New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-04
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Al CLINTON HALL
Available private library - selling 40 auction ~
TIE Clinton Han S3lc-rooms. \ glance at the caia-
logue shows this % be one If the most interesting
collections Of fine art and Illustrated books which
has ever been brought 90 tle hammer M this city.
Collectors viii hardly look for any desdrati 10
vain. Here are the rare,t and most precious works
Of the great engravcr5 in profuion-the Illus
trated Florence. Aguado and Napoleon Galleries;
the DuIwich, the Mu,co Borbonico, Tie Museum
Florcntiuum. the Vatican. the Paais-Royal and the
Madrid Gallcry-ihc last very rare IN It's complete
state. There are ctchings m protn>on; the prints
of the French cuEraycTs AMI designers OF ID" last
century: the works Of Cruikshank. said 20 be The
host collection ever offered FOR sale in the United
Sta,csi engraved drawings by the old masters: %
large paper copy Of the Alhambra boy OEcn Jones;
and large paper copies of Shaws DecoraHve Arts.
There are also fine specimens Of the early wood en-
gravers. including Jo>t Amman and Heinrich ilaz-
mullcri carly editions Of the Bible and many
I.reely extended works. including Cunuugham's
Nell Gwynne. There ~ also "A choice collection OF
rare cuTions and illuminated manuscriWsi WINE
the bindings are. many Of thcm, from Inc hahas oI
fine most renowned masters Of tho heautilul arr.
The library contain. also much ciitI press Icialius
TO the iiue ari', Of standard vorEs-sowr oI i.e
books being difficult 90 Obtain All OF lhrM are III
excellent condition. and the yTtuoao is not likely
10 have soon an Oppori unity nearly 50 good Of
gratifying his taste.
The sale wa, begun last evening, about 125 per-
sons beng present. Iwo-lhrds oi these came 10
look on and half Of the remaining third were deal
crs who succeeded III getting tho most valuable
works Following IS list Of the books
that brought the 10 50 prices: Nine volumes
of John smiths collection OF " Eminent Dutch
Flemish and French Pliutcrs.' TlO3 80; three vol
ulre. OF William Strings Artist of SPAIN $ll4i
$40 " limitations OF Drawings by Old Masters
SI4 80; five volumes Of j. FidauZas llustriOus
Persons Of Letters" 500 IS TWO volumes of J..
Hearnc's Antiquities Of Great Bntain."% ! 80;
two volumes L. ii. mths Ancient Customs of
Great Britain. SIS %; eleven volumes OF \.
T. Gor's Museum FlOTentinum," 500 10
four volumes Of tho "Galcre de Flor
ence" $Z4sj three volumes Of O. Galerle du Palls
Royalp Sl42 two volumes Of Henry Drummouds
" Histories Of Noble British Families" SJOi = {.
Halls "Roya Gallery Of Art, Ancient and Modern"
SIOs three vols. Of T.. Lodges Portraits of Illus
trious Pcrsonages ~ Great Britain $G3 two vols.
of Arthur Martins and Oh. Gathers g De la Com
pagnie de Jesus" S152 two vols. OF Owen Jones's
'Plans Of Moorish Architecture TlO2
three vols. of Autographs taken from the
collection in the Gallery Of the King of SPAN,
undcrthe direction Of y. jose y. Madrozo, $40;
"Galerle Aguado." $3.50; AN Amateurs ColIec-
ton of Rare and Fine Engraving Sl05 Ottey's
- Italian School of Design" SlO2; the entire
works Of William HoRarih, $40: two vols. Of
q lie Iivre d'Heuvs de La Reide Anne de Bretagne.'
S23O two vols. OF "ElmItauon de Jesus Christ"
S2Oj; five vols. Of John Ruskin's " Modern
Painters" $50.
me sole will be continued this evening.