Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-09
some vALvAsLE VOLUMES.
Copies Of Dickens Works That win
30 Worth $1,000 Each.

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The costliest books ever printed ara
now being published at Cambridge,
Mass, the typographical work being
dono by the University Press plant
and the binding at the Boston Bind.
cry, In the vicinity Of Harvard College.
They comprise the complete works Of
Charles Dickens and will cost 5000
each, reports the New York Times. Of
recent date. There are 100 volumes
TO set, making the total cost Of each
subscription $4,000. Only ten sets
are to be issued, however, and all have
Elready been sold, J Pierpont Morgan
end the Duke of Westminster being
tmoEg those to whose libraries these
expensive volumes will be added.
There Is one feature of these costly
yolumes which makes them Of unus-
ual interest to all who have to do with
the printing or collection of books.
They are being printed on real parch-
ment, such as was used four centuries
ago. The permanent qualities OF
parchment are known and appreciated
everywhere, but all efforts to do sue
cessful printing on that material In re.
cent years have failed. Since The sc.
cret died with the printers Of 400
years ago all attempts to successfully
print a book on parchment have prov.
ed failures until the process was re-
discovered at the University Press
and q successful experiment made N
tie case of these rare and coatly vol.
ufnes.
A set Of books Of this character can
not be produced In day, or a year FOR
that matter. Although only 1900 vol
umes In all are to be issued, eight
years will be required to coDplete the
work upon them.
The books will be bound In the most
perfect levant, with exquisite coiors
inlaid in beautiful designs Much Of
the ornamentation Will be done in sol.
i'd gold. The entire edition is hand
illunined by expert American, Frenc1
ARD Italian artists, who have used the
most enhancing cobors ih weaving
dainty and fanciful designs upon the
parchment pages.
The Boston Bindery has been at work
upon several other costly and attraa-
two volumes during the past few
months. Among them were the beau
tiful presentation copies sent by the
famous ancient and Honorable Artil-
lery Company of Boston to King I'd
ward and President Roosevelt, con-
tanning the history of that orgariza'
ton.
Another elegant volume recently
turned out was the book published by
Yale University and sent to the King
OF Portugal as an expression of the
University's appreciation Of a gift
from the Portuguese ruler. This was
very beautiful and attractive volume
which will prove an ornament to even
a Kings library.
One OF the most interesting Of the
many rare books issued from this es-
Enlistment was one Of almost induit-
esimal size, bound for a professor at
Harvard College, who designed 1t 10
be a wedding present for his bride.
It is a revelation to the ordinary
man to walk through this bindery and
inspect the expensive books being
placed in covers Of costly satin and
exquisite inlaid leather for men, and
women Of wealth who love to see gor-
Geous and rare volumes upon the
shelves Of their libraries.
The owner and manager OF the bind
cry was brought up in circle which
gave him good preparation for his
life work. Norman H. White, who is
yet in his early thlrties, was prominent
at Harvard College as a fraternity
man and an amatuer actor. He was
graduated IN the class of '95. He has
Travelled extensively, and while in
London discovered at the British mu-
Heum the little book which Henry VIII
wore In his watch charm. He had
sketch made of 1t, and now shows 1t,
together with pictures of some fifty
other famous books as a lantern slide.
The telegraph line from Vienna TO