New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
the .ame tim. one Of only two copies known the other

the same time one or only Two coP'cs Aho"n' '0 WYNN
belonging to Mr.. HUH:
Martin Parker: " The Nightingale warbns forth her
own disaster, tho Rapc OF Philomea." LONDON
1882. $40.
full are pat together here; some OF the Titles arc
interesting and many cry curious: Every Woman In
her Uumor" 1909 The History the ryall OF
Cheuatry, With the life and death Of Caualiero Dcke
Bower. As It hath bin lately acted by tho reht
HONORABLE the Earle OF Darby his seruants Lonoon'
1908 tthe title Of this play In the autograph OF King
Charles H. is inserted the leaf facing tite) INC
Honest LAWYER JACKIE Drums Entertainment, or
the Comedy OF PasqulD AID Katherine. lool'
swetnam, the Woman hater. Arrait ned by women
A new comedie acted at the Red Bull. 4to, 1870; OF
this GIosart saws only five copies are known TO exst
Tom Tyler and His Wife, An excellent old Play
1861 from the Ouvry collection OF Francis Quarles
we have ton ,oumes nearly all first editions. ranging
in date from 1921 to 1910 One book OF Emolemes mas
Quarles's autograph the third hy-leaf Another
sion's Eegcs. wept by Jereme the Prophet, Is one
OF two perfect copies known.
A pair of Spy Knavps." by Samuel Rowlanns Is
marked as imperfect lacks two OF the sigma
lures but even this state it is the only known copy
II formerly belonged to Nj Payne Collier anu has even
been reprinted by the Hunterian Club
Hero is a first folio of Shakespeare, thirteen nches
high. and a grand copy bat 1t grows pale ana RACES
away in importance when followed by the rst eaon oi
Much Adoe About Nothing" 1900 the first foIo Is
Iabors lost, 1898; a Midsummer nights dreame''
1000: and The excellent Historic of the Merchant
OF Venice With the extreme cruelte ri ShyocKe the
Jewe the first and second editions both bearing dae
1000 Under the beading OF Shakespeare there arc
thirty six titlesn addition to which appear numoer
OF the first editions works attributed to shakespeare
The "Lucrcoe. Printed by Richard Field Tor Johh
Harrison and cold ut sign OF the White IN
Paue's Church yard" 1894, is perfect copy one OF
five known to exist. Here also unique copy OF sr
PhilI Sdney's The Defence OF Poese,' printer Tor
william Ponsonhy, 1898; Sponsors Faerle Queohe1
DaphnaIda"" Colin Couts Come Home Again, -ali In
the first and sdpcratively rare editions Sir Robert
stanvlton Sir John Sucking, Cyril ToTrneay, Henry
Vauphn-these are selected at random, and their
books are all valuable and interesting. The foems'
etc OF Edmund Waller ere in first edition and bear on
page AZ Lord Tennysons autograph. Did not the
laureate imagine that would enhance the value OF the
book 2
Here is tidbt indeed for these April days when the
law ia lust IN and trout can bs had for the asking
(outside of city limts): Isaak Waltons Complete
Angler and
(Dr John Donne,
Tho Iivos n, Sir Henry Wotton,
A"o 1.-TWO VI Mr.. Richard Hooker,
Mr. George Herbert.
'"The Angler" is dated 1858 and is first edition In
the finest condition in the original sheeI skin. The
Lives ia the nrst collected edition" and has auto
graph corrections by Isaak Walton himself
"Fair first editions duly priced
Above them all. methinks, rate
Tho tome where Waltons hand revised
His wonderful receipts Tor Dalt.
This what Andrew Lang thinks OF this special book
and indeed it carries good deal before It, Even the
wonderful illustrated copy OF ST. Marks Place must
make a little bow to this book
George withers's books OF Emblems and satyres;
wycherley's Comedies, The Country Wife aud The
Plain Dealer -" and Nicholas Yonge's Cantus Musica
Trapsalplna"-a first editions" finish this first part OF
Mr.. Locker LAM sons catalogue.
Such collection in such fine state OF preservation Is
OF the greatest interest What the ultimate destination
of these books will be is not known. From the BID.
lophes selfish point OF view is to be ho led that they
Will not 90 to the British Museum or the Bodeian
Library. Rather let the book lover in time to come
enjoy the possession Of OF these Volumes to
say nothing of the excitement OF bidding for them. But
the time for that is off, let hope The books are
now In good hands, and well taken care Of Among the
various libraries contributed to this coect on
NAV be mentioned those OF Sir william lite, George
Chalmers Mcssrs. Hallwel, Ouvry, Fuler-kussell j.
Boucher Dr. Farmer. Sir Francis Freezing and the Earl
Of Jersey Little said OF the findings OF these books
One or two are In elaborate designs after the Groer
patterns few by Kalthoeber, but the majority ara
in calf or morocco by BedfoId-evidently Of his best
work.
The one regret must have is that Mr. Locker could
not have and curious volumes and
Given lis the decided opi he has about many OF
thon The second part Of the catalogue comprises
hooks from 100 TO 18sO-Amercan Authors Auto
graphs Drawings and Pictures
For Reviews ofNcw Books, including" Madame Roland,
"Memors Of Mrs. Edward Livingston" A History