The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
PRlCEs ZOE RARE moons.
american Works IN the I1bFAFy Of q. ~.
houShton' y. A.--The John Scott IlbFaFy.

'"'fto~n Notka ~ me lAuFnfy OF q. ~.
houghton' y. A.--The John Scott LlbraFy,
LONDON, April 5.-A part Of tie library
OF the late George Henry Boughton r. A.,
was sold In the auction rooms Of Messrz,
Sotheby. Wilkinson 4 Hodge on Saturday
last A. might be expected. many Of the
books had some special interest for Ameri-
cans Although not actually born In
America BOuRhton manaRed 10 get there
NJ the age Of 3, and 10 become IN time a
member OF the Grolier Club, New York.
some Of the most interesting lots together
with the prices realized were
Washln Etun Irving a History of New
York from the Beginning of the World TO
the End OF the Dutch Dynasty, by Dledrch
Kniokerbocker. Illustrated by Boughton
william n. Drake. Howard Pyle and others
one OF an edition Of l75 copies published
by the Groller Club IN 1850 This sold for
tlo2'So, and will return 70 America. The
exceptional price IA accounted for by the
fact that the frontis pieces TO these two
volumes are In three States. and that auto
graph poems and letters from Robert Brown
ing Austin Dobon and william Black are
inserted.
Another Groller Club publication which
IL 70 go back 70 America IL Charles Reade's
PEG Wonin Rton." In two volumes. one Of
go copies published in 1887. and now sold
for $3.50.
The following were printed at the De
Winnie Proas, New York:
W. L. Andrew, This Bradford Map;
ths city Of New York Ct the Time Of Granting
copleq on Japanese paper. with yignette
draying II water colors by .Boughton on
" /. Andrews. Among on Ny Books.
6aosimlle Of bindings. plates, portraits. 20
drawing In water oolora inserted. 1904. Sold
History. illustrated Solely by the Works Of
lhoee Of our Own EnTavers Who Flourished
in the Eishteenth tentuIy.,- one Of eighty
I sSs s6 5IGdTts oE printed In New YORK In
AlOtheT, book privately printed in New
GG5E !. i IVES bob IL LINE dAmo6
40 Copiea. This sold for 5000
OF the orolier Club publications there we're
offered In all foTty-one, and collectively they
brought q little more than ass.
There IL In progress now at Sotheby's
an eleven days sale Of the library formed
by the late John SCOTT Of Ayrshire, Scotland
"a prosperous shipbuilder and most me-
thodical collector Of books. BE was in
terested In many subjects, and one form
which his interest took was the purchase
Of all available books, old and new, English
and foreign, relating 20 these subjects.
Thus one ie not surprised to find that al
though the number Of lots TO be offered
amounts 10 S,S2S. this figure by no means
conveys an idea OF the number Of books.
In some cases thirty or forty books are com
prsed In one lot.
The naval section Of this library is stated
on expert authority 70 be the best collection
OF It's kind in existence. That IL may, II
possible, be preserved intact Il IA offered
as a whole at the reserved price OF 5000.
Another important department Of the
library IL the collection Of Scottish books
and manuscripts, and especially such a.
relate to the al fated Mary Queen Of Scots.
II is expected that the total amount realized
will be between $4,000 and 100000.