New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-30
HIGH PRICES FOR CHOICE BOOKS.

The Olney library sale was finished last
evening Clinton Hall. Despite the driving rain storm
the attendance as large as it was the night before
and the bidding active Uniformly good prices were
obtained Few books of great value failed TO bring those
which belong to them and such went beyond ex.
pecatOns. Several dealers were present. but they
bought on commsslon-not to sell again. Two three
times year the New-YOrk Look collectors have q
chance like this to buy good books. Never
yet have they failed TO improve it, Investments or this
kind certain to bring tho money back again any day.
Below will he found the most interesting features OF tile
sale. In nearly all the books were In fine bindings.
many OF which tho work OF binders who have made
wide reputation for themselves.
Perhaps the most interesting features Of the entire
sale were tho shakespcares, the Walton and COttOns,
and the Ruskins Modern Painters" Ono or the Shake
spearcs the true second folio e. Printed by Thomas
Robert Aot and be sold at the signe OF the
BaCke Beare in Pauls Churchyard." 1882. 1t was
started at $50 and advanced rapidly to $3.50, at
which 1t fell. Following 1t came the Halliwe
fOl.Os, sixteen IN number, which were knocked
down ut sl96. The choicest OF the WAL
ton and Cottons was Majors first edition
1929 extended TO vols. by means OF many Illus
tratons. II brought S172 80 BOgue's Edition (NIaOrs
fOurth fell at 49, The Pickering. vols, at |46 The
RYiugton ut S1i, and large paper copy OF Majors
first ut S13. Ruskn's Modern Painters the first
edition OF Vols. III, " and V, the fourth Of VOL II
and the sixth OF VOL II started at $40 volume and
rose to S4O-au 5000 fer the SET copy of Smith
and Elders library" Thackerdy" % VOs 6VO, brought
500 50. "Dodslty'o Plays" edited by Collier, Picker
lngs 10 vols, fetched $40 %. The Percy Society
Publications." q complete set in 80 vOls-cOmplee sets
being very hard TO get-sOld for SI27 so Nicholas
literary Anecdotes" ana Ilustr atoms" together
II vols brought SIO2: Cotton Mariners " Magnolia"
wanting the errila, TAI " MarsiDgors Plays" vols,
LARGE paIer with the Ograph OF Douglas Jerrold
1855; ScOtts WavcrleY Novels" Cahells magnificent IL
volume edition, SS7 90; Shaws Dresses and DeeOra-
yns," YOS large paper, and one OF IL copies, g1OS;
shaw's "Illuminated Ornaments" large paper. Of
80 copies, 1888; Snafsburys Characteristics" vols,
Baskerville, 81 IS and WalpOles Correspondence"
8 vols S32 20.
Among the art and other sumptuous illustrated works
several 1nr sales were made. Sir Joshua Rcynolds's
works, 3 vols, HOdCsOn Graves, brought $SS 90;
Nrale'4 Mansions" vols, $40; the " Nusee Fran.
and Turner'S "RJScrs's Italy and POEMS" vois':
QuartO large naDPr. $50 Some late volumes Ut
Punch" usG774l. II vols. brought $l5 40 AGONY Of
Portraits the British Poets" by Fender, warren.
Pyo Ohers2 vols other interesting sales
were the following MacaulLy'S Works, 10 vols, L0ng-
mans library edition, S3l; MunscpS Historical Sc
res." wanting two vols beng eight nsteld OF ten S24
set OF A" Tie New England Historical and Genoa
Logical Register ls5i-1S76) % vOs.-Ono OF the few
periodical publications that bring respectable price
when Ol$So RivlnCtOn's edition OF Pope, 10 vols,
500; PrescOtt's works. - vols, $50, and Putarchs
t3 lstOn vols, 3 25. The Rabe as," largo paper
copy OF LacknGton's four volumes QSO0 fetched 49,