New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-05
THE SAFE or rHE MURPHY LIBRARY.
PRICES OBTAINED FOR RARE WORKS OF AMERICAN
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.

PRICES OBTAINED FOR RARE WORKS on AMERICAN
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY.
The library of the late Henry c. Murphy, of
Brooklyn placed sale Monday at Messrs GeOrg
A. Leavtt Co.'S Clinton Han SslesrOous. Mr. Murphy
had devoted himself to American antiquities, and had
gathered collection Of works this subject probably
complete than any other private library In the coun
try The library contains than 5000 works these
and other subjects.
The first work which excited lively bidding Cardi-
nal DAlly's "Ymago Mundi paris 1igOJ. The main
interest Of this work lay tits connection with Columbus,
who studied carefully In preparing 0r hs yoy 1t
was purchased for $500 Tor private library In this city
The next work of interest discussion Of geography
500 by Representative the CarterBrOwn library ia
Providence. A copy Of Sir William Alexanders
map S Of the Sew-EnSsnd cciSaIs; eTbibtns
the country from Cape Cod 20 labrador, was
hes voyages du Capiiaine saintongeos| Q6O2), was
purchased for 500 folio volume Of American colon al
ctchod sio Franklins last issue OF Poor Richards A..
manao Q766l, containing the stamp act sold Orsl3 So
Backts's History Of New-Engaud, in three volumes
Q796), sold for $685. Francois BelcOrests History OF
course on The late Voyages OF Deoyee for the finding
OF passage 70 Clhaya by the Sorta West IA bl-cket
one OF the most Interesting sold in the evening
was BrOthcrhcads Centennial Book OF the SlSners"
specimen OF limited edition containing fac-simile letters
OF each sgner u the Declaration OF Independence aud
nearly I'll the signers This sold for S445 The extern
sVc collection DE BTys d" Great Gnd small Voyages
excited great interest among the Librarians OF
several colleges who were present, aud the q
parts finally purchased FOR sl7S5. Two rare
biackotter prints one in single volume Of CaOeca DO
YaCa, and one ia parts ~ Las Casa fetched
spectiyely $3.50 and Sl26 The evenings sale closed
with "Champlain's Voyages" which sold for sos
The sale continued yesterday Most OF The buyers
bad the air OF men who had stay and eY
IDENTIFY settling down for aWcek session letter by
Columbus printed Rome IN 1893, brought $3.50;
Paris edition or the Ia 1894, purchased for
1910. COnmen's Voyages OF the Dutch East In
dIa Company published In three volumes In i66 with
22O maps, brought SIS volume copy or tue
Governor and Company of Connecticut, and ths Mo
heagan Indians" Q769), testimony before the COmuls
SION of Review In l743 sold Tor p52 Patrick COpelands
Thanksgiving sermon before the Virginia Company In
1922 bought for 1915 by the Carter Brown library
The Introduction to COsmography with the -Four VOy
ages OF Americas Yespuclus" $500, brought 1910 ana
n second copy $40 A tract the French and Indian
War. by the Rev. Benjamin DOolitue. dated 1850, sod
for 500.
The interest OF last evening centred IN the collection
OF John EiiOts Indian Bibles The rarest OF these
one from the second edition l65Jl, formerly OF tue
MARQUIS Of Hastngss library The dedication 10 Robert
was bought for $3.50 10y the CarterBrown library Of
Providence Another copy published In 1863 at Cambridge
and copy OF tne first edition OF his New Testament,
1861, were sold for $40 each. EncisOs Geography,
seville 1919. said TO be the nr book printed in Spanish
relating TO America brought ~ IS. Eyeun's Directions
for Adventures, 1641 sold FOR $3.50