New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-09
LITERARY NOTES.

BOokbinding in France has reached within
recent years degree merit that fast reganlng for
il the artistic rank which gave 1t two and three CEN
tnrIes ago wide celebrity, and that has been well
preserved to our own time. Probably establishment
has done more to effect this than tina OF Trautz Bauzon
net in Paris well patrOnzed 1t has been by the Baron
Jnmes D. Rothschild who does not begrudgc that year
should he spent i'm binding single volume. One OF the
most skllfu wOrkmen at Traut zBauzonncts died sew
eral months ago. and certain line OF his art he was
the last descendant OF the ancient workers In April
were sold ut Paris SEVERAL choice volumes which had
been bound by this firm, and come OF them no doubt
were the work Of this mans hands One book, " Les
Uuyres dc Malherbe" brought $500 r ancs. Another
"Coutes dc Fees par Perrault," t175D, fetched 1900
francs There were also sold "EEcOe de sAernc,
en- yers. Buesques par l.. Martin" an uncut Ezeyir,
for rs 600 francs; "Lunctes des Princes par Jehan
WascLcnoiU for 200; and Face,icux Devils ct
PIaIsans Contes. par lie sieur MouInet, cOmeden"
Q6l2l for 1,lOO
It's eminently proper that in France should be
nroduced history Of bookbinGing which shall wOrthiy
tell the splendid story OF this art, and illustrate Its most
beautiful achievements. or all the fine arts 1t Is per-
hans the one which stands most in need Of cOmpre-
htnsive faithful history, and although the book OF
this kind which Mr. BoutOn has Just announced IL
fined TO bOokbndng France, It IA I'm that country just
asst Is in Italy with painting that this art has produced
its richest specimens. The names Of Groicr, De Thou
and lie Gasc0n have rivals I'm other countries and
never were there patrons OF boOkbinders more munih
cent than Henri III and his Diane de POters the House
Of Condo IN the seventeenth century and Henry Ill IN
me sixteenth. TIE book announced by Mr.. BuutOn
covers period from the invention OF printing th
go, ~ The rgnteenth century, It's authors are NM
Marus-Michel II Will comprise one large volume in
French with several hundred wOOd-euts and twenty
two steel plates
A lot of rare prints by several hands that
are renowned being sale Of duplicates from the British
Museum collection, was disposed Of recently by auction
in London It was richest in the works Of the original
italian engravers, and the Holland etchers although
Marc Antonio chief Of the Italians absent This
latter IA the more remarkable since the museum has
probably the finest collection Of his works in existence
800 Of the choicest aud duplicates, at any rate
none n part with. But Lukes Van Lcyden and Rem
brandt and Bacco Baldni we're there. Van seydcn's
portrait OF tho Emperor MaImlan very rare. fetched
$500 The Rembrandt etchinEs said to have gone at
prices generally beyond my before obtained for the
same works In like condition. None OF them were Of
excessive rarity. however The OF S62O was paid
for his Godwegher" in rare condition. and 5000 for
.. IIe Goldwcghers Field" One OF ReubTaudts finest
Ialdiui's " Ery hrcan 5ibyl5 sold Tor $40, and his
IIellpgpOntiue GiDys " for S1lO DOmeulcJ Clmpag-
uolis Musical Party " fetched $500.
From the forthcoming memoirs Of KOssuth
the following reference his exile Is taken by an Aus
trian new paper; " When found myself expatriated
by the capulalon Of Villages. my soul filled with
unnttcrabe anguish which cannot tind words TO ex.
press Before crossing the frontier threw myself upon
the ground and tcaruly gave the soil Of my country
the farewell kiss OF hlia love. took with me hand.
full OF my native earth. few sers, and Ike the
shattered wreck Of vessel stranded by tie tempest