New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
THE DAILY LIBRARY SALE.
STILL MORE LARGE PRICES PAID FOR RARE
AND WONDERFUL BOOKS

The sale Of the library Of Augustin Daly was
continued yesterday afternoon the American Art
Galleries. From the point OF view Of the collector
Of rare books the most notable occurrence OF the
afternoon the sale OF two volumes Poetry for
Children" by Charles and Mary Lamb. London,
1909. G. D Smith got the volumes at S.ll0
volume II also Lamb which brought the
highest price OF the afternoon but IN this case IL
was the books which were of value The work
was The Letters Ct Charles Lamb" edited by Al
fred Anger London. 1855. The two volumes were
inlad from 12no folio, and illustrated by the in
serton of nearly 100 portraits views autograph let
tiers and manuscripts The collection included fifty
eight autograph letters OF Lambs. forty addressed
Thomas Manning and the Coleridge- II
is said 10 be the most important collection of the
letters OF Lamb sold. The two volumes were
bought by G. D Smith at s., 200 each.
What described in the catalogue as London
Illustrated sold 81 volume. This consists of
thirtyseven imperial folio volumes with views. por
traits. maps, plans and on, connected with the
history and antiquities OF London Each volume is
in effect a gigantic scrapbook- Mr- DAILY paid. it
said. $3.50 for the collection but yesterday 1t
sold for seq. Another notable lot bore the printed
title 'OId London Illustrated but was catalogued
as History of Signbeards' The special theme
was tavern signs and there than five
hundred illustrations. including 115 original
colors This collection OF six folio volumes sold al
5000 a volume Dodd. Mead & Co. An edition OF
Martha j Lambs History of the City OF New
York" Illustrated and extended by the insertion OF
many hundreds of portraits, views and autographs,
sold al 81 for each of the nine volumes.
The following were OF the sales last even
ing: An autograph letter OF Mary. Queen Of Scots.
Catherine de Medici. advising that the
of the Due de Cil-ise be punished. accompanied by
order 20 pay Thomas EgertOn for certain
vices. signed by Lord Burleigh and Sir Walter
AIdnay Illustrated with portraits OF Mary, Bur
leigh and others. including colored print Of Mary
going her execution bought by Charles
Scrbner's Sons $3.50 'NIaClise Portrait Gallery
IlluStriOus Characters. including Sourhey.
Moore. DisraeI. Carlyle and others. containing
nearly one hundred photographic letters. two vol
umes. $3.50; Millions Paradise Lost with MiltOn's
autograph and quotation from Lucretius in Mil
tons handwriting 70 Charles Scribners Sons. S210;
Mton's Paradise Lost first edition. London.
rnent and Er-ata." $40; Actors and Actresses Of
Great Britain and the United States" by Brander
Matthews and Laurence Hutton, from the days OF
David GarrtCk 70 the present time. volumes.
ton printed io45. $3.50; Moeres works. eleven vol
urnes. Of fifty copies. Sll0; Thomas MOOre's
Life of Lord Byron with $50 portraits. views and
autograph letters four volumes 500; MOores Life
of Lord Byron 800 autograph letters. Byron's
original household account book. and manuscript
letters from DtSrael SOuthey, COw0er and Leigh
Mrs. Washingtons health. the original extended
TWO volumes. 81 80; the original title deeds
Nell Gwyun's house IN Pail Mall; five parchment
documents with engraved portrait Of Charles II
lures Of the Earl Of St. Adams Lord Hervey. Law
renee HYDE, W Fanshawe. Baptist May and VIII
Chillfnch. and the initials e 6 four times,
NIO and a collection OF views OF New York in
the eighteenth century and the early part OF the
nineteenth. in twelve volumes. s.. 40.
The total sales OF the afternoon were Si065S 80
and of the evening 81 $50 so ma king S rs for
day. This brings the entire sale thus far 10 E14-