The New York herald., 1877-03-21
SALE OF BOOKS.

Tho salc Of library Of q collector and amateur at
Bangs Co.'S Broadway salesrooms yesterday, after.
and evening, was well attended. The people
present were buyers and the bidding was therefore
lively. Tho prices fetched were not extraordinarily
large, yet they pretty fair. The most OF
tho works related 10 American history ana
those werc THO most sought after. Tho
following aro OF tho prices fetched
yesterday "A arst edition OF j. Calcndcrs Histori-
cal Discourse tho Civil and Religious Affairs OF tho
Colony Of Rhode Island, SIS 10: Campbel's Poct,csl
Works IN two volumes, in call, 81 NJ. Catcsby's q
Natural History Of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama
Islands, containing tho figures or birds, beasts 1shcs
&C., with their descriptions in English ana French
Ill., two volumes, $36; George Catn's illustrations
OF tho Manners, Customs aud Condition OF the North
American Indians OF twelve copies In which tho
plates colorcd by hand, two volumes, $44; Chal.
mers Political Annals Of tho Present United Colonies
from their settlement to Tho peace Of 1863 50 so;
Chambers Domestic Annals Of Scotland IRON tho
Reformation to tho Revolution, so rs; second and
third series OF Chambers Edinburgh Journal, $l6;
Charlcvoix's History and General Description of New
France, $50; G. W. Childs' cuttings, pamphlets rc.
Vows, &C.. relating 10 Mr.. Chiids and tho Lesger
Building knock down Tor hfty.lve cents; Cicc-
ro's Cato MAJOR hnc copy, as fresh as the day II
caino from Franklins press, $685. Ciark's Record OF
the Inscriptions on tho Tablets ana Crave
stones in the Burial Grounds OF Christ
William Clarkc's Rcpertorium Bibographcum
with PORTRAITS of sono collectors OF famous lbrarcs
$40; Codcns History OF tho Five Indian Nations of
Canada, 1s5u, IS 30; Pages and Pictures FROM tho
Writings oil James Fcnimore Cooper. $ll rs; Cotton
The Way OF the Churches OF Christ IN New England
$17 30; a volume OF Modes ct Costumes Hstoriqucs
with iu length coIorci plates $2l Charles a. Dana
Tho Bitter Bit, 30 cents; n Defence OF tho
Condition OF England against Tom Paine sold
for cent; Dc Foes Robin-on Crusoc, Illustrated
by Tnomns stothard, Sl3; Recoilcctons anu Private
Memoirs OF Washington, by his adopted son, George
Washington Parko Custs, 81; Carcy's Dante, 81 IL;
Darcy's Compost ons In Outline. from Judd's Mar.
Rarot $l2 25; Decosta's Tho Mortimer In Main,
sl2 5O; Delaplaincs Repository Of the Lives
and Portraits OF Distinguished American
Characters, sl3. Dbdin's BibIiograph,cai
Works were tho most important things
IN yesterdays sale ana drew n number OF buyers
Dibdin's poems knockcd down at SO; Fcne.cn on
the education OF daughters, 81 %; Dbdin's
Bibimcna, 81 25; Dbdin's Biblimcnia, u copy
privately printed for the club OF odd sheets,
SS Dlbdin's typographical Antiquities, SIC; Dbdin
Bibiomania, S12; BbIiopraphy, poem ia SIX books,
So rs; the Bibnotheca Spcnccrlana, SIS; the .Edcs
Ai,horpane, two volumes. s44; tho photographed
Decamcron, thrco volumes, s75; Tour IN France and
Germany, three volumes, $40 80 volume; tho Library
Companion, Sl1; new and improved, edition o
Dlbdln's Bbllomania. 500 These priccs we're quito
low. The sales Will be continued throughout tho
week.