The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-01

pamphlet with two naive Illustrations
But the work is Thackerays and scarce
Thackeray's copy of Horace Is IN the
collection It is thin, narrow book,
bound in calf, and printed al Amsterdam
IN the age Of EIsevier- The book, as a
book. is Of no value but the lustre OF its
binding went out under the pressure OF
Thackeray's hand He loved It as a bre-
WARY And on its dy-leayes one may read
the inscription OF his clear, classic hand
writing, Z. Libris Gul. Thackeray, Garth.
Dom. Alum Decenb 1926. Mr.. Nor
gan had refused SlG3q for that Horace.
With IT are works Of graver interest 10
book collectors
There are the first editions of Robert
Browning 'Agamemnon' and STRAIT
ford and a cory Of his first publication.
privately distributed Pauline; Or Frag-
ment of Confession" that cost in Lon
don $125- There are the privately printed
Letters of Robert Browning to Various
Correspondents, enclosing thirteen Of he
letters in autographs proof sheets of
George EHGt's a College Breakfast Par
". and the Legend of Jubal," with her
corrections: Thackeray's The Snob. - and
erary and scientific journals, in good nu-
NOR, when he was an undergraduate at
play.
Grimm's Tales In English the first
edition IN the original boards of Cruik-
shank's Illustration, Is in this collection
and not elsewhere. Holmes 'Autocrat of
the Breakfast Table. - the first edition, has
on its ny-leaf the authors inscription. to
Bayard Taylor The Narrative OF James
Williams the escaped slave. written by
Whittier and printed in New York in 1888
contains letter by the great Quaker poet
expressing the hope that Governor David
g. Hin has not forgotten how / wrote this
narrative in his uncle's home"
There are a poem. The Dusky Crew. 80
and story, My First Adventure by
Rudyard Kiplng. that have never been
printed They are in manuscript. signed
''Nickson,' in the manuscript :'ScribbIer, -
wherein the children Of William Morris
and Of Burne-Jones gathered stories and
verses for the Celectation of their parents
friends There is the first edition, in civil
service document form. OF Kiplings De
partmental Dites.' guaranteed by him in
MS autograph endorsement in February
1890
Charles Lambs Beauty and the Beast %
Prince Dorus' and Poetry for Child
rem IN their original editions are in the
collection. There are also proof sheets.
with the poets autograph corrections. Of
Tennysons Charge Of the Light Brig
AIDE: the ftSt edition of the poem with
an autograph Inscription to Major Nc
Crea, who was in the memorable charge
magnificent. bat not war
There are Tennyson's "Helen's Tower g."
privately printed in 1850, The Sailor
Boy printed in twenty-five copies Tor
the author, By Emily Faithful & Co in
1861: The Promise OF MAJ printed for
the author in ISS2. large Dap-r CoDy of
Poems by Two Brothers" 1877: "A Wei
come TO Her Royal Highness. Marie An
eXandr0Vna, Duchess az Edinburgh In
two leaves: .IdyllS Of the Hearth" 1854:
The Last Tournament 1871, The Fti-
con, 1873. printed for the author. The
Cup 1881 printed for the author: The
Passing Of Arthur 1881. the ''Morte
d Arthur, privately printed. 1866.
There are the Invitation to the poet :
funeral at Westminster Abbey and the
music page Of Crossing the Bar sung
there. There are infinitely precious other
gems. in leaves with edges always un-
cut. with original covers intact in bind
ings of faultless artisans. is it not sad
TO have formed this beautiful monument
and to see it FAM" Mr. Morgan was
asked VIII il not be said that, since
you were weary Of II. love OF books Is
ValnE He replied. with smiling phiiosa-
ply. No monument tl-at men form IS to
endure Love OF books is not vaiuer rt.lu
the other forms Of love