New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-20
THE POPE LIBRARY 10 BE SOLD.
A REMARKABLY VALUABLE AND IN
COLLECTION OF BooKs-soME OF
ITS FEATURES.

ITS FEAII lES
Ons OF the most valuable private libraries ever
gathered together in Brooklyn or Ne"-ioi ~ ~
which the late Mrs. Norton Quincy Pope, OF BROOK.
,vn was chiefly instrumental in collecting anu
which WAS disposed of by Mr. Pope after hef uea'''
g. now in the store OF Dodd Mead & CO.. fH'h-
ave and Tn enty- hrst-st. and VIII be plaoeu y" "a
hibition and sale Tuesday next Inc "O'"'y
,s remarkable for the extreme value OF many y.
rho hooks on its list as well as for the eAce"e"'
state Of preservation OF the older and larger WORMS
and the large number of striking rari'es IL con-
,ai,s The Pope library is too well known 10 COZ
,oc,ors 70 require any extended description Dut 40
axnerts at the valuation OF books nave p'"Veu "
v,lue Of the collection at about s22o'" II VIII NO
of interest to those who love BOOKS 10 N"'" -
few Of the treasures II contains , VT
The prize OF the lot Is the celebrated Chdr'e' ~
sso, one Of the mos, beautiful examples Of iliuml
mated manuscript in existence, and FOR "hoh We
Fontaine paid 5000 francs at the dispersal %
celebrated Firmn- Didot collection, atter"d'u s'|
ing II to the Countess Mniszeck, the s'epudusN'
OF Bazac for 10000 francs. AT her dea,h e"A'.
into the market again. and Is no" '"'Ds
$25. 0O0 49, s,,,on
The only perfect copy known Of the first edition
q, MaIory's King Arthur printed by IaA'oH :"
ls45 is another prize which many longing eye az
cast. The only other copy known Is In the Spe"se,
Library and has ten leaves in fac:imis sn collection
volume h hayn q oJe jersey so Another caxOn Is
one OF the five perfec copies in eSis . overs OF
shskespeare who have long purses VII nave sorks
Chance Ell set OF the irst four tolos OF ~ also
duplicate copies of the third and four'" i0'''
Among the earlier specimens OF printing n N Gut tn.
collection are ne copies oT D me Rchard Pynson and
Others. and in Americana the bay S ,haf IL was
i iSr rst book printed in America must give W
that honor as Zumarragas DO o., Wsxico nine
which rs Z, Years Se BEFORE he The ss
tremey rare man of Kentucky wnich i IN Volume
by ITSELF and Sollnus camors Poly nlso' and an
tanning the first map bearing the are other
uncut copy OF Frs rank amer SatS SUBJECTS
First editions OF American ana Ehss saras of the
are than nsps sss I
are on the list one OF me are the 'Flore ct
Zephyr" and The Snob and Gownsman OK ~ The
cray set Of Dickens WIN lsrSf abot k brown
and others and LOT OF a9t9grsph'T Win lot OF
marveously beautiful set 81 Inserted the nearly
complete set of Charles Lamb ana any, whf RSroSnns
to be the only somP s5S s Phioebon society are
represented by complete sets a ana tne heine COM
only the copy OF omar khayyam OF oe'"s
beautifully bound copy Of the hrs rs, @ eSis0s Than
-. nix in gold the James | copy OF Montss
Essays first editions OF both parts OF illus
pasIc QG of WaOns Ansier large paper copy
OF Bacon's Advancement OF Learning vycor.nts
an annosI noisb literature are only few rag
ments Of the literary wealth embodied N inc WV
! lection. =, .,.,.,,. a.. a collection
from their scope and completeness ana he value
,ho ,actor ~ hind ne enters largely into ths az
~ H. Ihrsrv The utmost skill and aruss.S ,hs
| cellence OF the most celebrated pinae, ,se hooks
world were drawn upon 10 pu covers On ' more ex.
and in many cases the volumes nave = ,ne work
pensiye coat than the ntrinsc va,ue Oh 10 ~" pIvsre
wnmIS warrant II would seem as II Lort.c, nse III
Msehnsdorf Bradstree Matthews. BEDFORD anu M a.
the other we'll known artists naa nd ,hat they
had ooeyed the order Every device know" t 10 in.
,rsas has been employed. even 10 nisyns .n e. AZ
ner covers in some instances, with nne mosa'' "
different woods. . =. ..u.. ,,a tad On hav-
,cr ssc,rsd the library In bulk and Us u.sRv' -
w1, hs An afYa.r OF much Importance not o"S -
cousctors but to the trade At large