New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-26
LAST DAY or THE BRIYIEH SALE.


WASHINGTON AND l. HE REVOLUTION.
| BOOKS ABOUT AM RI:-TRAL PROCEEDINGs-wAsH-
NGToNs FIRST LITERARY PRODUCuON-NEARLY
$4,000 REALIZED FROM THIS AND THE FIRST
PARTS.
The sale was concluded last evening at
Clinton Hall OF the second part the late Mr. Bruleys
unrivalled collection Of American books Disposition
has thus far been made OF little than Onehalf OF
a library such has before been sold I'm many and
many year, while the probability of similar sale any
where the future every year grows less and less The
books OF greatest intrinsic vaue aud rarity finding
way into permanent Libraries that private col
lectiOns becoming less and less remarkable. The
time coming when unlimited fortune could not get
together such collection this Brnley Library
The afternoon sess on yesterday was taken up with
! books on Georgia, the Carolinas and the American
! Revolution. Lederer's" Virginia etc." thin volume
OF eighteen leaves QondOn, 1921 having not only the
usual map. but another inserted which In itself IL
worth $50, went j. L. sabn for customer at S435.
This volume. without the additional map. has been sold
this city for 1915. Private collectors find that
tain books constantly increasing price, the
chances Of getting them are becoming more and more
uncertain. The Libraries fast absorbing all the
copies, and these Libraries not broken up IN
the auctiOn-room after this that dies. When
book gets OF them the auctOneer sees ITS face
no more. Llmpson's New Voyage to Carolina" a
large paper OF TIE nfst euiloh, III WHICH stute
| II is very rarely to be seen, sold for
$3.50 HilIons Discovery Lately Made on the Coast OF
Florida" uncut G.ondou 1863. brought 1925. In gen
eTal tho books OF travel brought prices which no
exceptions 10 the rule OF previous days Early American
travels sought after with eagerncss surprising
almost any other kind Of American books. Wilson'S
account Carolina" pondon. 1882. said to be OF
/ the earliest and rrest books on Carolina ex-
tant. went for SO so. The report OF com
| mittee on disputes between Georgia and South
Carolina Charleston. :. c.. 1856, believed to be
the first book printed south ~ Virginia. obtained
for S10O Yonges Narrative OF the true
that induced to- people OF South Carolina TO renounce
obedience the Lords Proprietary, and to put them
selves under immediate Government Of the Crown 3"
! london, 1920 brought $50 Urlsperger's Tracts >"
n two volumes Hie, l739'44 sold for $50. The sec
ond series OF UrsDerger (Augsbury, l75lG7l brought
slO2 for the three volumes. Moutgomey's discourse
rniug the Designed establishment OF colony
10 the South Of Carolina, in me most delightful country
Of the universe Qondon. 1717) fetched e55 copy
~ This was sold the late Lang sale ~ London. but
when the sale Was oy n Il could not be found.
Among TIE bouks IN the Revolution, there wera
twenty whicn related to Major Andre copy OF tho
orEna edition II tho proceedings No the trial nhia
de phia I7.0l went for $40. II presentation
copy from elmncl Huntington. President Of Congress
10 Roger Sherman. and had tie hair title line
huntington autograph 90 that feet The snme In Old
binding aid nearly uncn but. OF course, wanting me
irGi / Tragedy" london l799l old FOR si1
Ben-oq's 4. Y na.cahon.' which ma. been sold
LIE Of Andre lT,.stou 1861 already scagcr and
written as The author has sad. especially Tor
IIustritio1. pains biug taken 10 print name
| on every prec. sod ior 90 clear, copy
ter, I777 havi,e Tire TILE page The autograph OF
William Wimms one q the -guors. went up @ny TO
don 1888. stopped ~ ~ 30. The rerest OF the early
books printed by the Harpers, aud eold TO be Of
Baruni', sp, UuunsRed" bought for sc. silss
D.aaes pals Papers" l7s2l, Of which only TWO
other copies are believed ~ exist tetched
rs: The spm 81 $50 was oo' a, !ci
ci-e Of General Charles Lee Puladep hia 1873. Mr..
Moore bld % oK for Robert LrroI Kennedy, and ten
minutes luer oplHlneu OF nlI @,s' @2O, "a" Pio
cee,ings IN the case 81 Genera s. ClalT Israe sim,
GERS History of thc Revolutionary War, IA Verse"
nay verse; S - 90 Mr. sEHnsr muse hS'S at
tt-is him after tnis Nisel
Attentive reader thou dost proceed.
Consider what thou art ab0ut 70 readI
tn 4 martial di-srrts Ion j. designed
Tho iIycnIle 4eusOrium "a excite
In Wnis ~ rectltu1c 70 take drlght."
very larec copy NJ Sfedmans History OF the Amer
team War Q"ulou, l7J4), having nutozrspE letter
u james rioStoI. 90" kovnist p-luter vent FOR s22
sour tracts and pamphlets 10 ot Sl2 so ana S22
don rrourht $3.50 Cor TIE 20 voanes me feature or
the c,rnins, session vas The Journal Of ANor
frst mcrlr- Production OF washnston. II
stared 30 500 Boy SIR Moore, and ran pp TO $780,
book IN London for 81. lie EXCHANGED It with Mr.. sabn
fora book valued 90 800 M 3'nin -od It 70 ar.
B-in"y FOR 500 ~ ptucr copy s known 10 exist. 4
London e4iuou u the book was next sold Tor $50.
Onr collection. n a. sing volume. ot Ohuons and E1lo-
Il OH Wisnrg OH went for e2i another for e2O Ora
ions ln pamphlet flrfns o. which hrre were about
300. -od e from, Al 70 - each. Weems's Lie"
nr-t editions. brought so 90; COndics. aso first edi
ton, SCI Ac"lccton OF criminal stnte trials In one
vouin- won't to the state Library ,or 500
The tota o. pr ccs yost' was so229 5oi for Mon
d1y II was 5000 o. Tor Tue-lu. s9,OOl o7i for
W-dnrslav 2. 7tO ~ making S33 DOB y tor the four
d{~ Last ycat'e nc winch lstca s,A dsys realized
S4Ss30 70 80 i1t hg grand total OF prices for me wo
paris 4sl.s3l OF. Tn~or more parts Of this
hopes have catalogue OF both p-iuted during
the present hat The entire - can be completed
Ia The COURSE next WINTER ~ the htesL Mhhi those
pdts CONTAIN no one can snV Ihetc are hiuts or sew
erl great priz he great being gay nr.to oil books
o. ne collectors cyc4-the Nazariu bic OF Ro1burgne |
mrmOIy. Then Mr. Bruoy must have had early edit Ons
OF ia Amorodu authors A yet almOs nothing IN |
pollc Literature ha- been seen. Not even Joel Barows
Co!mmniad" has shown its enormous face lovely |
col-ct 81 Grytngs. Hawthotnes Longellows. Poes
used % those days may yet be in sioro Tor |
U.s. SET 1app 9 Prv sSd unaer ,ne pISS
OF the catalogue DR.. Irumbu could vet ind an appro-
pirate @.. or either o. ooia ~ Fsit III or ven Ia
Part ~ Anything Of such Importance womb turnlsh
noble cempn.ion pieces Tor to i9Hr Eiot B6Iss the
mania, OF WHOM the busy world hSs beard something In
tAe past fortnight waited FOR nOuce IN English litera
who showed st"rue to be plAgarist ana n1y called
he book Illustrations ~ Sterne, wrote poem, Tue
b1manis M Epsue IN ki n9 1 ,bs sc
sale. md for which the world l. perhaps In measure
indebted Tor getting Dbdin's work On tho same subject
These lines are IN
" What wild DESIRES what restless torments seize
ms hapirss man who feels the book-dsea-e
II uigRard fortune orsmp ais geu'rOus mind,
Aud prudence qucncn tuU sparh " heaven aSsghd |
Ev'n T. dcbarr'd OF ease and sudious hours,
Confess mid anxious toll. its lurking powers
How pure the JOY, when INST NY hRnls uhIoll $500.
The small, rare volume, BLACK win tarniAhed goid
MIDNIGHT VEATHER REPORT