sir john Randolph, Robert DinWld.
die, and the Earl Of Dunmore Colonial Gov
ernors Of Virginia); Presidents Jefferson,
Madison, and Fillmore; George Wytbe (the
siener), William Hoopar lthe si.ner), Dab
ney Carr; William Byrd, Of Westoyer
Judge St. George Tucker: John Randolph
of Roanoke; Gabriel Furmau Uhe historian
of Brooklyn). p. r. Feudal, Lighthouse
Harry Lee, General Robert Z. Lee, Charles
Carroll of ClrrolIton, General Jimes WOOD
l(Goyernor of Virgiuia), aud EdSard Eve
rett. There are many Others which we 90
not recall.
As the volumes pass under our inspection,
redoIent of other days and famous posses
sion, we are almost, with the inspiring con-
Meeting link in our hands, drawn for lne
nonce, in imagination, to the presence OF the
bonored, chivalric, and learned dead, and to
q contemplation of the long-aso and success
siye pages Of the past, which we can W.tn
but little effort array in our mlnps eye.
There also accompany the library mum.
ber Of curious relics. a copper slanualu
gallon easure for the colony OF virginia OF
the time of William and Mary; curious To-
dian impements-bows aud arrows, pipes
and musical instruments; souvenirs OF our
late unhappy sectional batlle-feIds; curious
and murderous.lOokiDgk knives with Dlades OF
a serpentne form; military vest OF Uncle
Sans approved hue, cut to III closely up TO
and around the throat, and invested with q
valuable chest.protecting wadding OF solid
steel. plate of some twenty pounds IN Welght,
the modern armor of one OF our late antago-
nis,lc bretbrea from across the Potomac
battle.flags, SC. There are also large num-
ber of maps pertaining to Virginia and the
boundary lines separating her from neigh
boring States early plans of Richmond
rubbings of antiques. g.. Also, the cop
| per-pate from which wa engraved the copy
of Smiths map of Virginia accompanying
j DR.. John Fl. Rice's Richmond edition OF his
history and travels, prin'ei in 1873.