New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21

Whom the remarkable FoOte library was uispeiSco'
. short time since. the heroes of pure literature Ill
videl the honorS OF the aucton-room pe'"'
selves There will be begun next Moh'"E
n, the same place-the rooms OF Bangs ~
eoo Of as notable a collection Of books Du' one II.
-, ~, U,erot,re If the angler rather than of
~ ,,c, or Of The angler who IS poet 100 taxes
,,,r,cliate pre-eminence. The library vi l." ~
Alexander Is to be sold. and IN the c"''oe"o .''s
has lust appeared. comprehendihS ue MS par ~
the sale the section that deans VII" i' ~
,,.r1, o,or something like four hundred numbers
.,. h,r1 of those are prefxed 20 the same
,t, ,i.los .1ya,k Walton the Compleat Angler
80 ..,,,.,, o,,i ,,o,ton's Angler 1t is unique &C.
os,or ,b.t j. offered and one toward when lovers
nc the rod in its relation to the library must iooh
with considerable easeriesS'
w., ,ioxander appears TO have traced the gentle
IL. tbrough his photographed metamorphoses
with uncommon zeal. and TO have had uncommon
f, no has the first five editions of the mas
~ loorinc the imprint of Richard Marriott, and the
o,I,est of these dated 1888 appears in copy per-
81 preserved and of a measurement which pro-
oi,,s it Of excessive rarity. These five Volumes
with Marriots fourth edition. corrected ana en-
1rrei of 1865 constitute the principal strength OF
tho library, but gathered around them Is quantity
of Waltoniana which is Impressive in quality also.
There are rare reprints Of early editions OF Inc
Co,nplcat Angler" some Of them in most costly
bindings ana OF modern editions Of the beloved au-
thor there Is no end The first edition prepared by
Hawkins IS present, IN dress made for II by bed-
ford and one copy of the great Pickering OF 1850
is extended to six volumes. with host OF Valuape
plates All the noted editors, in fact-ha"knlS'
Major Marston Nicolas. Renne and Bethune-are
represented. 1t is pleasant to be reminded by one
entry No Si3 that Lowell prepared one OF MS mus n
delightful essays for edition or Walton i"
American edition of 1889. for which he provided 'ne
introduction. is here in the shape OF idiso P-'
belonging a of
The sale of Mr. AleXanders library Is "a ~ 200
inheritance as throwing upon the ma ~, 80 il
number Of scarce editions of walton, pu. ~, -
much alsa TO Invite attention in MS AZ
schoIarlI rscatorial works of AgaSsiz bldIS 81
.nI I;iee,ber are noted in the catalogue anu tle
iihrorW Is especially strong in the literature VI
s9lmo1 dshing II is impossible TO follow me mn m
,,tiao Of The catalogue now. but the Nalue OF thc
Iibrarv has been broadly pointed out me Gollector
80 Walton will realize the significance OF thc Sdie
For other amateurs the event is one Oh no snshs
inheritance We note some fine hrst eqltlCNs Oh
i1irkens and Browning, some rare CrukshanRlana
q copv of Payne's Arabian Nights as printed by
the Nillon Society, and valuable editions OF Burtoh
Hutler Cervanes and other classics. Inc Catalogue
rms TO 1897 numbers. inclusive OF Quahtiy OF
hooks relating animals and ueld Sports. a sec
ond catalogue will appear in April When the second
mart of the sale takes place. The hrst SAFE, WillCh
lasts from March - March 80 inclusive. VIII DC
one of the most interesting held III orK TINS