New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-29
4 SALE OF FINE BOOKS.

oNR-HALB OF TIE OL.NEY Library DISPOSED oF'
The sale WIS begun last evening at Clinton
Hall OF the library OF Colonel Stephen T. Oney OF PROV
idcncp The collection. with scarcely an exception
comprises very choice editions or the famous authors
many Of them being large paper COPIES while the
bindings uniformly elegant and costly. Atogetner
the lection which would attract at any time, to
the regret OF dealers, largo number OF private
buyers md Command high prices. Books IKE thcso
have value that huctuates as little probably rs any
article Of trade that gets into market One-haf the
collection sold. The mOle interesting features OF
the sale are Indicated below:
or the famous Riverside editions on large paper three
were sold. The Bacon" Is vols, brought S42; the
Lamb" 5 vols, Sl7 30. ond the "Dsraeh'" vols'
Sl5 CO. A set OF Irving" III square ovo., on large
paper QS6Ot6l)-One of the finest ornaments or Amet
can book making and representing the best days OF inc
elder Putnam, bOund IN Turkey morocco, win hAlue
borders was knocked down at 1890 Is for tho = vols
The Boston edit Of the British Poets 1913 yos IN
full calf. sold for Sl92. PlckcnDSs edition oI
the poets, 53 vols, cloth, uncut, went LOT
Sl32 80. The Oxford classic edition OF Dr. J0hBSon's
works. the only COmpiOIc CuiiOn mat cHisIH' an"
Pickering print, brought +35 - tor the IL NOlucS'
B,uiey's Avc-volume Chesterfield went for Fl2 %
Pic kerings Chaucer. VOLUMES. fetched SO %; LIS
Sir Thomas Browne" volumes 500; while set OF
Colcridcc, by Pickering Moyou AMI Murray hiouEht
$40 for the 90 volumes. Moyon's Beaumont nv"
F74tcL bound by EivIrrc II volumes w,n, for 81 90
tie best OF utrr's Iudhrt" Tor SIS, hong ~ thir0
volumes; the be- 81 " Congreve" BasRcT7lrs thFee
VOLUMES for So 30; and The bcst % Len Jonsoh'
nine volumes Ncoi 1916. and Oh large paper for $40
Tic Dibdius 81 course sold wei. Dit they ever cell
ina The "Eibiocr. ph.Cdl Antiquarian brought AZ
for three vauuts: hr 40 .cameron' three volumes
SIS; thc Typographical Antiquities" four volume,
go; the LIBRARY Cumpau.nn" i0U volumes, T24; ana
tGe Tour Of the Northern CouUtirs two Volumes Nm
A get Of "rlo Gontlenins Magazine" from the hr;1n-
uiu- down 1, 1850. 90 voluW"S sold 'or $l99 90.
Woodfa!Is 'Junlus." vols All brought ~ R'inE'
TOMS "IMrsr." bound ny Rev WIC, cN0l0 III me H',
ClEu MieC"llany,' large ll"r. l. vols, 9b' "I'l
wa. undoubtedly low for II liUiriusuu- History 81
ia, COLONY Of massachusetts Bay, Ypls QDndnn ma
Eosfnn. ICG5- 92Nl $50; TtlI-Ou'- "tOWlcr' uIONl
:: FOls., Sl5 AMI Madame D'Arrrays "lliAfy, ihr
original edition. vols. III jU-snapprd NJ by "a dealer
vino Will ask ~ lea-t 30 for n To-day; Hnlinn- i"",
Hunter priutrd 20 late 1862, hut scarce for all
that ran up 10 SlI 80. brau.lm OSioid edition ot
Carcudou's "RcblliuD,' large paper, N"- Wrut ,ns
$50. and was - hArgin The "CrnnIwcillals WIN 100
IIatrs inserted, brought even 80; lhLk'
p!pcr COPY Of DurdI'o - Annals of The Stage - DO
IA large paucr Francis" Old Sew iOfk,' -, Jon.
Murriy's edition If Gibbons MisctllUhtons WORKS
on !argo paper vols O~l4l, went Tor 81 - ana MS
edition OF tie Rome" vols for 81 90 Wbca' cor
sderinG the half calf bnIiEg, very low Tho book
beautiful edition OF Goldsmith this COPY having
been printed London Tor an American hrIn-Ictrhtd
ST. for the I0ur yOlnuCs An uncut copy ~ Toe" Lie
ana TypulHHphy GI William CaNtOn,' Nols.' WAS
Knocked down for ga
The sale will be couc.uned this evening.