The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-07
OLD BOOK COLLECTORS,
MANY ANTlouARlANs AND THEIR
HOBBIES AMP WHlMs'

Some of the Costly nool's That Have iieen
Gathered by the nlhliomanlaos-A Few
Of tho Treasures Discovered by Ont
oago ReportoE
"Iook az this, said an antiquarian book
seller unwrapping q thick paper parcel and
producing a small octave volume with muaty
brown covers II was copy OF Burns
poems and on the title page appeared tho
bold signature Of George Washington Tho
dealer handled II with tho Same tenderness
with which a lapldaIy would handle pre-
clous jewel,
"ThIs said he, "ls an example Of tho ro'
nance OF old book collecting, This little vol
ume, copy Of tho first American edition,
with tho autograph OF the father OF his ooun'
try, together with his book plate, In front,
and that OF Dradwell Washington on the
back cover, has for forty years been buried
Ia an obscure Canadian village II u gem
ulno treasure and win bring several hundred
dollars easily"
LoSDoN's MuaTy COVERS
"Aro similar 0nda made ottonr
ION tho contrary, they are rare IL IL
their rarity which stimulates the search that
10 going on constantly through public libra
reai old attloa and ancient ancestral Do
longInga Plenty OF books worth their weight
In gold are undoubtedly hidden All over tho
world In tho possession Of people who have
no idea OF their value Tho vast bull' OF theInl
aathoy come to light, lnd their way 10 Lon
don, That city IL tho great antiquarian beoh
market Of tho world, Tho value OF an old
bool'," ho continued, depends upon clreum'
stances Often Ia rarity, but quite aa tre'
quontly II h ite history, associations and
ownership which determine lts worth, How
much OF treasure, Tor instance woula hot
any n'ue 'hhg eoo'h wu'Vp uo'o uV'uonVp o,', "
having been once IN tue Po'aeAlon OF HhaHe'
fpearef
us the number OF old DOOR collectors m
ereaalng|
IAN inc time IN al partH OF tho wofld' on
pcclally In tho English speaking portions OF
H. Ihoy are bidding up tho Valuo OF ehio'
WORKS When twenty men want ono pooHl lW
price naturally lNeA booh oouool'hg moho
OF the most VlrulehI ioVorh' ohee lthttAow
man no remains iu Vieum nS wnolo mo
long ana every year the disease tA"
stronger mold"
Whht " Chioagop RANK w IN old pooh
maiketr
important ANA " mas become lnuoh
moro 10 IN the Nnt TWO OF throo years lhoro
are hundreds VINO arc aihiotod WIN th' lover
OF book collecting lts most hopeless Vletlma
arc men IN moderate circumstances Many
OF theo mako great @eI'le~ 70 opuih a
eoVe'oo volume N'ch Ineh' tno a'ch''ouwo'
thoT own fortunes seldom become o'oho'
manics, but ther sons do''
mon PRICED LIBRARY
DO they show queer tasteaP
'foA lhoy puy DOCKS on one etnhJect' ana
thol ono whleh l9 ontlroly removed from
their vocatlon% BOOKS on music arc not
bought by muheiansi arr WORKS oro picked
up 10y men who caro- llttlo Tor pictures doc
tors never buy the hidcousold medical books
Two mon hero collect everything ohlainoblo
ON Hell Several olhers-and clear headed,
practical men thoy oro-buy boob" on Witch
craft ono OF tho inest collections on that
subject Is owned In TINS CITY Two other men
nro lavish buyers OF old books on opilophs
ono OF them Is a doctor ana the other lum'
bcrnon'
~ great many rare books have found theIr
d NJ