New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-24
BIBLIOPHILFS Pay FOR THEIR F1NCI.
LIST OF THE TWENTY-FIVE HIGHEsT-PRIcED
BOOKS IN THE woRLD-soAE OF THE
PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM

The fabulous prices often paid FOR books seem
astonishing 70 all save the bibophiles themselves
Small fortunes have been given for books the con-
tents OF which, in the opinion OF many people were
not worth the paper upon which they were printed
The following interesting DISTINGUISHING even to
those to whom a Handsomely bound volume IS OK
no more value than a paper-covered one-has been
preparei by Henri Buagneaux. an authority on
the subject giving the actual and estimated value
or some OF the most precious books in the word:
The Mainz Book OF Psalms" Louis XVIII
bought a copy for 1900 francs. and presented 1t
TO the National Library in Paris. Quaritcn' IL
London. owns a copy OF the second edition. lga
He asks the unheard-of price Of $4,000
"Boccaccio." edition OF Venice AL printed by
Vadarfer The Marquis OF Blandford sold IN sU
a copy OF the same edition for $3.50
Les Figures de Moliere." by Boucher IL Vas
sold at the auction OF the library Of Baron Plcnoa
Boccaccio. ii76 ION the Downfall OF Noble Men"
printed by Coiard Mansion. OF Bruges II was 1 pI
chased at the Techener auction In lss6 by the DuAe
Ionic de la Toussalnt." It was sod at t ing
rAccare.le auction for $500. The same copy nsa
been purchased by certain n Pichon IN ~ l9r 7;
Boccaccio. Decameroh nrs' su s't V,r,igb for
was sold in 1872 TO the Duke OF Mar'OQFous" ~
4 Rabelais Printed by Enenne Dolet TINS rs
brought $3.50 at the second Techener aucto" !"
"Monument du Costume" by Frerdeberg and nd Mo %
reau was sold for 1854 at the Behague auction !"
Ovids 'Metamorphosis." with illustrations. , yy
Moreau and Boucher. went for S2ooo at the '"'s'''
"Entree de Henri II. Paris ct de Charles r IN,
two volumes with the coat-of-arms OF De ss,0IS
was sold at Destailleurs auction IN ~ i2n,I in
La Chase Royale du Charles IN, prliiso 80
Paris. in 1925. went for $3.50 at the beh"q"e ~"
Daphnis and Chloe" edition OF IFS. Win . iI,
trations, brought $500 at the auction OF VuaN''"
"Pciyphils Traum" edition OF 1890 with s a1i
teenth century binding, was purchased uy N
Ciosford in 1899 for $3.50 ,,-l VA.
Les Quatre Dernieres Chooses, bruses 81 i'''
4 Virgil on vellum paper, Rome wv
bought Tor 5000 by Quaritch , -, the same
Homer. Aide edition. l5oi, was sold 10 '''
buyer for $500. ,,.,. rarrara 1916
was purchased by Quaritch for SoV aoar
AuIus Gellius first edition, 1869 on Vellunl Pspora
IL was purchased by the Duke ID Auiha's
Monstrellet. edition Of 1900. on velium Rsgs'
brought 600 at the Techener auction o. anSrtch,
''St Adams Book 1885. owned ny
London and is valued at $500 >, ,.r,ca liN
folio edition 5000 1t Is owned by qua held BY
Shakespeare's original edition OF 100 IL "
V..rhe phe of Thlrty-six Lines" printed %
Gutenberg in Strassburg. three voIu,Ie ySal1ed az
edition. 1859 is owned by Quaritch anu '"'
$1,000 , ,.,,or,apt auctions az
the Hotel Drouot at which rare DOORS 40 Ia
for high prices For instance. an JIM s r,cuIaf
Ssmains Sainte" went for $500 ms pTI Who
copy bears the coat-of-arms OF n Ohh,l For the
nresanted IL 10 the Princess de Lanpeneii ,Iiomme.
fast thirty years 1t was owned by Count ~ one Of
dieu du Tranchant de Ligneroles, W"o ""0
the hest known collectors In France.