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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-12

proper books.
Then l have books printed by the
Elzevirs. They were from Holland
and issued books IN Leyden. They did
beautiful work, both in type and gen.
eral style, but made no attempt TO be
correct as to the editorship. Some of
the issues of that press are extremely
rare and high-priced; but, as l have
said in regard TO the Aldine press, it
takes long years of experience to learn
the particular books and their values.
Then there are the Cations valu-
able to an English reader. A book
printed by Caxton, IN perfect condi-
ton, would, at the present time. com-
mand thousands of dollars. 1 under
stand that lady (Mrs. Pope-now
dead of Brooklyn. paid twenty thou
sand dollars for q Caxton here within
few years. that is for one book, the
title of which is The History of King
Arthur and the Knights Of the Round
Table There are said to be only two
or three perfect copies Of this book in
existence. Eighty different books,
think it is, are known to have been
issued from the Caxton press.
This brings us down to 15oS. After
that date books began to get their
value from the author.
"Shakespeare's separate plays and
Venus and Adonis' were published in
1899. ! have the First, Second and
Fourth Folio editions. The First Folio
was printed in 1923. A ine copy Of
this. in perfect condition. is worth i've
thousand dollars. The Second Folio
was printed in 1882, the Third Folio in
1868. and another Third Folio m 1864
one Of these Folios having seven plays
added The Third Folio is almost as
scarce as the First, the reason for
which Is. imagine. that the great fire
in London occurred Just after it was
printed. The Fourth Folio.fo-loved il
1864. Shakespeare Quarto Plays FIRST
editions. command fabulous prices. de-
penang upon Their condition AMI ra--
ity.
Next come the early editions of the
poets First editions OF early poets
works are now IN great demand. With
in the last ten years they have quad
rupled in value.
In regard 10 America the books that
are considered rare and bring enor-
nous prices are. first those relating TO
America, the earliest Of which was
printed at Rome in l493-a letter OF
Christopher Columbus in regard to his
discoveries-just che year after be IS
said to have discovered the country.
Books printed in America prior to
HOO. even if they are on theological
subjects or sermons. are rare. Books
Of literary or historical interest
printed during that period and in this
country bring very large priees-fabu
nous prices. because Vnerc - a great
demand for them. one of the causes
beiLy the establishment OF MANY Ii
braries in this country.
The Bay Psalm Book printed in
i6io al Cambridge. New England. was
the first book and the first book OF
I poens urinied IN the United states
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which must be acquired, and they are
thus inclined 10 give earnest attention
to the instructions given them
First of all, in discussing horseback
riding, would see the idea dissipated,
now coming strongly into vogue. that
woman should ride On both sides OF
the horse to prevent becoming crooked
in development This belief has gained
such ground that il nearly all the
fashionab bic riding clubs and schools
the women have a right and left saddle
and ride alternately on both sides of
the horse. This is by no means a neces-
sity, and the evil anticipated is purely
of the imagination. 1t is simply fad
and have tried time and again to get
some of its advocates to point out to
me how riding on one side only can
possibly deform a woman who rides
as she should ride, and 1 am yet
Any exercise not properly taken is apt
TO cause unevennes In development
and this IS true of riding. A good rider
brings every muscle into even play and
consequently the exercise is beneficial
to all parts Of the body alike The
prevention of crooketnese ia develop
ment depends largely upon the grip OF
the right leg on the Pommel of the
saddle. proper use Of the left and an
erect carriage of the body.
A proper seat n the saddle should De
the frst lesson Of the beginner. The
right leg IS firmly gripped around its
pommel. the loft foot in the stirrups
and the left leg comfortably tight uu-
der its pommsl. Equal energy should
be exercised by both legs The left leg
should be perfectly straight from knee
to stirrup. aud held in that position
during the entire ride A serious fault
with some women is the perpetual
swinging OF the left foot, like the pen
dulum of clock. thus disarrangin9 the
skirt, exposing the foot and making q
generally uncouth appearance Again,
with this motion, Il i almost impossi-
bic to maintain a good seat The right
leg, below the poInmel, should be
pressed closely egains. the shoulder Of
the horse and sufficiently downward 70
prevent the toe Of the boot from inter
fering with the straight drop Of the
riding skirt By keeping The right Lee
close 70 the horses shoulder the rider
Is in position TO be made Immediately
aware Of any proposed change Of ac-
ton on the part Of her mosnt- Should
horse be at trot. loPe, or canter. be
cannot change his gait for the Par-
pose of rearing, shying. or plunsinG,
without necessary change Of muscu-
lar action This change, a. its fncep-
ton, is at once made spPa-ent:so the
rider who sits IS above described II Is
the lack OF knowledge ot this position
anG the proper grip Of the po1nel
which results IN 50 many accidents 20
women
.,ow that the legs have been properly
disposed with regard 20 tbs pom
mels. the seat Of the saddle and the Po-
sition OF the body should receive atien-
ton. The rider mus, acquire the habit
sf sitting perfectly erect, with the len
shoulder IN straight line with tie
right This effectUsli! prevents sl01ch-
In. so-eailed. in the saddle Many WON
en- hare habl. ot throwing The LEFT
should back. which i rngTacefnI IN
the ex,re.ae, and il has been Dy hard
e. experience 20 insure correction OF
Ills siaring tanIt. Wills such p2s.-
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printed before that time. It Is estl-:
mated that eighteen thousand works.
were printed before the year l50o-but.
the editions must, OF course, Rave been;
very small. as they were all Pm tied by
hand
NV own collection contains The
Imitation OF Christ (Editio Trim
ceps), printed by Gunther Zainer ct
Reulingen in l471. This rs rare IN IL
self. irrespective of its contents be-
cause it Is a fifteenth century book.
REGULARITY about it is, as you observe.
that it has no title page When BOOKS
were first printed title pages were not
used, nor did they come into use until
1880. and then very rarely. At the be-
ginning of division of chapter, you
see. a blank space was let for an in
itial letter to be done in hand paint
ing. illumination, or something Of that
sort.
"Tvpe was made and books were
printed by the way, in imitation of
manuscripts.
Faust and Schoeifer, who succeeded
Gutenberg, printed an edition OF the
Bible and sold it at a very cheap price
After these early printed books
books printed before the year 1900
the next in value as old or rare
books are those printed by the Aidus
family. They commenced 10 print
about 1898 or 1899, and started in by
issuing the Greek and Latin classics.
THE head of the Aldus family was
very learned scholar. and edited all OF
those books very carefully. He traced
up the manuscripts Of the early WRITER'S
compared and collated them, and Is
sued books that were considered per-
lection. So far as the editorship is con-
cerned those books have never been
improved upon; they are beautiful in
themselves.
AT Venice in 1901, Aldus printed
Virgil. which was the first book printed
in italic type This type, it is said,was
an imitation of the handwriting of
Petrarch. This was also the first at
tempt 20 produce a cheap book by
compressing the matter into small
l2-no.
There were three generations OF
these printers, and many books were
printed by them While the second
generation improved somewhat on une
art of printing, they did not srrpess
the founder in the editing and careful
preparation of texts
Il have here, myself, Martial's Poems
(Editio Princeps) in italic type. 1t was
printed in the same year as the Virgil,
1901. 1t was bound at Paris by Trautz-
Rauzonnet and cost about fifty dollars
to bind. OF course, the value OF the
book itself Is much greater.
There is a great difference In the
value Of works issued from the Aldine
press It takes long years of expert
ence to learn the proper dates and
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ssz1rrren states. FOR instance, Issues
from the press Of William Bradford,
,vho vas the first printer of New York,
are valuable and in great demand.
Il have q little book, The History Of
the Five Indian Nations Depending on
the Province Of New York in America,
prin ted by William Bradford in 1877.
viii, h is valuable on account Of its
being. an American book in every re-
spect. 1t was written by Ca6wallader
Colde1l, colonial governor of New York.
{ 1t is liz, untrimmed condition, is in the
original boards and sheep, was bound
our earls- binding as well as prin ting.
This book would sell for five hundred
dollars.
IL have also in my collection Capt.
John Smiths The General Historic OF
sVirginia'- London. 1924. This has all
the maps. Including that with Smiths
portrait. Ny copy was purchased in
England. Sneh q copy is worth prob
ably two hundred dollars
! "a book is often made valuable
either from its having been in the pos
session of some former owner or from
conts aiming something that makes it
unique-some manuscript, or letter or
notes.
''Here, for example, are Livy's
works IN FIVE volumes They were
printed by Aldus in 152o-bound by
Trautz-BauH0net-A formerly be-
longed to Grolier, the celebrated
French book collector. The set con-
tainS his autograph, and the initial
letters are illuminated, after the man
ner of his books generally. These
books are valuable in themselves on
account Of the edition, but are further
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-12
RARE OLD BOOKS
What They Are and How to Tell
Them.
"A Talk with Thomas j. MeLee--A Noted
Collector Corrects Some Popular En-
rors-AIdines, Elzevirs and OAK
tons-Early American Books.
TcoPYRIcRr, 1891

In a recent article concerning the
latest fad among the collectors, namely,
the gathering of complete sets of the
old ''Annuals,' published in this coun-
try and England forty or fifty years
ago, / mentioned Mr.. Thomas j. Nc
iKee, of New York, as one of the Lead
ing collectors of old and rare books in
the United States. Not long afterward
] was interested to learn that this
mention of Mr.. Mckee had brought
him letters from two or three hundred
people offering him old books for sale
OF every describa bic character. Some
of these letters showed a remarkable
Ignorance of what an old or rare book
is, and after looking over a few Of
them I asked Mr.. Mckee to give me
some information on the subject suit
able for the general reader.
/ found Mr.. Mckee, as he is almost
ALWAYS 10 be found in the evening, at
his quiet but comfortable home in
Twenty-fourth street. He is one of the
most successful practicing lawyers of
the metropolis, albeit he makes little
display in his work. Such time as he
can spare from his legal dutiesis usual
Nv devoted to the completion of his
great collection now numbering near
lv ten thousand volumes. almost every
one of which is interesting and valu-
nble in itself or for its associations.
began by suggesting to Mr.. Mckee
that. as he had had considerable ex-
perience as book collector, his knowl-
edge of how to collect books and what
books are worthy OF collection as curl
.osities, or on account Of their intrinsic
value, or for their rarity, must have
made him unusually competent to
speak on these subjects. then asked
him to tell me just how he came to
take up the collection of books and
literary curiosities.
To this Mr.. Mckee replied that he
supposed it was inherent in d man. He
had always been fond of books, and d
great reader. From the time ne was a
hoy at school he had preserved his
books. AS he acquired knowledge Of
them he extended his tastes and col
lection in that direction.
''Mr. Mckee, you soon found your
process of collecting centering itself in
PERTAIN directions, did you not?"
Eyes; and like all collectors, 1 made
mistakes. l acquired books which /
afterwards found l did not want, as l
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-12
HOW TO SIT Up
Mrs. Rollin M. Squire, Of New,
York, Gives Some Points.
faults OF Faulty Riders-An Exploited
Idea That Women Should Have Right
and Lett Saddles to Prevent
Crooked Development
COPYRIGHT. f%.1

COPYRIGHT. 1ea41
have been asked TO write an article
on how women should ride and to de-
scribe the proper appointments of the
devotees OF the side saddle The re-
quest quite startled me. for, although
have been devoted to the saddle as
recreation since was six years Of age,
have ridden after the hounds in this
country and in Europe, confess that
IL never once occurred to me to put my
ideas Of the art of equestrianship into
writing, vet born and raised, L might
almost say, in the saddle.
I ride along the bride paths Of Gen.
trail park almost every day, mounted
on nv favorite companion Harker. and,
us look to the right and left, cannot
help noticing the pretty, weli-mounted
young girls, possessed of all the charms
Dame Nature could bestow upon them
charms yet lost TO view because MANY
of the riders evidence a want of that
proper training in she saddle which
lends grace to every movement. and
have often expressed the wish that L
had the authority to stop them on the
spot and censure them for their care
less riding. A goodly per cent. OF the
women who ride horseback are excel
lent riders because they keep in mind
the instruction OF their teacher, while
the balance are unlikely to become
skilled in the saddle out OF sheer care
lessness or want of that enthusiasm
which inpels one to undertake. to do
well whatever she does.
The proper age for children TO begin
IN the saddle IS between the ages o
eight and ten years They are then
capable of comprehending and appre-
ciating the instructions given them,
and, in nine cases out of ten, follow
them to the letter. l know OF many
parents who send their children TO the
riding schools when only Eve or six
years old, but / believe am safe in
saying that they do it more 70 anus.
and occupy them during few hours in
the day than to make riders of them.
Children of that age are too young to
appreciate and appropriate a lesson,
and The time thus spent upon them is
largely wasted. The most desirable
pupils are young girls between the
ages of fourteen and eighteen, who re-
aiize that riding is an accomplishment
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When horse begins 20 forge y head
es all horses viii now and then do, be
the cause spirited company or what
ever, the snafie should be essed up and
the curb tightened and he is practical
y under control Horses are Of wide
j. differing dispositions, and 10 two
can be handled exactly alike; theiz
proper management must be compassed
b. observation and experience Proper
treatment OF the horse, especially Of
such as one reserves for her own riding
will, almost without exception, result
In kind Of nutuality between TideI
and nOrnv-a SORT or unGersJa1cIng
each Of the other-this Is The acme Il
the matter Of enjoyment Of horseback
riding.
Having acquired the proper mount
the rider next becomes concerned about
how % stay on her horse As every
child nus; fret learn 20 walk. so
should the beginner first walk her
horse. and thus get tha. perfect
balance characteristic OF the graceful
rider. This may b- acquired IN very
few lessons during which beginners
are taught TO keep the body erect and
the shoulders perfectly in line When
they get confidence they Should y
allowed 70 t-ot- During the ensuing
lessons they are taught the Csc q TIE
right AID eft leg IN the r!se in the
saddle When the pupil has mastered
the diEeUltT OF rising 20 tia trct,
which result Is reached only
b. P~rS-s-s1t practice cup4-o
nth tie Careful direction ssa
Judgment q -. teacher. sic -
IN FAR ~sv % understand r-ls
requirements 81 good riding. By tbs
ti-ue she should hare firm Eat eo1-
Sdeac- and the secret ~ the rise 20
tzo., szd AZ % be Goae thereafter Is %
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considered them of little or no value.
But as my knowledge increased l be-
came better Judge of what was valu
pble and worth collecting. At first
bought, miscellaneously, any book
that | thought ! would like to read,
and instead of getting the best edition
! would take any edition.
! ut is remarl1a bic fact that even
people who are educated and intelli
gent know little about the value of
books, and are ignorant as TO what
constitutes an old or a valuable book.
] have frequently heard an educated
person speak of a book that was one
hundred years old, for instance, as
very old book. OF course they thought
St must be valuable because it was that
old. Now, | don't imagine that any
book, printed in the English language,
irrespective of its author or its con-
tents, is necessarily of any value unless
it should be printed in England prior
to 1900, or on this continent prior to
17o0.
Printing was not begun in England
until about l474-I think that is the
date of the earliest printed book in
England. English books printed prior
TO 1920 or 1925 might be valuable sim
ply on account Of the editing; but after
that date Think it would have to de
pend upon the contents or the author"
Il understand, Mr.. Mckee, that your
own collection Of books relates very
largely to the stage. Perhaps You could
give me a more definite idea Of its
scope"
My collection Is largely made up Of
what We call Elizabethan literature
early English poetry-poetry of the
time of Queen Elizabeth and subse-
puently,plays mp to the time of the
restoration. Books from the time Of
Queen Elizabeth's reign M TO the rev
olution, or Cromwcll's time. are called
'Elizabethan.' Nv books relate also TO
the history of the English and Ameri-
ran stage from that time down to the
present In the history of the stage
are included biographies OF actors as
well as plays and histories written by
actors or those connected with the
stage. / have collected portraits of &C
- - ta1N ~ = ht>- tftct> anu dAtHsfFn
generally, which illustrate the books
of those periods
Il am also collector Of American
poStry, and have tried t. conine my
sell to poets of some note: but il IS
pretty hard to draw the line On Ameri-
can poets Ny collection goes back TO
Eraneau and Bradstveet, and have in
INV possession Anne Bradstreet's 'Po-
ems in the original edition.
"As to your query concerning old
and rare books. i would say that books
have many elements TO make them de-
birable. rare or valuable. As TO old
books, the first printed book WAS TIE
Mazarine Bible, printed from metal
type by Gutenberg at Mentz At l415.
The early printers started out to give
perfection almost in type, paper and
printing. ANY book printed prior 10
55so, irrespective OF its contents, IS
yaluablf froIn the fact that i was
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IN The MOUNTAINS or CORSICA
Interesting Aeesunt Of . Aos.a ssAs Tr1S
In o Df1;genos.

In . U1tg sfrs.
ChaYle. Il Adams describes "A Jnuns
into COr-ira- IL the Septe n Der CsBtsry.
and SAYS Of diligence ride:
How can / 6e.ycri % that nsver-te-
be-forgotten rUnantic ride across ths
mountains Of Corsica The conductor
blew his horn. the drtvs- thrsAhsd ale
ho-ses With ~. t1c-cil~~~, long is.hsd
whip and the hoy driving tia i->d
ho-s< POUNDED his vesk-Iooking sssec-
and our bsaYy-ls6sn eslty~ues moved
OF. I,Rv>sny sshe gaping crowd looking
after rs A. The roads IA Corssea ~. w
The s@nse perfect e,rnaision tha. In
r0pean roads generally gre, We moved
Up tie maintain a. good pacs-
The roosl-.sIo, ot the Island a-s
very steep. so that our ra.~ Uzs rapid.
and re were rot long Ia r~.cbinz
great hsighi. from - HIGH a magnificent
Iao0ra-1a "a. snjoyed sshsle ths
greater pat q The izl2Sd. ~ The north.
the Cspo Cor.o, 70 the vs,t. Porto ss-
gDua and a G1cia To The ea.;. tbs
bin. Mediterranean rss plainly Visible,
dotted with the islSzc - kon.~ Crixto,
Pia3oea. Cayrsiz. and K b. and farther
e~aT vas the mainland o, i.Aiy. To.
entire sslsEd resezz bled . VAT. rocky
rslief map. its principal rsountzla
chains. with their rivers sod -alleys.
being eA.iEeilg re~oyni1shle- To re
night a Ia or tse lofty submits q Noz-
y EO,Or6o. we're aelds 81 nov azd zee.
with TIE sr.ersst Q. veydu-~ cios< -
the Eoo~- n: the 81. Q. ia ros1- for
rsises- ---. h.;i. bvooLI sn1 CT -
edges q! tAss> br-soxs ~ers wssher-
roznsn, who cast inqsirrrg glAsess
upoa - "a We vhirls1 h."
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Full Instructions

Book-Agent-Td like TO show yo,
this Encyclopedia of Universal knowI-
edge" Il contains all the information
q man needs in this life.
Business Man (wesrily)-T'n take it
il il will tell me how 10 get rid Of
you
Book-Agenttenthusisstically(-You' II
take it then, 1t gives that informa.
ton on the very first page; see; Every
man. woman and child should buy this
boz Puck.
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remember the instructors original DR.
rections, practice. gradually improve
and become expert The instructors
duties. practically end at this point,
and whateveris to be learned,thereaf,cr
Is the result mainly of the pupils per
sistent effort In trotting the rider
should rise ssraigh. from the saddle
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The last copy sold at auction here some
eight or ten years ago for twelve hum
dred dollars. If sold now it would
bring four times that price The last
copy sold was bought by Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
Other desirable American books are
those printed by early printers in the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-12
Machire-Mnde Love.

Nora-Such q dear letter from Bob.
Clara torn with envyl-Not the kind
l would read
Why not?
tScornfully)-I prefer lovc-mskirg ct
first hand. not given to a typewriter TO
make for me.-ForgetMeN
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They are Absolutely Etingy. II mother,
are critical and unchsr.table. what can
De expected Of the children No one
Is pertec. Teach your lips 20 speak
r1seAsas.s words daily. and 20 avoid evil
communicate. Idle gossip should
never influence you in your treatment
of persona Learn It's source. learn it
tru.a- aDG then be governed BY GOOD
..-nse in tae matter And co not lend
a1.e powers OF corversati0n n speak
ing evil tidings OF Others II yoz can
not SPEAK well % Jour acquaintance.
and friends Do not talk about them
No ole escapes cziumny creates.
and puxest Il men and women are
forced 70 endure il. but bznisa 4 from
Jour O~n DOgth--S. I. World
rns Boss Boxing Po-d<r-
BIZ. ! cont want 70 by your es<-
ing powder" issist<d TIE !&cy o. tas
house 70 tie man a; he door
Why. madam be ssid, VOC are
losiag the opportunity q your lie II
the matte cf economy alone. tnLs b<sc-
iav po7-Ge- Of unlre Will rzsse ysxi
bread 80 Light voc won't have 20 uss
anv gas IL yog. o1alag rOOH- be
troIt Free Prss-
Truth il The %. &C. q S-- undrr-
stand NJ. ss GOOD a. o. err wills sa1
the understanding csn nc n1re q &c
lixhted with a lie thxs - xiI car
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ton is unsightly it cannot be long
maintained without resulting IN stoop-
ing. The beginner must be kept from
Indulgence in this fault from the very
first The elbows should hang per-
fectly straight from the shoulders and
close to the body, thus bringing the
hands just back of the rilh. knee
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You don't seem As well known IN
this city as you were al home, said
the visitor.
I'm not answered the young man,
proudly, Il don't owe any body here a
cent "-WaShington Star.