New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-01

them In imperfect Cotu4l4OAl, CIV ''pSN
of these, if not all, already in public
libraries or other institutions where
they will always remain. The Hoe copy
is i'm remarkably clean and fresh cendl-
zion and is one Of the few known TO
exist with headings at the commence
ment Of the Epistle Of st. Jerome, ana
rho first chapter OF Genesis printed in
red In the British Museum copy these
sraces are left blank The Bible is in
,vvo volumes. in the contemporary pig
skin covered oak boards, with the orna-
mental bosses and clasps. but has been
rebacked It is striking example OF
Mr. Hoes persistent search for the best
obtainable copies for his library a prize
.ba contest over which will be watched
,,v Collectors and bibliophiles the world
over.
In early English literature there are
several coveted treasures. among them
Caxton's Chaucer Of 141I-1s, the origi-
nal private edition Of Queen Elizabeth
nraverbook. Of which only one other
copy is known. and the rarest Of Spen-
ser's works. not included. however, in the
first part Of the sale. Shakespeare Is
represented by fifteen quartos. a set OF
the four folios, a second copy Of the sec
ond folio. the largest copy on record anu
three variations OF the third. There is
also a copy Of the exceedingly rare first
collected edition Of the Poems QGlU,
and an exceptionally fine copy Of venus
L.. "a ORIGINAL Npllll0l.
Among the more noteworthy books IN
the English collection may be men
toned one Of the two known undated
comics Of Herbert's Temple" two copies
OF the first edition Of Paradise Lost
.be first edition Of Gray's "Elegy,
,rasen+ation COPY of The Vicar Of
Wakefield" in the original binding an
uncut copy o. the Kilmarnock burns
tho first edition Of "Endymion, with
letter from Keats to Fanny BraWne' ana
e series Of first editions Of Shelley. In
this day Of the recognition of William
Blake another item in the catalogue IS
az exceptional interest:
3ss BLAKE. WILLIAM. MILTON: 4 Poem ',.rl
IN - Books The Author and Printer.
" Ntfeke. 1873. -'A - justify titt
I'd 80 Man . A. pages. 10 of which are
whole page plates IS partly hiusud' 80,
the rest consisting Of text WIFE oack-
ground IN colors 4to. orislnai car '""~N
ei,jlfullv repaired). in case. INA. -,
s--1a original edition Of the rarest OF an
r7reI-e's reductions. only TWO other copies
~ tie British Museum and the LenoX IL
+~a~,-are recorded. and IL was unknown 10
5,S-E~;s+ rs well as to w. VI. Rossetu, VINO
compiled the LIST in the Lie OF D'aAe'
The annotator Of this catalogue in
forms US that this copy is held 70 be t!'@
finest OF the three. 1t exhibits totally
diTerent scheme Of color, most notice
ollie i'm the larger plates, which SHOWS
that Blake produced each separately
rrba Hoe COPY Is similar as regards con
tents IN that in the British Museum but
the coloring Of the latter is described as
"darIJ and indistinct." The Lenox copy
has five leaves not in the other two nut
lacks one leaf found in both Of them.
The DEPARTMENT Of Americana includes
the rare first editions Of the voyages oil
vesnucci. four editions Of the letter OF
Columbus. first and early editions OF
Ctanplain. Peter Martyr Hakluyt and
others. and a fine copy Of John Win
-bron's "Declaration." one Of only four
comics known. the first book on an his
4or,cal subject printed in british Amer
ica. and. chronologicauy, the third sur
yiving example Of the issues or stephen
Dawes press NJ Cambridge Q64O. This
item is wrongly entered in the chrono-
logical list Of Americana at the end or
The catalogue as 3.5S4 1t should be
34S4. The slip is unimportant, but may
be worth noting for the convenience or
Others. There are also several Benjamin
Franklin imprints.
Among the autographs and MSS. in
the collection may be noted in passing
an a. l. s. Of Richelieu, letter and the
MSS. of three poems by Burns, one OF
tbe latter unpublished; q document
signed by Cromwell. L letter from Sterne
mentioning "Tristram Shandy,' some in
teresting MSS. Of Washington Irving
and characteristic letter from Carlyle
on our Civil War 20 John r. Thompson:
r.asr nisht YOUR account OF Charlestown
was read 20 her company by the Lacy OF
this house. and tra-lCaly interesting we al!
found il. Ny expectation -, ana tlat Ol
2
ol,ast of the South is no whit nearer than
ever. nav my own private conjecture Us
fIat Il rcrhaDs General Lee We're or the uelQ
(and mo- LONGER i'm City) with his Army, ana
lapuen- 10 have (Which ! am aSsuI'u is
the faCD something OF Strategic fd. ully
an1 actual know edge or cafNlalShliiS--
h. n,i-.- work such woes on those 1ankee
Gentlemen as would he miraculous 10 the
Tdirorlal mind Generals are not 10 he
rnade rv C.ap7lng cooked hats on them, ana
Creation objects 20 be- whipped ~ d
War ministry ~ Abe editors. You have 4
rouuGlos- extent of territory for battle
fed. a ditto o. Nesciruce ON the part OF
YOUR enemies. unless you yourselves lose
heart. it has always seemed % me ana
stil seems their enterprise is Impossible.
Alas alas ] never heard Of such war
IN az my reading; ! believe in the annai5
o. the human Species there never was such
another.
The catalogue is arranged alphabet
cauv by names. without regard to chro-
roloeical or other arrangement, About
following Abelard and Pepys Mr.. Joseph
Pencil. An exception has been made,
however in the case Of some Of the fine
bindings which are, moreover. indexed
~ The end. 4 chronological list Of the
Americana is also appended, together
with q list of incunabula, arranged both
cbronologically and according TO their
,rovenauce. In these brief notes on the
library reference has been made here
and there TO books reserved for the later
sessions OF the sale, Of which there will
DC four Altogether. The Anderson auc-
l.