New-York tribune., 1893-12-10
THE .NEUBERRY LIBRARY.
Az INTERESTING COLLECTION BEING MOVED TO
PERMANENT CU>ETERS-How 1T CAME
tn re FOI-NDTD

The Newherry Library. IN Chicago. Is only SIX
years old. YET in that time william +. Pooie' lts
chief and one Of the most experienced ana caphple
lbrariaus in the world. has brought together lihco
bound Volumes and 1900 pamphlets. forming one
Of the most valuable reference asgresa'ions OF
books IN the Wo9.. The library comprises some
extremely valuable and many rare works
Perhaps i,s most precious single volume Mr.
Poole says. IS little Cax;on memorial bio'e. tle
first book given 70 the New1erry Library. IL Is
ono OF 100 printed AZ the Caxton memorial co.ebra-
;lon June o. 1S77 the ;coth anniversary or mat
famous rrntors birth. to Illustrate the develop
,nent Of the art of printing. II was printed al
cxfor! in twelve hours bound In lcndon ana
delivered NJ South KensnCtJn, where the memorial
exercises were being held. II is l0mo OF l'V'-
pages minon type bound N TurNoy morocco WIN
gll. elced leaves There are many other famous
ard AR Hlblcs IN the Iibrary some OF far greater
intrinsic value than the Caxton memorial. Among
them are the Great Eiblc "of 1872 "Cranmers. OF
i5n; John EoGorss Revision of CoVerdhle' anu
"Alatthcvs" both OF 1916 Geneva NHTnn;, oi
n aC'J NJ ~" co,d "Jion' called the "sshc Bible Of
jGil Tnose and others from the Heary Iro'
"';.9 ;.noHg rarc sDccimens OF the oil-tne binders
autograph. From Groer the collection untes ,r, IN
fnrono,oN aud E"df"rd Therc are i've fozcrian
anecnons iwcnty-nine Cape; Chambo.le-Duru.
twenty four: Hardy. kochcr Loriic ana I nett'
eight Zach smler Ten: Nieree an 1np manv Italian
and snanso binders represented. In shakespeariana
,u ILL., r fonr folio editions Of i6ss 1922 1854 and
ics, of prtr1rch eleven editions. ranging over
nn9iromilienniai the earliest OF il5 OF Dante nine
eGiiona beginning with the famous one OF III.
Tho library contains many exc icni nnn r n, ,,Y
De mentioned nineteen LATIN parchm'nts. from liOi
70 Icil relating mainly TO the convent Of 81 ,i"rcn-
Therc are many Spanish parchments. The earlics,
being a grant Of absouion by Don fnlgG Nan,
rlquc. Archbishop of Corl9va. october - lst 10
Dom Diego Fernando d" Coriova, Count ~ Cobra
ana 10 tho monks Of the monastery OF Santa Maria
cent VII. sent forth Apri. &c Of the same year.
Especially rich IS the norary IN medical au,hori-
ercncc is also important. there being many rare
and valued specimena oi od-.nG wr,ers scor r'oo
Jacopo Pnris opera "Furydioc." the first opera
ever .olucel in October i9 81 lhe les;!yi'i,s 81,
Henri II Of France. This volume was printed
in that yGar Therg Is u2n only one To ohr GoSy susd S
hes meyer been able to secure other than 9ec0nd
edition of the work printed IN Florence in 6S The
Ncwbcrry has also the lbr"'to Of the opera by
oayo Enaecin print,l IN riqrt ,,rar n ,So, lS
on fishes ana nehery. which Librarian Poole says
is the largest ami beet collection on the subject
Clarke. Of Cincinnati and comprise over l0'D
volumes
its temporary quarters TO thr bud.ns just finished
in Oak-st.. on tie north SIDE 0f Chicago, lctween
clar't end pearbofn,av" Ths IS oI on ie I,'e
Of the Ogden mansion. thc only house ieit siAndins
IN the track Of the greet In" Of ISL Beyond dor1,
this is OF the fnOEt expensive ann imposing
reference library buildings in the United sta,es.
Is development Is the result of the inuniiccn be
quest OF walter Ioomis &e"herry. "A former resi-.
don't of chicago who died in 1865 belueathing hall
OF his estate 10 found pupc library In the north
division Of that city. under certain conditions
These contingencies were 80 remote at that time
that ol.stinns have arisen - whether he really
desired 10 found library. or only mad" IN" pro-
vision a. an aft-riaoucht IN case other cNpecta-
tions should turn out adversely. he left a widow
and two .laughtrrs The entire property WAS - be-
held in trust for the family. II either daughter
married and bore child. the entire estate Do
fiu. he 90
tcrs n thcy died unmarried or ch!ldlass. IN" es-
tate WAS % BE- divided after The Widows death.
half going 10 the te7tators brothers and sisters.
and half g. be- held lu trust by executor - found
the Newberry Library. The library Is "A fact