The New York herald., 1879-03-11
THE BRINLEY LIBRARY.


THE SALE BEGUN sUCCRssFULLY-sIxTEENH HUN
DRED DOLLARS PAID ron TWO LITTLE BOOKS
RIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR SMITHS
GENERAL HISTORY
The sale of the library Of the late George Brnley.
OF Hartford. was begun yesterday afternoon ut the
saiesroom OF Aessrs. Leavtt Co.. Clinton Hall. Mr..
Joseph sabin. the well known antiquarian bookseller.
acting as auctioheer. There two sessions in
the afternoon and one in the evening. both of which
We're largely attended. The Library of Congress- tho
Phiiadelphia Historical Society the Chicago Public
Library. the Carter-Brown Library. OF Providence.
and other we'll known public ana private libraries
were represented The bidding was little slow. but
the prices fetchcd were the buyers at
any rate-as very fair although in many instances
they did not reach the prices paid the books by
Mr.. Brnley. The following are the most important
sales:-
"The Naturall and Moral Historic of the East and
West Indies,' written in Spanish by Joseph Acosta
printed in London 1904. $40. transactions OF the
American Antiquarian Society,"" four volumes.
$40 so each; Latin copy Of American Antiquities"
with fac-similes Of old Morse S14 first edition Of
Benzonis LA Historic del Mondo Nuovo" printed
in Venice 1905. s2O copyl or iAsdssspds -.Bihtio.
theca" fS2S. four volumes W. Eg3K; A1blty of t6a
nrst German book relating TO the degovtry 6f Amet
n
privately printed through the munifcence OF Mr.
g. l.. NJ Barlow, with Photographic fac-similes, Of
which only ninetyhye copies were ssued sa6 the
from the "SpsnJshe into Engljshc by Richard Eden,
1884, $A5; the relation Of Draka's second voyage.
in the original Latin. with maps complete s11O
Q first edition OF brakes third voyage, $33; Sir
Francis Drake revived $26; Esquemelings "Bucan.
niers OF America, $2l; Foxes Northwest Passage
1888. s25; black letter. copy of Galvano's dis
coyeres Of tho World" 1901 $A0 George Gardyncr's
Description OF the New World" s96; Sir Humphrey
a n fpr Nauyp ppa-
sage to Cataia 1876. Richard Hebers copy on largo
paper. s225; Lopez de Gomaras "pleasant Historic
OF the Conquest Of the West Indies" 1896. SO? so;
Hakluyts Principal Navigations. &c.," printed in
London. 1889 tho hrst edition of Hakluyt's famous
Sir F. brakes ''vOyaaes ana TIC voyage % Of Sir
Jerome Bowes." printed this second time. :. for
son sisa 5o Peter Eden copy of Of "Peter ei Marsyr
aud supposed to be the one which he used in
TRANSMITTING tho Decades OF the Newc worlde."
printed IN 1855. with his autograph the title page
Sl00 less important copies Of Peter Martyr fetched
$40 and SIS; ''Monardes Joyful News Out of the
Muioz "Historis del Nuevo Monde" with edited
manuscript of volume 2. $42 50; .Bacqueville's
.Catechisme du Diocese de Quebec" i7o2. $40;
copy of "Champlain.s Voyages" edition Of 1927.
sso another ,es. copy Of chsmplains Voyages" shs
vate library in France. $3.50; Lesca1bots "historia
de 10 NouveLe. France" printed in Paris in l5l2.
1909, SIS; Robert Hayman's ..Unripe Rhymes" sa5:
largo copy Of sagards "srand voyage. sS7 80; re-
print Of the same In four volumes: $5s;
tho aSsn sane uncut s9a AnswsT
inces Of America." 81; George Chalmers: Poiit-
Inns tracts. si6 5O Trott's Laws Of the British
tie of Lake George. with the original plan engraved
by Thomas Johnston. 500 90; q large paper copy Of
Nantes h History o. the ws1 IN North AmeTl;a
toni journal aud the Braddock papers. 32O Miles,
essay on Goods Wonder Working Providence in New
England" $22; volume OF sermons the EARTH
quake OF 1727 $40; uncut copy Of Eliots Dicton-
ary. $11 50; thirteen tracts on the "Old French
sos. And now come to the most important books
in yesterdays sale--two little volumes about Tho
scther. in little tin box Such remarkable books
deserve to have their full titles printed They
are-
THE vERIE TWO EYES yTs,Sy Of NEW ENGLAND HIS
BEEEErox John sfIsts and true Relation otI
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HlSTORfE. GosxOLp's WIYMOUTHs voYAGEs." EN-
CESSlyEALY A RARE sxvERALLy. and. when UNIFIED. Of
They were started at $2OU q volume and after
spirited contest were knocked down to Brooklyn
gentleman for $500 each. who put the box in the
breast pocket of his great coat and walked out OF the
hall amid . round OF applause. It Is said that the
purchaser had expected to pay 81 900 each for tina
books. After this the bidding back to ordinary
prices The first London edition Of "Byheld's Ac-
counts OF the Revolution in New England" 1885, $50;
"dood News from New England" with an exact
lAton Of the first planting OF that country London.
16iS $135; Thomas Princes copy Of America
Painted to the Life" complete, London 1859, $225;
Higginsons New England Plantation" $55; John
sons wonder Working Providence" uncut copy.
"Presby tcranism and independent Visible Churches
in Now England" $53; Lny's 'History Of New
England" $66; Nathaniel Morton's "New England
Memorial, second edition. $21. hve other editions
ut lesser prices; Thomas Morton's New English
Canaan" $50; "Sad and Dreadful News from Eng
land" volume Of two pages fetched $50; Captain
John Smiths Description OF New England 1616.s
$40; another copy OF tho same. 500. To show the
difference between the old and the new. reprint oe
this little book, Large paper. handsomely printed.
fetched 81: John Smiths New Engiand's Trials.
1922" $llO. Tho next book is one OF tho most Inn
'.Smiths General History" in its original binding.
with tho arms Of James and the Of the Duchess
Of Richmond and Lenox. Mr.. Sabn started 1t at
$500. The next bid was 81 900 from Henry c. MUIR
ply, President OF the Brooklyn Bridge Company and
was finally knockod down for ST. $40 TO tho Lsnox
Library. through Mr.. George II. Moore. amid pro-
ongcd applause. This is considered the gem Of the