The sun., 1891-03-06
RIG MONEY FOR RARE BOOKS.


80 D..u..a "A sSs r,-ss
Upwa g.. ~ ~. 1rsytsp lves,e Co,lee.
.,ss uss ~ moohs sud Massserspts-sons se
AZ. Pvrehssers ana the Friees they Faaa.
,.v. hs.n sales in one partieular line
s tns,s h..n mora representative but never
tbst nv. nov. nan in New YORK q sale that ap.
s,.d 10 IN 40 large variety OF collectors OF the
nisnoo. nis.oon A. tha rooms of the American
dN .".,.,ion. .u., a East Twsuty.,hird street,
AT Ass.''n. c.s, nsrt NJ Mr. Brayton Iyes's col.
wheu 'nv .ar" boots was offered At auction,
lssuon .on,Jons, y. . character Of the owner and
1h.s,;on 1hs for nosse.sinp only rare books
hN 10, aondit,on nv the most famous
10 tno o. 20 ,ha t,nss, ranress NJ atives q, their
oindsf.' -. ...h.r M, on,x h,v.rs hut Inv.
clssh a,e" .,h, ,nu,d NOT afford ia own
sFp' ',,r.s pY and who toor 4 MELANCHOLY
thsse ~ ~. sae,no than sold.
plsesw' r.,,.tnovn ho,... r.nr...r..a
Amns .n Tsmr,st. iI,ti. RrnvnL Co hs
wtre wtre'... hs.ss I,oid Mad + Co hv NJ Ri.h,
NJ q r,.nc,. hy n w Mo,ri.. m ri..
nobdi G.. -. T. n Nnr,h. w
n.n;.min Jossrh Sabin. and John
BeNs a, ,nstitut,on. ana i,hrsris.
Psr~ .,m.rou. rerrssan,ot,vss Ths
tbsrs .m-,rx hv Dr Moore. psnn.,ivonin
Lno. L,.., so.istv bv Mr. Mia ehurn Co,u nhis
n,,1". hMonM Mss..chuset,s Rhetorical soeietv. tho
oo''cse ,hr.ry ~ ch,c.1o. vttb Mr. poo.
NswDery | a. i,s rsnrsson,stir. Ths ,r,'
tne nuI" -. .i.o nm hand Anon, tbor
N"e u.n.,, Hoa pArarlv chew. M q Taf.
weu -, ,,ar.v. .r-Judoe Arnour Indo.
Ief'A efAc., v" ri,int, 2 aben.rd ana Tbsoior.
afsH s W..
L. ue .'nns ,',,.n, that ,b. Kidding "a. h...a
Nra' ~. ordar. n, nsrsons vho va.
nn.n sn. ~ .hsmu.lvc. but ware rsnressnt.d
no' nh. Tr., fan. boots war, hurrisd
'. !. n.rv ranid order. and then the flrst show
on 10 very '"p.u o ,.,.. = h,I -, sos on = .sr.
o. in'etes. e"m' C "h,., cn.,,. IA -. COOS
Mir booxs sold for more than $1,000 each.
M snd for,y for more than 500 each. Col. FL.
iiot. nou 'r Y Shepard bought tho REV. william NJ.
History asser, ., tho Rod in ali Countries from the
Earliest Period to the Present Time" Tho
hook was profusely illustrated. aud cost him
onl, -. The audience applauded twice: once
whom the Gutenberg Bible was sold. and again
when Brayton lvess letter regarding tho
':Ss Ss. Gutenberg p,.,. wa. started a, 5000
ii, it amounted It., to $500; Then the eias
.y ,,.a until sosn nss % %ss ,:s :es sonns,s1 sSsns 81
bidder was .ss Mr. Doaa Of nHad
; Co. York II .na M"s the former son
wy G tas oSs s"a i merchant @ @ and
noted collector Of art objects and books. He
owns sSa Pr.siasn. Of the Worlds Fair Es.
no.ition Company. and is now director Of the
b.r Of other books.
When tho suctioneer came to the Columbus
letter he read letter from NJ. Ives This va: vas
Ses he woaa give weon
and m: take ,tn aet ;esr tes L rsss %1ss
shown that it WAS not genuine. The
hd s .ns sSo oSa Mlsd Ths Ids ad To;e s
II: same hrm bought other coluTlas letter.:
y rsDs
srsaessisP sss sR int? To- tbs fnasa isesssss ?! ~
a. sft1 Riimarnoek. % Brought sis6. SJses1ss I Gsr
tisTs Hsvisssioss and Dissovsres"-broueht
@ i. sysnns session .c the price. s,, did no.
specinsns OF Ameroans The evening sale
oDenod with the offer OF fret editions OF
letter. OF Fernando Costes. These were the
gems Of the evening and aroused great
deaf OF interest The first. describing
lsnda! discovered in Yucatnn. was started
si,srnStey rsised each other by BIDS of $50
sns!l 5000 "a: Eeashed w. knocked ocaed
Gortes letter was stated at the TIE same fggrs.
Dodd; Mead a Co also 9ot this. aylne *SoO:
The The third was captured BY the same buyer at
'sR; Tb. ,,rm also secured three other letters Of
Cortes. paying $50. Sl39. and Sl50 Tespecaivel,.
still more dsterml, 90 contest toi,owsn wnen
70 BIy's Great and smn!i ov"yaeeas wass
small nisk VIZ si6 the pries SpnS
Per voume Nine volumes we're rex knocEed i;e1
a De B, Wss a
sn SssGssd y. 500 sa three Jumps wnen Dodd
There Was no sharper contest during the
evening than that lolioWlnR tno oHer o,
Denions Dh5et Descrlptlon 9! SeW tork.
printed IN l6In. II WAS eta,teu ~ saEo sns Dy tWo
Giadsrs and went ~ anvanSsr S, OF S1S g s43u:
IRON shsrs on 70 the iIH neI ,cb ct snis o., ps
sITISSIlnsur., nj. ,,,.,o,,.o, soo.,v .,t.r.,
tnS ts, hsld when Jonstn u Diesoasons hd rG,
sharply al the way from 81 s25 t9 p,Gs ;ss This