The New York herald., 1879-03-12
THE BRINLEY LIBRARY.

TIE bfN1NLE LlBf[A1 \.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN ELIOT BIBLE
OTHER COPIES SOLD FOR FIVE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY DoLLARs-ToTAL AMOUNT OF SALE,
TwENTY-oNE THOUSAND DOLLARS
The sale of the Brinley Library was continued at
Clinton Hall yesterday afternoon and evening be-
fore about the audience Of book buyers that
assembled on the previous day. The bidding was
very good but there were such prices fetched as
on Monday. for tho reason that there were books
offered equal in importance to either tho Every Eyes
Of New England" or Smiths General History The
following is list Of tho most important books sold
yesterday. with their prices:-
Thomas Church s entertaining passages relating to
Philips war; 1716. Samuel. G. Drakes copy, which
Mr.. Brinley spent forty years trying to find, $3.50;
another copy of tho same $40; Easton's Narrative
of the Causes which led to Philips War; limited
edition. $1s; Papers Concerning the Attack Hat
field and Deerfed." No. Of the Beadford Club pub
lications. SIG; Hubbard's "a Narrative Of the
Troubles with the Indians in New England to this
present year Q677). to which is added discourse
about the Warre with the Pequots in the year 1887.
with StevonsD fac sme of theoriginal map and also
fac simile of the map belonging to the London ed-
ton 1677. $25 ;Hubbards Present Stateof New Eng
land, with the book. plate and autograph Of Robert
Southey Keswick. May 8. 1884," original edition Of
1871 s57 so; large copy of the same. $36; Major
John Mason's ''l3rief History of the Pequot War;
uncut copy. $50; Increase Mathers brief History
Of the War with the Indians in New England $s7 sos
Penhallow's History of the Wars Of New Eng
land" rare copy. slightly water stained.
$780, Ane copy OF the first edition OF
Thomas Symmes' Memoirs of Q Battle at
Piggwscket." $215; copy Of the second
edition OF this book sold for s55; the 'Warr New
England visibly Ended" $50; . tract The
Georgetown Conference" $24; other copies Of this
tract sold for $al and SAT- Conference held Deer.
Aeld." uncut. $37; John Eliot and Thomas Mayhew's
Tears OF Repentance" sA: John Eliot's Progress
John Eliot's further "Accompt OF the Progresss Of
the Gospel. London. 1852" $lis; another Of these
ssSss uncut apsns aopy Of Esas.l
whOeloci's history Of 'The Charity school st
atiye " Of His sutferings Among the indians. $50;
"Lsaac wslden's Narrative of His Captivity" $40;
John Gyies Memoirs of Odd Adventures During
Captivity" $37; "Jemims Howe's Narrative OF Her
Captivity Sa; "NSrrsaive OF Nehemiah How's
Captivity" sss. The fcresoing narratives of cap
msdvsrsion to Mr.. Richard Ciyfton sAdvertisenent'
from the Mather Library. with Increase Mather's
ssc; tho csmGrdgo Platform of churcS DIsci-
pine." s32; six little Catechsms fetched s24;
Thomas Cobbct's civil Magistrates Power,''
General" sal; william coddington's "Dcmonstra-
ton OF True Love-" $40; John Cottons Goods
''The Bloudy Tcnent Washed and Made White In the
Blood Of the Iambe, $60 another copy of the same,
$50; the Cotton books are merely sermons; John
elDavenport's sermon, 1.-The knowledge OF Christ
$33: John Eots 'Christan Commonwealth" sup
pressed by the Supreme Court OF Massachusetts.
$55; samuel Gortons 'Simpicity's Defence Against
Seven-Headcd Policy" $55; Gortons ''saltmarsh
Returned from the Dead" $3o William Hooke's
discourse Concerning the Witnesses" $32; The
Mcrtorious Price Of our Redemption. Justification.
&C., Cheering II from Some Common Errors, &C." by
graphs of Cresccntius Mstherus. 1858. Cottonus
Mathsrus 1873. guard leaf; acopy of the first edi-
ton. which the General Court OF Massachusetts,
utterly dsiiked and detcsted and ordered to ''be
burned by the executioner in he4narket place In
BOSTON; the author dared TO maintain the ''damna-
BILE heresy" that "Christ did not suffer for us
those unutterable torments Of Gods wrath
that commonly are called hell torments'). $2o5:
Msr% rse the mpe coSpsr sGy OF %
America" sa4; John wheelwright's tract. 'ALer-
curius Americanus." ~; Roger williams .'Mr.
swcrcd." small tract was bought by Mr. Ives. oes
the Stock Exchange. for $40; the buyer paid
bloody" another copy u the same fetched $50.
another copy fetched $72 So All OF these Williams
books are small tracts or .esmons Edward Wins; Wins;
state" $50; JAMES Aliens sermon on Neg
lect Of supporting and Maintaining the Pure
s35: John Allins Animsdversons" bearing tho
Cambridge imprint. $55; ive aimanscs printed at
work Of tho rst three printers IN English America.
said 10 have cost Mr.. Brney $780, fetched S2S2 SO;
seven amanacs, Cambridge and Boston. ls76-'79.
s12 each. TO the Watkins Library, OF Now Haven; =
lot OF seventeen almanacs were bought by the Bos-
ton Historical Society for ~ 30 ca1h An Answer OF
Several Ministers In and near Boston TO That Case OF
Observation-Disclosures II In Lawful for Man to
Marry his wifc's Own Sister. sold to Mr.. bronson
for siT; "An Appeal 10 the Men Of Now EnglAnd,s
$50; "a Tract in Favor Of Bank Credit and Paper
Money, Boston, 1891. Sal; the first edition Of tho
famous "Cambrdgo Platform" $155; q sermon By
President Chauncy, Of Harvard. 1888. s65; John
Daycnports Essay for Investigation of the TRUTH.
$40; John Davenports ..dods Call TO His People,"
s55: "a Declaration OF Former Passages and Pro-
ccodings Bctwixt the English and the Nsrrowgan-
SETS" the only copy known to be extant s3l5:
John Eliots communion OF Churches.'
said to be the first privately printed Ameri-
can book, $40; John Eiot's .Hsrmony of tho
Gospels" sii5; another copy OF the same. $50;
John Eliots THE Dying Speeches OF several In
dians. unique copy s145; James Fitch's sermon
on Mrs. Ann Mason, s45; Daxtcr's "Cs1i To tho I'M
converted translated into the Indian LANGUAGE.
Cotton's Confession of Faith" In tho Indian LAM
gusgc $50 The Eliot Bibles. In the Indian lan-
guagc the most important books In yesterday SALE
were not reached until eleven o'clock. Tho fret OIL
this lot was the "New Testament Tho
first edition was purchased by Mr.. George II:
Moore. for the Lcnox Library. for s70o the next
was White Kennetts copy Of the hrst edition OK
Eiots Bible. containing the Old Testament aud tho
New the frat bid and only 81 900. at which price
II was sold; Eliot Bible from the library OF l. H.
tngs copy OF the Eliot Bible dedicated TO the Hon:
Robert Boyle. $500. the to Watkins library orinda
Iawson's copy of the second edition or the Elioe
Bible $500; first edition of "Eots Translation OK
the Practice OF Piety. $205. to the Yale College
library the Massachusetts Psaler In the Indiaa
Language. si35. to the watkins library.