New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-09
THE MANUSCRIPT DAY.
LARGEST PRICES OF ALL REALIZED AT
THE CLOSE OF THE BARLOW SALE
THE B-lsToN PUBLIC LIBRARY PAYS 80 500 For
THE MASSACHUSETTS RECoRDS-SoME
OTHER BUYERS
OTHER BUYERS.

OTHER BUYERS.
The last books in the catalogue OF the 8
L. NJ Barlow library were among the
| most valuable of the whole collection, as
the bids made for them yesterday afternoon showed
BraytOn Ives was the largest buyer The INST DOCK
to bring high price blackletter volume which
contained Latin version by de CoSco OF Columbus
famous letter." De insults nuper inuenus EpstoiA
Christopher Colon Ccui etas nostTa multa debet al
Quas perquirendas octauo antca mense: auspicho d
ere inulctssimi Fernando Hspaniarum Regis mssus
fueratp M.CCCC XCIII. There were only thirty-slN
pages In the little volume, but Mr. Ives paid S'ioo
for II.
Four copies Of the Mundus Novus." by Americas
Vespucius. 1923, brought out a keen competition.
Mr. Ives bought two Of them for 81 200 and 1910 and
Dodd, Mead & Co. got the other two at $50 ana
ss25 The same writer's Paesi Nonamente
Retrouatp describing the voyages OF Columbus ana
Vespucius. went 10 the Boston Library sou
The "COsmographial Introductio' by Nespncms ana
Ilylacomus another rare book. There were lour
copies OF this work also. Mr.. Ives bought copy OF
the edition supposed TO be the first for $780, and the
strasburg edition for 800. The other two copies
we're secured by Dodd, Mead Co. and The brown
library at 1910 and SllO respectively.
Mr. Barlows collection Of old books on virginia
was unrivallcd. "A True Declaration OF the Estate
OF the Colonic in Virginia" 500 ana "A fcrico'
Description Of Virginia. Sl15. were sold 10 Mr. ives
NirglniaS Cure $50, ana SOulc NUNti '''"
Upon the Virginian Nuts 800. went TO the LenoN
Library. and a Good speed to Virginia. Ss5. to
Dodd Mead & Co. John Pierce got Virginia Richly
Valued" at the price.
Among the books whch.wcnt 70 the Boston Library
were these: Vincent's "True Relation fllo'
John Whites Tho Planters Plea Sl-o
Roger williams's "Kcy into the Language Of Amer
ica.' s1GO; Williams's Bloody Tenant $40, ana
Experiments Of Spiritual Life and Health, sl4o'
Wnslow's IIypOcrisc T-nmasked,7 $40. ana MS
"Danger Of Tocratlng Jewellers In Civil state
$50; Woods New England's Prospect. 7"-U,
Another copy Of L" Good Newes from New England
hy Winslow, went 10 the Lenox Library for F"'o.
Whitaker and Cra.hawc's " Good Moves from virginia
si75 and Warehouses; Declaration SllO. were
sold to Mr. Ives De vrles's Kortc IIistorac' $3.50
10 Dodd Mead & Co.. Woey's a Two Years
Journal in Ncw-York7 $40. TO !. F. sabln Zarates
The Discovcrc and Conquest Of the Provinces OF
Peru S1O5 10 John Pierce. and a Brief Narrative
Of the Case and Trial Of John Peter zenger lrntT
Of Tho New York wecklyJournar.' $40 to CharIo'
X. Hldcbur.
Large as were some OF the prices brought by the
books they were surpassed hy the bids for three or
four Of the manuscripts The Massachusetts, records
brought The highest price Of the sale fnooD Ine nc
any price and finally did 60 by firing olt all Other
bidders. J.. :. barnes got ne ios boon "t ' i'
twcntyone arre youmcs Were P@t gP W. Sr
a volume amounting In all to $3.50. The purchaser
was unwilling - have his name mentioned .
Mr. Sahln bought benedict Arnold'S Journal OF tho
Quebec Expedition for StO5. Other manuscripts when
sold HIGH wcre petition addressed by Columbus 10
Fcrilnand and Isabella 1895, bought by the brown
library Of Providence a letter frum Charles H. %
John Indicott requiring HIM 10 stay
urocctdiuGS against the Quakcrs so %. Iipsi"u
library Erection dol Arzopispado de Mexico F?lo
virginia Council Letters" 500. and View f"rk
Letters and Documents" 1924 l113. $50, LcnoN
Library. Tho Livingston Correspondence wa SOLD
for - $50 10 Mr. Rice. who also bought the " secret
- 4 .HI r4f
slO5. The ORDERLY book ~ Colonel ic1!am.n Tall
madrc an officer IL TIE Revolutionary War, sold ir
$40.
Tie days sales amounted to s24.5o- 30. u which
sIA.O-3 is Ia be credited tO the manuscripts, The
total for the entire sale 5-j,Oi- 20. This has
been one ~ the most important sales % Amcric 81
hooks ever held ia this country.