Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-04-14
NOTED R0WFlHT BOOKS
Features of Locker Lampson
Library Now In New York.
CONTAINS ABOUT 1850 VOLUMES

The Collection. Purchased by
Inrg. PnhIIshins Iiru. D. I~1"wH
ThruuEhaut the Book World - IT.
Range .. From IISo-ISSo and In
cIude> Many Valuable TiiiSabethH'
NaIume>-Nu Are In Fine Condition.
one of the most distinguished and
valuable libraries that has ever been
brought into the United States, the
I,uwfant library, collected during many
years 10y the late Frederick Locker
I.ampson. the English poet AMI SHAKE.
surare.u collector. was recently pur-
chased practically en- bloc hy one Oh
thc big publishing firms in New lorh
civ. SAYS the New York Post. Inc Il
braTv contains about Il thousand VOL
ulgpS and * known t. book collector
and bibliouhilrS tie world over. Win"
the purchase price has not been IA.
closed. it is known To have been man!
thou ,anlS of dollars.
In 1856 Locker. who died in l>'h|
compiled the catalogue OF his books
known tn collectors as the RoWiah,
library and named from the estate in
Sussex which was the home of MS
second Wife. the daughter Of Sir Cur
It's I.ampSun of iowfant. Ii was attei
this marriage that Locker hyphenated
his name. adding Iampson.
The catalogue was divided into three
paltS-part one English poetry ana
drama, 1850 to 100; part two. OF the
same general character as the ilrSt'
with some prose added, 100 10 lSSo'
ana part three, American literature.
Practically all of the volumes In the
library are first editions and are fur
Their notable on account of their i'm
maculate condition. matter of prime
inheritance 10 the book collector. III
the third part of the catalogue, the
American books. poetry predoln mates
The library was purchased from the
poets son. Godfrey Lockcr-l.ampSon
who married Il daughter of TennySon
After the death of his father Godfrey
Iocker-Lampson compiled and ISSUED
a
Eowfant library. This appendix note,
the books which had been collected
/ since the preparation of the first cata
lDgpc and was likewise divided int
| three parts. the old portion, the modern
/ portion and that of foreign books. Tht
end of part three Of the appendix emu
! mcrateS the valuable collection of auto
graph letters and albums which thu
poet collected. While the entire libra
ry of printed books and manuscript
was purchased. certain presentation
, copies of works. notably those Of Ten
, nyson. Browning and Holmes. SOM
drawings and pictures and personal let
ters We're retained by the poets family
The purchase of this library is de
c!ared by collectors to be of an impor
lance equal to the requirement b.
George II. Richmond of the rcmarka
bic Irwin, LeffcrtS and DCFOreSt libra
ries. Frederick LOckcr-I.amp9on's Il
trarY contains many rare Elt2ahetha
and other volumes, in addition to inter
eSting and valuable memoranda, pei
sonal ana biographical
The Rowfant library catalogues ar
embcliShcd with memorial verses fro,
several hands. and the Supplements
catalogue has preface by AuguStn
Birrell who married daughter of til
poet. In the original catalogue thes
verses by Andrew Lang appear:
THE ROWFANT BOOKS.
(Ballade en- guise de ronGeau)
The RoWfant books! How fair they shev
The quarto quaint the aldine tail,
. Print, autograph portfolio,
Pack from the outer air they call
The athletes from the tennis ball,
This rhymer from his rod and hooks.
Would | could sing them one and ALL
The Rowfant books!
The Rowfant books, In sun and snow
They're dear but most when tempest
fan:
The folio towers above the row
AS once DER minor prophets, Saul,
What jolly jest books and what small
"Dear Dummy Twelves" to fill the hooks
You do not find on every stall
The Rowfant books,
The Rowfam books! These long ago