The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-04-20
LIBRARY SELLS
FOR 100000
E. Dwight Church Collection
Among Finest In World.
4, E. HUNTINGTON PURCHASER

Everv Volume of the Forty thousand
Is a Rare One-Manuscripts of Wash
inoton and Franklin Are Features.
Represents Thirty Years Work on
Mr.. Church's Part.
The private library of the late II.
Dwight Church of Brooklyn, which
was collected during more than half
century at an expenditure estimated at
81. 100000 and which is rated among
the finest private collections in the
world, has been sold in its entirety to,
Henry Edward Huntington of Los An
geles, Cal, a nephew of the late Coils
P. Huntington. The price paid was
$1,300,000.
The collection contains between 3d.
600 and 10000 volumes. Every volume
is rare one, while manuscripts and
prints of great value are included. 1t
cost Mr. Church $4,000 to get mp the
seven volumes Of the catalogue. The
books were placed in two divisions.
five volumes Of the catalogue being de-
voted to Americana and two to English
literature.
No Price Too High For Him.
Mr.. Church spent thirty years in
making his collection, and no price was
too high when he found a book he
wanted Six months before his death
he paid $4,000 for Samuel Champlain's
narratives of his voyages and discov-
cries. This book was bought for 4
cents in Paris few months before
All the classical authors are repre-
sented in the library, and the collection
of"Shakespeare is ranked as the fourth
best in existence, the other three being
in public libraries in European capitals
There are forty-three quartos of the
plays of the "Bard of Avon" printed
years before the folios. These proba-
bly, would bring from $1,000 to 5000
each in the market. There is a first
edition Of Shakespeare's "Lucrece" said
to be worth $18,000
Franklin's Life In Own Writing.
'The Life of Franklin" in his own
handwriting, is one of the interesting
features of the collection, one which
couldn't be bought for less than 1885,
GOO. Then there are sixty of the origi-
nal Poor Richard Almanacs, one of
which contains Franklin's daily pro-
gram of work in his own handwriting.
1t shows that the great American ar
ranged IN advance for every hour of
the day. A piece of paper ruled off in
three columns and line for each hour
of the day starts with the daily motto.
One reads: "The morning resolution
What good shall do this dayY' Then
follow the hours of 5, and with
this writing: Rise, wash and dress.
Powerful good rest. Continue days
business and take the resolution of
the day." Eight. 8. 10 and IL o'clock
are checked off as work" while at
noon his scheduled program calls for
read or overlook my account" There
are four hours work in the afternoon
and then 6, Z and O'Clock bring this:
Put things in their places, supper,
music or diversion or conversation. .
Nine o'clock brought an examination
of his days program, and an hour later
he was ready for sleep.
Writings by Washington.
Another book gives George Wash
ington's genealogy of his family in
his own handwriting. This work was
finished in 1892, but was begun many
years earlier, for in referring to him
self in one place Washington had plae-
ed an asterisk. In a footnote he wrote
now president" Included, too. are
original letters Of Columbus.
The Bay psalm book, the first print
ed In this country, which came off the
first press set up in Cambridge In 1910,
is another treasure There are two
letters from Major Andre, and also his
| signature to a parole granted In Penn
sylvania after he had beenn arrested
for the first time. There is a copy of
Charles Lambs letter of proposal to
Frances Maria Kelly Oh July 20, 1919,
and also her reply. showing she re-
fused bis marriage offer on the very
same day.
There is also an engraving of the
Boston massacre made by Paul Re-
we're. There is copy of the first laws
OF Massachusetts, said to be the only
one In existence, and also of the New
York colony laws, turned out by wiz
liam Bradford, New York's first print
er, in 1893.