, 1879-04-21
NEW YORK.
u.,o ot Auction Of the Ar
o mold Library.
uotob|e Collection of Raro. Costly,
and Curious Books.
,,. sunerb Library Of dramatic Liter.
'"' otnrc Now 1Icing Dispersed.
,.r,artsb1e Gathering Of Choice Con.
A'' ora1 photography az Wcll.
Inscriptions Of the Most Famous
of Many Famous Works.


pes" s..,u Eoropt,s Works.
OIL Hai1S
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rrom our 0,,n Correspondent
49,. youx, April 17.-About tho time OF the
NEW ioHN' 49,, I,,r.rv In 1sc, Mr. + +, "
sse Of the but1o'' h.ota5 ~. .o . ~ =, - ~ ~
I,nol, Of this city, began tic COLLECTION OF tllc
N.,.hle llbrnry whosc salc WAS begun at Clinton
u0.a' ...tor,iov. A loyer OF good bouts In gen.
lall l5.'s.,.tiy 5t.'', n 1orcr nf thc ,1romn Mr.
t;at, but es:'cs!'s L, .,,.,,,a.o. nn,u T.. ,,o,1
Arnold Continued us purchases u"tn nc hau
,,1lectlpn If dramatic Literature not less cen'
w.. ~. ,bon tint ot tho late comedian. Indeed,
ps'e snu,,Ie,cncss In mntter relating pnrtcu.
IL rare ,,s."s,. ~ 4ho s,ore l,oti, Il, IN.
u5 tue s,os' =! ,t w.. .Ee' ,;,,a" "un ~ 1' u.
ss.omtnence only 10 tfe famous collections Ut
g's@ aa n,o,cl John Dillon, mud John Field:
tfo'ss an hooka ,rom tlcse col,cc,Ions Mr.
sid many r'te oJ1"" 10" .',xt,,s. ~. ~ .. =.
A' ta ss Exceedingly @ doabsfu, Il ucne.te
,,.,.7. or ireland, while engaged III sl!c c0mpI
py'ss ~ ,rIr dramatic histories, verc abo to
hito' y. .,as,r, 49,. :, roI,ort,or .rho ,1is,o-.
eoosalt 50 eA,c"sno se' Nv ., "s'ps'
f!ouof this library W fuolic sa!e ms attfaetca
W,,,r., Lcay!ttfe salcsroom. 1t Is pity that
Ass:'t ,..,,,,,, w,rka co,,not In hcnt tnrct t,er
'ltse VI u's",e .,,,,,. H., 49, .l.s..
snl paeen III ao''o p'41i'e l'o1a'y ""s'e '..e
raul be Of uso 10 studepta ana lovers ol tic
..,gc md Ills history. Nothing seems mora
.t,,ha than TINT bibItocrapE,cr, utter deyotiug
H.. h.,t rc,rs of hta life to tho gathering Of n
ss.nt, ~s .oclctx of hooka shnuld for ono rco.
,,l,or In ,l,tyc1 IN mart with t,,,. MI,
toa o. ano!het w op''ssa pass w." WV ~"
l7ends; irenas te'1l5 even tao"en 1'cs 'Aoa''y
.,ured thelr bucks upon him.
AMONG TIE $500 VOLUMES
!. ..;. 1ra+p ,,,cre ia m deficiency In tha 3,
.ne ..'' -. oararat 1,,ora.,,r" ill., ts.,,,~o,
rHtneuts ot ee'e.n' A'esatulc' the features
good rcatltn. library are Visible on nearly
eyery page OF the catalogue, plenttfnijy be-
,,tntte,. w.t, uuiouo Gems IN tic SHINE Of cx-
AlasEa.ea "os"9 ,,s..s .s' "a" ..,,se,.
aSl Illuminate every coltcetson o'ef WHICH
,re ioyer ot books has presided, not only tint
,acY arc unique, but becanso they at once gratI-
j-,ho oro o,n1 ct,,,ratc Tho mind.
HMS III r. f,on M,' low ro,nnrkahic .yor,s src NJ
& atS Sa lso1 Wnst ~ ~. su'r ,ns us
a; ~ IL: IL Il HnIncs nj Amnr,ron H,,thnrs.n il liz
a1's.,xa.t Y ~ n"rtrn. a. H., ira,r",i,, .},,.rt
msnt s"rL p4sans l,c f1rst tu, to nttract nttct,-
s slsn !. ,he ga,crit ~ wnrlss rcntInr n tilat
Ilminhlo Grichton of thc stare.
TUE ELDER c"A"Lss aA3aE"s'
No gathering Of thcsc works WIS 50 complete
h.hsuo. One sel OF the "Mctnolrs of Charles
Mathews, Comedian, BY Mrs; Mathews" pub
lkhed IN four yollmrs, llas been 3s extended to
curious portraits Of actors an.i others, original
dr.Ein:s, aud autograph letters. Aulon. thc
choice Illustrations asc m orlgiia! drawing by
Quiaton ot Jolln ireland, alNl ono BY KoTlanI-
tsa Of 'lhs Lying Valet aud IN Intriguing
ng. Inserted, comprising 1lnc portraits Of Tatc
Wilkinson, s!Rcl;tin, Cooke, Kctnblc, haywood
A]aso, Aacready, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. S11dons,
.nd rare oncs Of Fanny Kcsns}lc as !'ortia nlsd
!xia. Alsoa number of PORTRAITS Of Charles
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