Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-19

The fabulous pncrs often paid fot
books suem astonishing TO All save tue
bibli0philcs. Small fortunes have been
given Tor books the contents OF which,
Ia the opinion oil many people, were
not worth the paper upon when they
were printed. Tue following inisto,l-
ing lisi. says the New York Tribune.
interesting uvon 10 those 10 whom a
handsome bound VOLUME IL Of no more
value than a phptf.cOvered one, haa
urun prepared 10y Henri Buagnchux,
au autnouty on the tubjoct, giving tue
actual aud estimated valgo Of some OF
the most precious books m the world;
"rhU Maiuz Is lok of psalms" T. uls
XVIII bought copy Tor ~, 200 franc.
AMI presented % 20 she National library
In Psfis. Qlatitch, In London, owns "a
CO. y " the sec1ud edition, 1859. Tie
asss the uuhrafi.uf price Of s-5, 600.
B0ccaculof "DeCamrr0n," edition
u Venice, li7l, printed by NaluarIrr
The MARQUIS NJ Blandiorl sold In 1920
arJpy Of The same edition for s., iJJ.
Lies Figufcs dc M1uttc," by
Boucher. IL was sold AZ the auction u
tue library VI Baron PichOn Tor above
-. 400.
Bocoaccio, llIJ, "Od the Downfall
OF Noble Men" printed by CoRrd
Mansion Of Bfuguf. IL was purchased
AZ The Tocheuef auction in 1856 ty the
Duke u'Aumale Tor 900.
"L'Oflci de Ia roussaInt" IL VIA
sold al the LaCcarello auction fGr
$3.50. rhosamB copy had been put-
chased 10y a certain A.. Pich0n In lsS1
Tor 49,
Byccacclo's "Dscamerou," lrsl odl-
ton OF liTl. it was sold in 1879 ~ the
Duke OF Marlborough iot y 800.
a RabtlAis. PunlcI by Etienue
Dolet. luis brought g2,sJJ nj the sec.
Uud Iechener auction IN 1857,
"Munumuui du C0stume,n by
Ffeudebefg and M0reiu, was sold Tor
Si,52i VI the Bahaque auction ia 1850.
Ovid's "Motam0TphOsis," with tlius.
tfati0us, by M0rrru and Boucher
went TOR 500 ~ the Marquis safe IN
1890,
"Euiree do Henri IL, paris ct dc
Charles 81" two volumes, with tnu
c0nt-l arms VI DE phUn, was sold nl
DcsisilleuT's auction In 1891 tor si.UiL
"LA Cnuttp kuyult uu Charles ~ %
printed In Paris Ia 1925, went .ut
a., b3l ~ thu Behuquu auction,
"DAphuis aud thlUr,n edition Of
l5ls, with Illustrations, brought $500
10 the auction ~ Qugnuu.Buucher.
"pOlyphils TrAum," uditilu OF l4J9,
with sixteenth century binding, was
purchased by Lord Gotiurd Ia 1922 iJT
5000.
''.rs Quatre Derniorps Choses,u
Bruge1 1914 was purchased by
QbrItch, London, Tor sg,5Ju.
A
1870, was bought iot sb,OUO by
Quatltoh.
Homer, Aide edition, 1904, was sold
to the same buyer Tor so 300.
"Ouauuu FuriOsO," nrst edition,
Ferrarai 1910, was purchased By
Quaritun Tor $500.
Auus Grllius, FIST edition, liJ0, on
yollum paper, IL was purchased by
the Duke d'Aumaic from Sunderland
iu l5s2.
Mons.fellel, edition Of 1900 on vol
lum paper brought $4,000 nj tue Tech.
ener auction ~ 1857,
"sL Al0an's Book" 1855. Owned by
Quarilcu, London anu Is value al
$1,000,
''Li0er HisloriaIum Roman run "
Venice, lill, folio edition, $4,000 1t
is OwLoI uy QuaTitoh,
SuaEesptarg's original edition Of 1923
Is hrlu by QIatitCh at SO 900.
"lhe BIuo VI Thiuy.siE Lines"
printed by Gutenberg, Ia 5trasburr,
three volumes, second edition, 1857
ID owned uy QIaritch aud valued 90
SO 900.
Recently there were several import.
ant auctions Nc tie Hotel Drouo,, nt
which rare hopts were cold for high
urlurs. lfYr instance, AN nOHi |. "a