The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02

In November, 1900. II was resold for seio
st the Mckee sale, and last year was bought
by les present owner at a much higher
valuation.
Sharing the company Of these works Is a
highly interesting copy Of the 1891 edition OF
Poe's Poems The flyleaf is inscribed MIR.
John Neal, with the Authors best wishes"
Neal, a New England poet and critic. was
Poe's earliest literary friend.
In 1850 this copy was purchased for a
small sum by the late Richard Henry Stod-
dard. Wit disposed Of i twenty years later
to another poet. the late Frederick Locker
Lampson. Two years ago the book came
agalnto this country. together with the other
book rarities in Lockers library.
The finest Poe collection in existence is
owned by Frederic X. Halsev Of this city, the
possessor Of the only two copies of Tanner
lane which can ever be offered for sale.
the third extant example OF the book being
In the British Museum.
The first OF Mr.. Halsey's copies, in the
original paper covers and fresh as the day
&c was issued in 1927 by Calvin F. 8. Thomas.
an obscure Boston printer, was secured In
October, 1892, from a firm Of book dealers.
who held it at 81, 1850. His second copy,
purchased in 1900 for about 81 500, Possesses
a history which is one of the romances of
book collecting.
Picked up for a trife in a Boston book
shop In the early part Of 1892, IL was sent to
the auction room by its purchaser, and on
April Is, 1892, was sold to George T. Max
well OF this city for $3.50. MIR. Maxwell
sent it to Paris to be bound by Lortic at a
cost OF more than $500 in brown crushed
levant morocco, the sides omamented with
. mosaic Of blue levant in a beautiful inter-
laced horiated design. the original paper
wrappers preserved and the uncut edges
left intact.
On April IS; 1895, it was resold in Boston;
but owing to the fact that another copy
had been discovered since the original
auction only sl,&5O was paid for il. Its
next owner the late Thomas j. Mckee,
at whose sale, in November, 1900. it brought
$2,0J0, and soon afterward was resold TO
Mr.. Halsey.
This collector also owns fine copies Of
the other Poe ~rarities, his al Aaraaf" and
Poems Of 1891. being the uncut Mckee
examples which realized, respectively, in
1900, 81 100 and $500, and are now worth
considerably more. His copyo of the prose
Romances" was purchased at the French
sale, In 1901, for 1000.
From he same sale he also secured, at
81 800, a second COPY Of al Aaraaf,' con-
tanning a presentation inscription from
Poe's sister Rose, and two interesting
Poe letters, at $3.50 and $40 respectively
the first referring to the two tales, The
Murders in the Rue Morgue' and THE
Mystery Of Marie Roget" and the second to
The Raven the Murders" M esmerism'
and others.
Among the association items in Mr.. Hal
sey's Poe collection are the poets personal
copies Of the broadway Journal, 1886 ls48,
In two volumes, and the Nep Mirror, 1s43-
iS4A, in three volumes. They came TO
him from h Mckee sale, the first costing
him s24o and the second $50, both prices
being far below present valuations.
The BroddDdy journal, which was pre-
scented by Poe tom RS. Whitman, is annotated
throughout in rs autograph, every I'm
signed article OF his composition being
marked with the letter -P.' In addition,
there are numerous marginal notes, in one
Of which he states that -Ligeia' was sug-
gested to him in a dream. The Nev Mirror,
also presented . Mrs. Whitman, Is annotated
In q similar manne