The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-23
BY HERBERT BRFwsTER.

one Of the most important books OF the
week without doubt is The Story Of My
Life, by Helen Keller. A great deal of
the material used in the book has been
brought out serially, but, nevertheless
the publication I'm book form Is worthy OF
note. Helen Keller has never ceased 10
interest scientists and psychologists since
her remarkable case first became known,
ana her newly acquired power of speech
Is only another evidence of the wonderful
development she has made Those who
nave read her story VIII recognize some
thing more than the story OF a blind deaf
mute. II has a rare literary value aside
from all this. Only the other day she
made a speech before the Massachusetts
legislature which gave another view OF
her versatility She made an appeal for
legislation for the blind and the appeal
mad that quality of value which did not
When one stops TO think that this girl
cannct see anything in the world and
cannot hear a single sound, the wonder
over her remarkable intellectually Is
most profound.
Al the present time Miss Keller is an
active student in Radcliffe college. She
spends seven or eight hours every day
reading and studying hard, and, now that
the strain Of ner first college work IS
over, she Is In nrst rate health and spirits.
Her powers of enjoyment are most mar
Vicious and her eagerness for study is the
cause OF worry on the part Of her friends.
her autobiography was brought about
through the cooperation OF her teacher,
Miss Sullivan. and Mr. John Macy. one
OF the editors of The Youths COmDau-
ION Mr.. Macy is the authority for the
statement that the story is exactly as
Miss Keller prepared and approved IT, II
Is 70 De hoped that the book will have
large sale. both because Of the value OF
the book and because of the benefit which
Miss Keller would receive through a
handsome return I'm royalties.
Now and then it is the good fortune Of
the rare book dealers to secure at
rldlculOusly low rate the Tarest kind or
manuscripts or books. In nine cases out
OF ten the owners of the old books do not
know their value. Not long ago a New
York second hand book dealer bought for
song a confederate government record
book which was secured during the raid
on Richmond. Ii has been stored away
Tor more than thirty years In an old
warehouse. AS a matter Of fact two
carloads of almost equally valuable con-
tederate material were destroyed before
the bookseller learned Of the matter. Now
the fortunate pOssessOr Of the record is
offered 5000 for his ind.
once IN a while even the wealthy col
lecluFs OF books do not realize the value
OF their possessions. Not long ago a
New York millionaire told his coachman
that he might throw away a barrel OF
old books that were stored in the stable.
The cOachmau offered TO sell the books
20 second hand dealer for S. After
the book dealer looked over the lot he
told the Coachman that il he would get
a letter from his employer authorizing
the sale of the books he would give him
800 InlS Was done and the book seller
made profit of close to 81 900 in dis
posing Of this one purchase
A Few days ago there was sold in New
York the frst book printed In English
about New York City. The book brought
500. IL is said that retired business
man, who is a book collector of Ameri-
cana, Is the purchaser. No COPY of this
book has been sold at auction in the
United states in twelve wears. and the
book so rarely comes into the market that
no price Is quoted on IL IN the current
price reports. There has been a report
that a dealer Of this city has been Offer-
ing a copy OF this book for 5000
This is the books description of itself.
A Brief Description Of New York: For
merly called New Netherlands with the
Places thereunto adjonying Together with
the Manner OF its ScituatiOn, Fertility Of
the SOyie Healthfulness of the Climate
and the Commodities thense produced.
Also Some Directions and Advice to such
as shall go thither. An Account of what
Commodities they Shall take with them.
Likewise A Brief Relation Of the Customs
or the Indians there BY Daniel Denton
40 PIP. 90 q. Elegantly bound i'm fun
owe green leVant, with orange levaut
double. deliberately fooled in gilt SILK
ends, rough gilt edges enclosed I'm mo-
rocco pull-On case by Riviere.
LOnd.- Printed for John Hancock, al
the first shop i'm Pope s-Head Alley tn
tOruhill at the three Bibles and William
Bradley at the three Bibles in the Nil
nOrlesi 1910.
Ray Stannard Baker, author of two
BOY Book of Inventions, Is shortly 70
bring ont another volume Of the same