Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20

that ay,ocrat message that ne must
wait upon his convenience. The sac, sao
face of Edwin Booth looks out from
tiny photograph, which represents tne
great tragcdian in the character OF ham
let Sir John Lubbock ana other oistin'
guished men are also inciu1ea III ,lns
small but select, gallery. In another
800 ~ the room there Is a collection OF
sketches OF I.Iszt In the various stages o.
his career. &,
The library contains valuable and IN
teresting manuscripts and books from the
year 1f74 to the present day. III LOT no
thing else. they would be striking as eX-
employing the progress OF the ART VI
nrInting. but some OF the volumes are 10
be noted for other reasons
soma OF THE FEATURES.
The collection includes the Golden Bull
~ Ennneror Charles ", issued at Nurem-
burg. In the year 1856 and pupllsheu
In 1874. Philip Melancthon's Latin gram,
mar. which bears the date 1854, VIII
be regarded with reverence, as VIII aiso
Martin Luther's prayer-book, with caieh-
dar and passional, which was printed AK
Wlttenberg in 1919. The cosmographic
Book of Peter Apianus, with notes and
additional treatises on mathematical ques-
tions by Comma Frisius. Antwerp, l5oi'
is among the more curious BOOKS WIN
New Cosmic Archontolosy.' or "descrlp
ton of all the empires, Kingdoms, ana
republics Of the whole world by johann
Ludwig Gottfried with engravings, views
maps Of cities ETC., by Matthaeus Merriam
Frankfort 1916.
A very old book, containing the ecclesi-
astical laws and canonical ordinances OF
the Church towards the end Of the III
teenth century has the initial letters
beautifully illuminated in red and blue.
There are a number of religious books,
including the Holy Bible, Nuigate edl-
ton. printed by order of Pope SiAtus v,
at Antwerp. in 1919 and several missals.
Among the volumes Of particular local IN
terest are files of the Richmond papers
during the war. including the wing, DIS
patch, and Examiner; the Virginia Anna
nae, or Southern Ephemeris, Tor the
year Of our Lord 1879, printed by VIII
liam Prentiss. Petersburg; the Recorder,
Volume H., No. "a, TO Volume Ill, No.
1872. Richmond, Va. 1853. and "a collec-
ton Of all such acts of the General As
sembly Of Virginia Of a public and per-
manent nature as are now in force Rich
mond. 1884" Page 3, contains the De-
claration of Rights, and Page 4, the
Constitution, or form Of government for
the state Of Virginia, as agreed TO on
May s, 1776, In the city Of Williamsburg -
VOLUMES OF GREAT INTEREST.
The following will also be regarded wito
interest.
A True Account and Declaration Of the
Horrid Conspiracy Against the Late King
His Present Majesty. and the Govern
ment Second edition, as il vas ordered
TO be published by his lafe Majesty
Charles ID, London, 1855
Forty-seven Sermons of John Calvin
Faithfully Gathered from His Mouth as
He Preached Them" La Rochelle, bio,
French
The Analysis of Beauty. BY William
Hogarth, London 1853. Perhaps proof
copy, as the illustrations are pasted in
having been cut from sheets-and there
are many typographical and other cor
rections in handwriting supposed to be
Hogarth's.
Interesting News of the Notorious John
Paul Marats Life and Death, With a
Short History Of His Murd@ress, Char
lotte COrday. Stuttgart. 1888 German.
Elections to the Council, or Book Of Bur
gomasters at the City Of Nuremberg. Not
printed, but in writing. This old city
book contains reports and rules about all
, sorts of important affairs of the city OF
! Nurnberg, a list of the old ruling fami-
! lies who lived there in 1877, and of those
| VINO were acknowledged anu auUhlteu
| from 1882, when the names Of the Oldest
| families were copied from .he I'D Council
book, to 1886. Then a list of electors, Of
magistrates (Schultheiss). since 1872,
| resp 119O, with many very good en-
graved pictures Of the same. The list Of
| Burgomssters goes TO the year 1909; from
| 14l0 to 1914 the magistrates are called
! electors, consules scabni, altegenonnte,
| handwerker. At many pages beautiful
| initials and headings I'm red Ink re to be
seen. The Ill pictures of the many magis-
| trates show plainly the different costumes
| from 1913 CBerthold ForchtelD to 1854
| Johannes Christopher Schlusselfelder,
| SENATOR
| Mag. William Lyndewodes "Provin-
| ciale"; or Constitution Of the Church Of
| England" Paris, l501. Latin. Very val
liable book, with beautiful capital letters
f.! in imitation of the medieval .llumina
tons and manuscript notes. Very inter
estinS and administrations in second part
Book of Common Prayer. London, III