New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-25
Rooms At GREAT PRICES.

np.Dropr's "XrW-YORK LAWS" SOLD FOR 4 ROUND
81 6OO-oTHRR WORKS FOR 5000, $500 ANp
SjOO-QrAKER BoORs-A FRAGMENT OF pE
BnYD-PE1ER zgNGEE AND RrNNIHK JANSEN
The sale of the Brinlcy Library was con-
tinucd at Clinton nan yesterday afternoon ~ e''h
ing High prices hcld their own at boh Ses7io'' l'ro
we're very few bargains IN any OF the books the rares
opes fell at roncy large figures. The estate Will un
doubtedy get back more than the books originally cost
Mr. Brinlev Collectors III this fact now con-
fr1nation Of their familiar claim, that ancient DOCKS a.
money investments pay better than the average ruI
rood oil well or silver mine Mr. Bfaytoh ives
who knows something Of rare books as well
rs Of other investments, keeps his falth ID
rare books mistaken, and buys tho rarest ohd
costllest The sale has already produced more than
S75 600 and only the first half has been sod. How
many surprises Dr. Trumbu has yet In store for people
il would be hard 10 conjecture lie has way OF Keeping
things back The present part is at least rs rich a. the
first and If the remaining two hold TO the s'ahuhru'
what may not come forth nj laStI
The chief interest yesterday centred in the re-
manning early printed NewYork and Philadelphia books
hooks which are the rarest Of American pub
caions The second volume on the list was the choc-
est OF Mr.. Brincy's possessions mus TAT teeh-hi"
fords collection OF the Laws and Acts OF the Gcnefal
Assembly for Their Majcsues Province OF New-fotk
0Gon being the frs, book printed in New-York and
me first collection OF tho Laws OF YORK" II was
started at 5000 Mr.. Moore offered 1928 and 1t ran
RAPIDLY up to $1,000. then to $1,000, ana nna'iy
70 round II 600 at which price It fell TO the NewNork
state Library. This copy "a unique, In thnt II contains
additional session found in the other known
COMICS In certain respects 1t Is imperfect IN the con
tents proper being for that Inferior To the copy
In the Ienox Library, which has the original matter IN
perfect condition. No single volume this year has at
all approached this in price, the nearest 10 IL being the
- Bradford Almanac" sold on Tuesday, for S3oo ana
Coldop's Papers Relating 10 an Act" which
.rlta mi N-f
wear was for Tho Bay Palm Book" which
Mr. Vanderbilt released for 81 200. newspaper
in two volumes The Pennsylvania Gaseife ll12sl1Jo
urinted ny k'iucr, and the hTrt newspaper
nrinted ny them brought $3.50, and went 10 Yale Col
Iege Alter lively TIT with Philadelphia people In the
Ol sale that NurnJrrg NcWc Iey;Wgu1l1) the second
ue,spaler printed IN Europe sod for only 80 ana
went 10 London at that. Americana. OF al DooT does
nio tho largest Or cns IN Scw-Yoit There Il Ion
,rr Doubt Of that Bradfor1s Prayer Book, The first
American edition Of the Book Of Common Prayer. want
inc the title leaf. Was sold 10 Mr. J. /. slhin. for
| - customer at $3.50 Mr. sabin also took The
! opy 81 RID Van Dams " Defence" peter l. niger.
| l73O paying Sis for it. Another collection Of
Bradford laws later by thirty years nan the mrs., went
| far S67 80 Map Of the COuntery of the Five Ma
tons belonging 10 the Province OF NewNo1k ana % the
Lakes near which the Nations Of Far Indians 1.-Two
,,radford I724 being the first map engraved M New
York went Tor SIT 80 Puscy's" Saidu's UaIbnccr In
couuiered" a reply to Lccd-'s News Of - Tmmp't"
which SOLD on Tuesday FOR ~ and printed bJ 10y
! pier Jansen al Philadelphia In 1900, VIII be taken
| back To Philadelphia at tho price OF $40. Others
| Of Jansen's prints bought 10y Philadelphia poo
| ple for S22. $50 and $50. The collection OF
| Zeneers as well a. ~ JAMS, ~, was very choice.
An excellent specimen ard very early one ago
| being a sermon By Petrus van Dros-cn who was
MINISTER 81 the Reformed Dutch thurch ~ bany from
| I7l2 10 1889 went 10 Mr. -abin FOR S75. Ways and
Means for the Inhabiitnis OF Deie"r TO bcconc
Iach" goes not TO Delaware pot TO I"nadrlpnia Tor
800 second copy ~ 4" The Charter OF inc CITY or
NcwYork lzcngcr, 1852, brought go On the first
dav nf the iale u fetched $40.
Eleven pages OF tv catalogue were given NJ to books
England JudRcd,-a much finer copy l"an me one sold
Monday for S33, having c0nsil iAu'c nhtirl winch
tnat did moi have, brought $40 George FoX's Great
Wietcrv o. the Grcat-UDi0lded" was obtained for Sol
A rare tract. Groom's " GGes for the people Of New
England winch they may see themselves and spir-
and n not late Repent aud turn from thrr abomin-
able ways and cursed conriyanccsp QG7G), uncut,
Martyrs QGtOJ. narrative OF Quaker persecution In
New England fetched Sll5. am one o. those" says
.Ity Of al your laws except dcntn" The NewIcrsry
Delaware and Mary lana books comprised many rare
of New Jersey aWsradford l1J&l went for SOL others
for sos ana $50. Lcauirg aud sEcers - Glants Con.
for SA4 East Jersey Propre;ors G747l. valu-
able manuscript notes ana other editions, brought
5000 An account OF Princeton College l1Gil, with "A
| yIrv OF Nassau Hall, brought $50. While the New
Jersey laws were sold several lawyers from hat State
S.f In ono Garner OF tho rO0Iu where they had been
waltiuc NJ The afternoon with the mtcn ion OF buying.
when Tho started AT SO and ran up 10 $40 and
ESQ their eye, increased ptrccpih In eizc They did
nnt Inv a stngle Law. IL also be noted here that
fnr me Bradford NcwIOrl Laws" bid Of $50 limit
had been left with the aucOneers This less than
| fine nmouuts bid in running up the book after
| T. had hcen started at 5000 The Delaware LAWS
u752J75l two volumes, probably the first work printed
in nc State fetched 5s2. Maryland Laws sold Tor $40
| and $40 Bray's Necessity of an Early Religion
probably the fret book printed IN Maryland brought
$50 other Maryland books went for $50 ana S37 Rare
works on Virginia ranged from SO To $50 Burks's
History" n fine copy. went for $50. " Declaration
| of the State Of the COloDie etc. brought 800 LORD
Dclawas Relation" Il ondon. l6ll), $40 JcicIsOn's
Notes Q'aris 1880 exceedingly scarce from having
been privately printed S3s another COPY S3l Stths
History" S2l Williams's " Virginia Richly aud
Truly Vaiued " london 1G5ol, So 30 and I" Plain
Facts" attributed 10 Franklin philadelphia l7Sl), Sil
Harot's Virginia." IN Lafin being the hrst part OF
| De Brys "Grrat Voyages" and wanting the plato OF
Adam and Eve sold for SIG perfect copy In English
has been sold in tins for 81 800 The translation Is
| "a great raTlty. ~ 49,
| tai FOR the three days Is S2G,2sS IL.
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