The New York herald., 1876-11-14
SALE OF THE MENZIEs LIBRARY.

Tho sale OF the Menxles collection books
commenced at Clinton Hall, IN tho snlesrooms Of the
Ncssrs Lcavltt yesterday afternoon at thrco o'clock
The attendance largo, but the prices brought
only moderate. Among the we'll known book buyers
present were Mr. H. c. Murphy, Nj. George Moore,
librarian Of the Historical SocietyAof this city; Mr..
Scott OF Pro osidcncc; Mr. Lyman G. Draper, OF Mad-
son, Wis Mr.. Robert Clark, Of Cincinnati; Mr.. John
r. Bartlett OF the estate OF John Carter Brown, OF
Providence; Mr. r. G. TaN OF Providence; Mr.. II. c.
bryan, Of Portland, Me-. Mr. c. T. Jenries Of Bristol
England and representatives from the As,or, enox,
Boston Public aud other libraries. The sale
introduced by Mr. sabn in short address, in
which he pronounced this the finest collection
OF books offered American public. The colec
ton is principally of books relating to American
history ana rs particularly Interesting at thus time.
iDomaniaCs looking Tor bargains will find them, Tor
tho collection Is not bringing anything ike what II
cost; Tor Mr.. Menzcs was collector who stopped ut
no price procure the books he wanted The follow
ing arc sne most noticeable prices OF Yesterdays
SALE
ten by himself nne copy OF the original edition, $62;
the Life OF Pnihdor Musician and Chess Player, by
George Alien tthc FIRST book printed on velium in
Rcmenlbrancer: An Impartial Repository Of Public
Events, nino volumes, $lsS; Analetic Press
before offered for sale, ten volumes, $40; The Cow
Chase, poem BY MAJOR John Andre, ycritaolc nrst
Fidci ct Ecces@ Sacramentis, one OF tho scarcest
books the world, consisting Of only twelve leaves
bought by Colonel Hawkins tor $ld2; anot her book
by the same brought $75 Carolina, by Thomas Ash
one OF the earliest looks resting TO Carolina $40;
an original cdiuon Of Audubcns Birds OF America
seven volumes, $40 for the set: Audubon 4 Bach
mans Quadr upeds oil North America, three volumes,
$5S SO the set; Sanctus Augustinus do ANNA ct
Spirtu, $42 avoume OF autographs writings by cmi
neDt men, collected for the sanitary Fair held n New
York in 1865, $40; fifteen original autogrnphc
letters OF Presidents OF the United States IRON
Washington Lincoln, with portraits $l05; collec
tion OF hundred signatures OF distinguished
Americans, $50; iackus' History OF New England
three volumes, SIP so; very rare volume OF Ban
proof was sacrificed for So, volume oil poems. by
George Bancroft which sold al the DAVIS sale Tor Sal,
only brought $5 so; John X Bartett's Dictionary oi
Amcrcanism, was bought BY tho author or 50; bcocs
Scxasenarian $37; copy OF the Souldier's Pocket
Bible, OF which only twenty-five copies were printed,
"a 80; anothcr copy OF the same, printed on ycum,
$l7: Blblia sacra Latina with Two leaves from the
first edition the Latin Bible, Sl5 so; Bishops New
England Judged, $l30: an abbrevlaton OF the same,
sl20: Blades Lie and Typography OF William Caxton;
Bonds Publick Tryal Of Inc Quakers In Barmudas,
early Boston imprint. S32 50 The Bookworm, Illus
trated by j. T. Bearjen, only small edition printed,
$40 rs; Charles Botta's History OF the War OF the
Independence OF tho United States, copy OF
publications OF tho Bradford Club eleven volumes,
only i've like the present extant, 500;
Mrs. Anne Bradstrcets Tenth Muse, only ono copy
known he in tns country, ST. so; Brougham's
Lives OF Men q Letters and scicnce two volumes, 81
per volume; pfown's BIbhotheca Americana. passed.
will be sold 10 night; Burncts Manuel Of which only
one hundred copies were printed, 500; Theodore dc
Bry's Collections, nine Volumes $3.50; Budi's food
order Established in Pcnnsy ylvanii and New Jersey,
one Of books relating TO Pennsylvania s1s
ten O'Clock viii hold every afternoon and
ing OF this week.