New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-16
SALE or THE ODELL BOOKS.

The FIRST PART OF FOUR DAYS sALE-rAIR
PRICES ONLY FOR THESE RARE VOLUMEs-sOME
OF THE BOOKS SOLD.
The sale of the second aud final part of the
rare and curious library of Andrew j. Odell begun
Yesterday afternoon at Bangs Coz The attendance
was moderate In size Usually the prices fair but
in some cases they very low. Three days yet
main for the SALE and comparatively few OF the choiccr
things were offered yesterday Some Of these, however
to which attention has already been called this paper
,pere sold The two editions OF BreydenbGchs TRAY
esp one OF the earliest books OF travel ever printed
were reached, the second u40O bringing S27, and the
frat u4s) which wanted twenty three leaves OF text
and all the plates, $2 Sir Egerton Brydgcss works, OF
which the library possessed an excellent collection
cold I'm most cases well; the British Biblo-
cronherp for ga. the " Restituta" for SI2, the
;, y 1tterar,n" for SIG 90, the "GnomIco q"
D.. IF and the very rare "Fugltlve Pieces" also for
a. The copy OF I,octhius" printed by KOburgcr OF
bosc ,ress IL IA described 10 be truly magnificent
snocimen" went for go; the Aldus Cicero" Q5I4
for s1O the Cnaucer Society Publications. flfty-nne
l,ucs in paper uncut. for $40; the Baylcs Dlcon-
o,v - being the second English edition five volumes
ui por,raID for $50; the Ballad Society Publications
Gov 81 and copy Of Allibonc's Dictionary" bound
I'm haIf morocco for Sl4 %. Knights edition OF the
"Arabjan Nights" with Harvcy's illustrations, three
vonnes in extra calf fetched 800 25. rare and ex
tremely curious edition OF the Nulgae Bible wanting
| file mage and Otncr matfI drought 30; q
copy Of the best edition OF the "Biogiaphe Unver-
seles in uncut condition. brought Sl5 the Boccaccos
"ulustrious Women" Q475), Sl7, and fine copy of
the "Archaca" being reprint by Bridges Of scarce
| Old English prose tracts SIS 30
The collection has hne LOT Of books on early printing
| some Of which were sold yesterday. Ames and Her
bert's Typographical Antiquities" In choice binding
brought SI5; Astles "O.2in and Progress in boards
| went for So Atkyns' Original and Growth" was
knocked down at So although copies have been known
IN sel for five times that That curious little work
blades 'shakcspcre and Typos raphy, IN which at
tempt was made few years ago TO show that Shakes
nrorc had personal knowledge OF the art OF printing
! Vent for So 10. On the whole, there not
| Iouch interest yesterday IN the art Of printing
Collectors book catalogues VIII nc interested To know
what urices few valuable ones brought III the sale
| Mr. pertlett's Literature OF the RcbeOn,' large
| uapcr copy ~ half morocco. went Tor - the Bonn
Guinca Catalogue" for 50 25 the Buckly IN paper, fo
~ rs the burton large paper and finely bound, to
~ rs the John Alan, prepared by Joseph haDiD, fol
| ~ so william GoWans's celebrated " nrodnetons
rouoRt the same and the Aston Library QS57 '6l IN
| nancr uncut 81 37l2 "A volume. beautiful copy o
i1rnnrt's Manual" the large paper odtionaof which
auiv 100 copies we're printed bound IN half morocco
sold for Se7. The sale Will be resumed today at $50