The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
BOOK HUNTING IN NEW FORK.
TIE Gnme senree, aud the Fot Hasters In
Fossessioa Of the Choice Grounds.

'" u"''oi "io '"o9' hu-
noiouS III No" io'h. MANY Oh them pursue
.ne sa"o ny "ep"'y' 'iat H. tney give COM
missions 10 ueaers TO look up Tn" volumes
"nich 'noy want OF auvertise In tho literary
papers ior them. ana This man leads to tho
most satisfactory results. But thoro are many
VI 'he oiu-iash'ohou sor' VINO caro- Compare
.'o' NUS ior " DOCK uhicSs they pouhco upon
!, tneniso'es on so'ho dusty shch In somo
-''' corhei Oh secohu-nahu pookstorc.
WI. su"huo,s vi III" hstor 'prary IL eoou
,Pos''"on Va 'noee' 'n.n Wuo 'o'es poohs' al
oooNs anu ho'h ,hg out BOOKS lie may olteh ne
seen ho'erihs np'ut tho N'tie stores In fourth
avenue or University place. three or four vol
umes under ono arm and ono or two In eoch
~ III 80, 49,, =, ~. M, 49,. 80
VI MS co't pockets. IL Is nov IR"Iy tha' even
he happens often on any wonderful piece OF
good fortune With tho excsp,ion OF tho 0rst
od,,iono ~ -, t,, ,,.,,ta,, IA. I.,.,un -. VA,
thornc. America has produced no books tina tho
bibliophie carcs for and Tim game ia copse.
D'ov ,,, v"'t' ,o'' anu vi" s'',' ~ 'oh7e
ouehty scarce III this city cohipareu WIN what
1t still is in tho Europcan capitals. There
every dealer has his Brunei and his Burton
80 ~ " 80 va,
anu MS sheh iuli OF price catalogues. which toll
him to n cent how much each book ought to
ne mo- may W any po'sio''' 'o'h' ih'o
MS hnhus III Is ohiy IN low stores down town
In New York whore something like driving
""'o'''o o'9'"oSs is uono III s"cohu-hahu
BOOKS. ana where tho proprietor has no time
to attend TO tho nice,les OF his busiuess that
tho nj, h,,n,a 49,, 49,, - =, ~ 49,.
VI" po0h hoh'er stahuS any chahco Oh Hhulne
a treasure. and in these places no Ia regarded
witb susnicion -, dislit, md Ia o.l Oh suriil,
,rh,, 10 ,a,,, 49,, 49,, ~ , s... T.,
VIZ" :. rv w, wants "n' oeao's NJ 'n" answer 10
told. We haven't got it, There Is. too. per-
nicious tribe of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tbev ara
a,,iI.,s ,,,,' ,'' ~, 80 '.9' ".'
but prowl about the shops. cheaponing rare
editions. which they sell at an advance 10 other
oookse,ers or 10 private parties These men
get the best OF tho pickines such as they arc.
They will havo nothing tina, is not in good con
though they know that when but "a few leaves
m sl saaln'u .ney can senr,hlI. ne made quite
iresh anu e!enh asain; ana that II BOOK Is not
very rare. TWO imper'rct copies can lie nieced
,,ns.tier 80 as to make ono psr.ect whole:
usually consider II 10 Dc IN thrir mo Jho
g'hnlhe hunter must DO content with such
inaeuths quoted ny Brun't at Sisht francs,
or mrs, "hiIi2n OF n0ldsnit, h,Snrr or OF
worth - to u snnca ls,, for the tenth rart Of
aal fn ana n ho r cnaetI are not ire"
rien from the ' prS o Oh liz Is ast n " gro"
st,ii. there are Il few places wneL,c u man may
no My w5 5sns Of o Sa and n
Illuminated yelunl. or OF back letter ,ore. or of
l|h1ihlcht ts"".y, or %. soGe 4thor VANITY
OF Ne k,nl NniYlthstandinE tho ingenuity of
lhllsIlh VINO biei BOOK wornIs ana led to
them modern rarchnehts. or rather. perhaps.
10 b. mad cheap, They are out OF fashion. anda
druE IN the market
=, AT these Places me dealers dq not insist on
say they h'o ehtItlud To, Ihoy hhve bought
,nG,r books c.ear y at Auction; and ara wii!ius
10 ,mhe ir"m ." 10 io9 ftr cont p."i.t on ,er
reasonable. 1t were OF no use fora man. unirss
an auction himself. Thc dot.ers have lining ali
thelf own way az Oook sa!eH anu me auctinhcrr
would probably ignore him or somebody would
"a a iittl" hlther and the lot would pe imme-
diateiy, khnckcd down. Mr. Is this in re-
atty d!saivanlag"ous to buyers. 1t being
Understood that none bat dealers com;
pete bottom prices are attained aud
the buyer can got his books more cheap.y
as SSrSs "y GS%I
himself and others IKE INN. or course tho
,S Ely wi' h not certify to the G1nunenesi Of
cannot be initiated; old r writing and ane,ien,
initiating an ancient manuscript successfully
eau cane emt2y ms talents TO mIch better advan.
Tor ten 10 MY dollars would never, iepay, q
modern csligraphist Tor imitation; IL is only
me c9liectnr VINO iies at very hish game
n.tLeh' ana ne must 'hen De- a poor
juhse, III ih'ormed ana one ,Wh2 pas
n2 bo bus has So me- at ria AL M ETd
ha,'St,us " ntas,!u rmnus cmn orinE 20 nihG
can fairy be- rsthoney AZ J,nusHo ~, Tw S'" q"
These are coryists IN pubic libraries, ana the
9tntIs Nre au,tlcuts', lSe NJ. un HtTt" IL IL
aomotinl wheiher NJ. fnueis nppr"hehsiohs as
20 .ne 'nns",iuehces o, .,'eSr us, set.,hs mo
sordlu nnhus II hnt pure Iaitefy. ana az Tor
the eopy,ets. thelr bnst WORK gan bo distin-
eu!Sn.u Nm nv OF ~ IL s.anun ot Ion
efPut' ny rate VI ths c'efei Mr. ohhpira
SHOWS tnat tnero can 10 ICY" l! any, succeseiui
oiipi.' i. =, ~, hiS n Mp. =, . ID, IT.,
I"t II nero IL llttie danger OF book being
n ybich ue eh n,o niny o9r
n,ay ia h, n'', an, c1ticciOr
h.uy ps chrh'eu man may nave Tor IN,
stnhce, pla'n'S bound Nolune "ii en3ush ana
soou ehoush ~ iaNo u~pnseo 20 n o non. anu
IhnS aahe the lhncS r! w. nave 10 mon arms
nu' on wi 'i'''r' he ,ulns - ch7hy huu
eronout'ca.iy uono. anu II tne NountA appeae-
nhr. % ~ - ny hptlceu. ihhAss tns SIoiuhie
mWttu h houl A., n'e .lii'S WhHt ~ was IIHlic
punisnets n9ve neeh az ~ tiihes es COM
mon n1H th mel wars as on1 a. now Ihsre
", ailS t ~ p'o" NM iias noi
t pheoh rita,,eo Wnhn IL mr.. apnsnrel., anu
sno phI," "u',iou - srheI my lui VI
etroIsi ~ vi course. mhNe' great ural
o! niisroncs whsther you get II or me
S Sris,n h nu. even ~ ONE mas never ION mn
Dog"s ~ ;nw - whr T. h, w. o ruu "a, Nv Nv
EaSes y, H'.oW WniCtner II mas peen Wen or
,hl, PROOF reaa' Al ior pe3nin VINO bMy onoks
th's. ihty cnhn"t RAD ana Which are not pretty
us DTlC-iL- SUN more, thCSe VINO VIII nny "