New-York tribune., 1879-03-12
LITERARY NOTES.

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the prophet or seer OF the Renaissance ana mas
,rrossble 10 imagine a stronger contrast than that
Witch his art from Correggios, OF h'es
more different In all their details than thosc wen no
aId Raphael Leonardo lived respectively hs was
not framed by fascinate like Leonardo or 10
charm like Raphael It a lonely aud sorrowing ire
that he led during his earthly pilgrimage Tho Tragedy
of the tomb OF Julius was a source OF sorro"
TO him for forty years, so that ne eompahou
that IL had been better for him TO nave SOU
matches all his life than take up the desoiatns
artists trade. When he had reached his nfty-mhth
year. Leonardo and Raphael were both dead; CorfesRo
was in hts last year and Andrea del ssrto had pssseu
AWAY Italian art fourshed then only In Venice ou'
the worldly style Titan not after Micnae An
rclos heart He had outlived the greatness OF ms ms
vears Longer or another lifetime of Raphael IN wheh
fhe Florence which he bad bravey fought WouIu oc
arones OF Savonarua and in his old age he saw verl'
fed the predictions of the great friar of San Marco
Among speciaties with book collectors the
Bib, has always been favorite Francis Fry OF Bris
toll England, has brought together more than I'ooo
editions OF the English Bible. Testament ana
Psalms the most Of which were printed before l7oo'
Probably the Lenox Library in this city Is uhsui-
passed by private libraries in Its and valuable eu
tions Of the English BOle and the British Museum is
believed possess the only collection in pubic library
superior to it, by far the richest collection IN
the world numbering 1877 over 10000 titles The
Mazarin Bible velum is Of the rarest OF known
books copy sold at the Parkns sale IN le'o ioI
34Oo while copy on paper brought a2'6so copy
of the Mazarn Bible belongs 70 the Bnley Library put
It will be disposed Of at the present sale. "orA'
prnted nv Ca1ton are always much D quest They are
worth considerably than they were two cen
turies ago. In the Roxburghe sale, twelve Ca2'onS
brought total OF 951, while, III 1882 dozen, COM
prisng the choicest and specimens brought only
s3 "a 5i and in 1898 several volumes brought only
few shnss each The YadsTfeGg 60 B9seaGeao s5 e sbas
price which, up that time had been pala Tor pooh; %
perfect copy known to exist after tles searches lor
over 800 years.
Brief items about new publications: Jules
simoD's Government of NJ Theirs" is well advanced
at Charles scrbners Sons and will be ready for buyers
in a short time 1t forms two octave Volumes
Houghtou Osgood h Co have added Bryasts poetical
works to their Household Edition OF the poets MT
Holman Hunt has article in the March number OF
The Nineteeah Century ARTISTIC Copyright" and
Mr.. Gladstone Epithets OF Movement in ho-
Subscribers 10 Tart for 1879 will receive as
premium large etching by Adolphe Lalauze OF Ma
kart's Entry OF Charles V. into Antwerp" NJ La
iauze is the well-knOwn etcher Of illustrations TO MO
Heres works.. George Walker aud Professor New
comb articles in the March International Rec'eo
Albert Cogsw well, of No "a BOnd-st will publish an
important veterinary obstetrics about the ma
die Of this month by George Fleming Of England. 1t
will be an octave and contain 212 illustrauODs....he The
Spectator OF London its review OF Masque OF
Poets" treats the book composed entirely OF con-
trbutions from American writer's and offers some un
favorable remarks the American genius for poetry as
shown In it whereas IT happens that Onefourh of the
poems from En- gsh new EDITION OF
Dckens's works at HoughtOn, OsgoOd Co.'s, Of which
Eve volumes will be published next Saturday, VIII con-
tain 600 illustrations. including Crulkshanks, and will
also have Mr.. whippe's ntroductions. The complete
''Wavcrley" at this house Wi comprise twenty-five ana
Ave of them will be out Saturday. ...:E d. Mansfield,
through Robert Clarke Co.. OF Cincinnati, about April
/, volume of personal memoirs, social, political and
literary their nature and comprising period OF 1OrY
years many OF which relate TO pioneer m history Story m III
Eagiish translation OF the Duo de Broghes Secret du
Ro" which contains important correspondence OF Louis
XIV. Ii VIII be ready ths month.
new edition of Uncle Toms Cabin" Is
Inst ready at HoughtOn Osgood Co.'S. IL is a repro
duction In different binding and without the red lines OF
the prousely illustrated edition which appeared during
the holiday season. and published at reduced price
The preparation OF this edition was made necessary by
the wearing OF the plates from which the weknown
popular edition had long been printed Some notion OF
the durability of book plates be had from The state
ment that fewer than $4,000 copies OF ;he book
have been printed from these Uncle Tom plates The
new edition the introduction which was added
70 the holiday edition. and in which were given letters
addressed to the author by eminent people when the
book first appeared Some may be noted here.
Charles Dickens said he had read the book with the
deepest and sympathy ard added that he ad-
than lean express 10 you both the generous
feeling which inspired it, and the admirable power with
which IL is executed" He suggested that the book had
one fault IT went and sought TO prove too much
He doubted there being any warrant "for making out
African TO be great race or for supposing the
future destnies of the world TO lie in that direction
Macauay said he had read the volumes but could not
say had done It with pleasure, for no work on such
subject can give pleasure" but it aroused high
respec for tho aud for the benevoIence OF tie
writer" Lord Carlisle wrote h%t he returned his deep
and solemn thanks to Almighty God who has lea ana
lad IN IErlf she "A
had long felt slavery he by fan the paramount ques
tiOn OF the world and age we live in, ncudhg AL tat
tress-in short the real Epic OF the Universe Charles
Kingsley, III HE long acknowledgement, transcribed
few lines he had received from an excellent crtlc
said the book 10 h- mihd was " the greatest mover
written" and that 1t reminded him. IN the lower
be had ever read" Little Eva made him cry worse than
COrdelia did AT sixteen Uncle Tom was hrst pub
lshed March 20, lSJ2-tweDty- years ago Ihere
thirty1ye English edillons OF IL ~ tne Blltisn
Museum and eight abrdgments IL has been translator
distinct versions; in German nine; ! Russian five.
sxty-three complete distinct translaons have been
a6TdgmeRfs ihd IN German. Tnirtyone reviews of 1t
have appeared IN British periodicals.
The sale of the Brinley library adds inter
est 10 the important collections that have been made In
former times many of which aferward broken
up, while Others found their way into public libraries
Dc Thou was representative French collector Of the
sjxteeuh century who had agents in the chief cities of
Europe. Twenty thousand crowns all enormous sum In
those days lavished upon the bindings OF his 5000
volumes and 900 manuscripts His books were all
sold afterward for a less than the bindings had
cost him Ia the seventeenth century, Sir Robert
Cotton was the most famous book-lOver OF the age
Louis XIV. offered his grandson 100000 for his
treasures with promise o! honorary mark Of royal
favor but the patriotic Sir John Cotton declined the
offer and gave books TO the British Museum as the
property forever No period Of history has
equae1 century in the number and zeal Of