New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
MR. IVES'S BOOK SALE ENDS
HIS COLLECTION BRINGS sl24,ass rs.
AEON PRICES PAID FOR THE FoLIos OF SHARE

Tho sale of the Ives collection Of books and maou-
serints ended yesterday afternoon. MI ives reaIbeo
for his collection the sum Of Sl2430o 20. Ihoueh he
has had Some heavy losses In the early Amercah" te
manuscripts and early printed books. he mas on 'e
,thep hand gained largely In the EnEabethan poets
and dramatsts. having profit OF about S2ooo Irorn
the sale Of the four foOs Of shasespeare The sets
n, standard books also sold we'll although the atten
tion Of bt s is usually attracted by the more noted
volumes Of a collection. In this case. however, uh
precedented prices given for books whch can es'y
be duplicated One Of the features OF yesterdays saio
was the advent Of Marsden J. Perry, OF ProNoc1co'
who carried Of after a long struggle with Dodd' Meao
a. Co.. the almost unique copy Of shakespeares venus
and Adonis,' London. 1856. volume In lonio. in'
price paid was Sll5o There is only one other COPY
of this book and that IL In the British Museum.
Among those who have been present during the salo
are Mr.. Hallowell, J. g. Morgan, H. Vane' beVe'ly
Chew Mr. Moore, representing the Lenox Library ca
Judge Arnoux. Judge Truax, Robert Hoe t. H. niYr
stadt, Marshall c. LeSert. Colonel James, Mr hhuo'
burn from the Pennsylvania Historical Society Pe'ef
Marie Mr. Littlefeld, Mr.. vement, of Philadelphia
j. W. Ellsworth, Of Chicago Mr. irwin Oh Os"eeo'
ard Marsden J. Perry, of Providence.
The first volume offered yesterday was the orelhu
edition of shake speaIes "A Mdsummer-Nghts Dea'h'
prls,cd in 1000. 1t brought S725 from Dodd Mead
& Co. The second edition of King Lear ofous"'
1926 nom the same purchaser. The UttlerSoh copy
Of Romeo and Juliet having no date oroueh. oo''
Dodd Mead a. Co. taking II. The second euiuoh Va
"sir John FalsaiIe and the Merry wives OF "lnusoI
OeI0) In the original paper covers. went ior Wv
Mr Pierce, and "The Tragedy OF King hchaIu -"
Third" London, 1922, went TO Dodd' "oaa w. '''
s27o.
TIN, First Folio as the FIRST edition Of Shake
spearc's Comedies Histories and Tragedies, pruteo
at London In 1923 by Isaac laggaId ana Eu"ai"
Blount and containing thrtysix of his plays Is com
monly called started at Sl,ooo' anu rapiny
mounting to 800 in jumps of $780, and tieh more
slowly TO 81 200, at which price Dodd, Mead d CO.
became It's possessor This copy is little snort Du'
otherwise is in good condition. The two best cope
in America are in the libraries Of Mr. Kabhelsh ana OF
~ Q. Pope, of Brooklyn.
The second Folio" that of 1889, went to Dodd,
Mead g. Co. for S400. The third IMPRESSION prihleu
AT London I'm 1864, containing "seven plays never
before printed in folio" and having the shaKespeaO
portrait of the fourth edition instead OF that OF tho
third was knocked down 10 W. (. Benjamin for Sooo.
The fourth folio printed at London IN loeo' oro"e'
$40 from Dodd, Mead Co.
These four folios were originally imported by tho
elder Mr. Sabin for Eugene Robinson, who had tnem
uniformly bound by BEDFORD IN green evant morocco
lined with red morocco, beautifully decorated Win
small tools at a cost of 81 200 At Mr.. Robnson's
sale they were bought by Mir. Bouton. They aiter-
ward reached the Cooke library and at ms sale were
again bought, for 81 900, by Mr.. Douton, VINO sou
The TO Mr.. Ives for about S4,OOO
Charles Knights Pictorial Edition OF the WORKS OF
shallespearen London 163s-43, and illustrated by the
insertion of $50 plates. went to Estes Lauriat Tor
S252. The doubtful plays of Shakespeare "sir Johh
Oldcastle." London, 1000. brought $3.50 nom Mr'
Pierce while a Pleasant Coincide OF FaiH r. NJ
London, 1881, went TO him for 1925. Mr.. Mitchells
bought for 800 the first edition Of Shcleys Queen
NAB without the title. and Mr. Hdebun paid FAD
for "The Day -Breaking if not The sunRisng of the
Gospel London, 1C47 "The Clear sunshine of tho
Gospelp London 1046, brought S67 so.
Charles scrbuecs Sons bought the entire collection
Of the first editions Of shrleys plays, giving So 80
for Hide Park" S47 80 for The Example, S52 %
for "Thc Dukes Mlstris," S55 for Tho Mades Re
vengea $50 for Arcadia" and 500 for The Constant
Maid.o Dodd Mead IL c.. gave 1852 80 fox simcoe's
"The Queens Rangers" Exeter, 1857, and 1892 so for
Captain John smiths /" New England" LoGdon, 1Ol6.
L. Kane paid S3l5 for The General Historic of Vlr-
gnia,' London, 1927, and W. L. benjamin gave 5000
for The True Travels London, 1850 magnificent
copy Of samuel Smiths "NovaCaesaria, or New-Jer.
sey," Philadelphia 17G5, bought by D. G. Nancis
for 500.
The Duke OF Sully's Memoirs" Paris, 1862. four
volumes, bound in two, was given to Mr.. Pierce for
S32. Thomas Symmess Il Historical Memoirs OF the
Late Fight at Pggwacket" Boston, 1928, went TO Alr
Ltt!ced for Sl70 and the "Tactrs' Of Venice, 14d0
went 10 Mr. Pierce for Sl35. f. F. shepard bought for
$40 Jeremy Taylors " Rules and Exercises of Holy
Living and Dying" and W. L. Benjamin got for $3.50
Thevcts "Slngulartez de 10 France Antarctque," ;"
Paris, 1855 DOdd Mead d Co. paid 5000 for Thomas
".Ponnsylvana" and "west jersey" London, 1923,
bound in volume, and Mr. Pierce got for 800 Tory
dc BOurgcs's " Champheury," Paris, 1920.
"Trstan Chvr (Chevaier dc Ia Table Roude." Paris.
in handsome binding, by Thouvenin went to Mr..
Pierce for $3.50 This is the second Of two editions
without date printed by Velam. The first carries the
ead:ess le pont (nostge damel, this has instead
rue neufve." Dodd, Me2d tG Co. for $40 got IL
Laudem Sercnissmi Ferdinandi" 1493the COscO trans
ation OF the letter of Columbus. Al the Barlow sale
this cost Mr. Ives $3.50 DOdd, Mead d Co. bought fol
$500 the Mundus N0vus of Vespucus," entirely with
out date but TO which Mr.. Harrisse gives priority
over the impression where the triangle occurs
before the passage beginning "fuerunt" This cost
Mr. Ives 81 200 The Mundus NOvus." where the
triangle is placed was also bought by Dodd, Mead
Il Co.. going TO them for 5000. The Barlow copy
sold for $50.
The Mundus NOvus having forty-five lines 10 d
full page was bought by the Lenox Library fol-
slO75. Dodd. Mead Co. bought for $3.50 the
"Mundus Novus" OF 1904, and for ESQ that
of 1907 These copies brought respectively S270
and S57O al the Barlow sale. They also paid
.AgO for the first edition Of WaldSee Mullcr's
Co,moclphiae IntroGucto," which cost Mr Ives $3.50
THE second edition Of the "Cosmogaphiae' went 4
the same buyer for 5000. The Boston Public Library
secured for $i20 lie Nouveau Monde Paris. with nj
date the first book of travels published in French
The Opera Of Virgil Venice l47O, the first edition
with a date was started at 81 500 and reached afte
a spirited contest $1,000 for which 1t was knocked
down to Mr. Pierce buying for Marshall C. Leferts
j. O. Wright paid S2G0 for the Aldne edition o
Virgirs Opera Venice, 1901. while "Les Oeuvre
dc Virgilc,7 Paris, 1910, chiefly OF value ior th
beautiful binding which Lorue has put on 1t. went Z
Ronaventure for $3.50. a Good speed 10 Virginia,
London. IGC0 with autograph OF Sir Walter Raleigh
went TO d. G Francis for Sl05. A True Declaration
OF the Estate OF the COlonie of Virginia London lOlO
Went 10 Dodd Mead a. Co.. and the "New Life 0
virginia" London. 1912. went 10 g. H. Hldebun ~
$50 lie also got a Perfect Description OF VII
gnia,r London, 1913, for $l35 ,
DR.. George Moore, buying for the Leno1 Library
got "The Complete Angler Of lzaak Waton," LONDON
fS23 Mr. Fierce paid $50 for the first edition OF tl
"Dutchesse OF Malfy,7 by John webster. Dodd Meat
d Co, bought for $3.50, Whtakers GOOD NeweS Is is
Virginia" London, 1913, while the Boston Pubn
Library paid Sl10 for Whitbourne's Discovery, o