New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-05
HOE BOOK FOR Sl3,5OO.
Bernard CuaritCh Bids in Rare
French Printers Work.
TOTAL REACHES $685. SAB
Two More Parts Are to Come,
Which May Send Price for
Library Above S2,500,000.

An ,nconspIcuous book tucked away at
,hs --d OF the seventeenth session or the
sale Of the Robert Hoe library yesterday
afternoon stirred the tagging interest or
,He spectators 10 applause and made the
-,o,s optimistic Of them hope that the
80, ,or the two weeks might after all
reach v.oo0oo0 This hope. so often eX-
r,.,ss6 M 10 Monday night. had during
~. last few sessions been growing dim.
hDt Yesterday gave it utterance again.
Tn. hook which caused the commoton
rs he first French edition Of "Lorlose
q. ean,e-ce" one Of the seven recorded
~ories printed on vellum by Anthoine Yer
al in Paris in 1875 Its authorship IN Latin
,s attributed 70 Henricus De Suso. Bernard
Ouaritch. the London book dealer. is now
its owner. after raising George j. smith
Sid az $1,000 by 500 Dr Joseph Martini
Who on Tuesday evening If last week paid
g 7oo for a book for J 2 Morgan. was IN
Tho race for a time but when S1m was
reached he rose hurredly and left the
-oon much 20 the amusement or the gal
le~v
Mr. 0uarftch said later that for the time
io.1r the volume would remain his own,
though persistent runor had II that II
v.-lld finally reach Mr Morgans hands
Tho last time that n was on sale. 50 fsr
% he could remember was about thirty
-.4ars zzo. when ~ brought 5000 st the
rir-7i7 -Didot sale IN Paris
Books Show Great Advances.
several other prices In the afternoon
ero7ed amazing advances over those which
,te same books brought IN earlier wears.
The A~st printed collection Of English stat
ures. under the title II Nova Statua First
year Of Edward III 20 Twenty-second Of
Edward ~" printed Al London about lis@
tv william Nachnnia. which Mr.. Hoe
bought from Pickering & Chatto London.
hook dealers. Cor 900 I'M Isl. went 10 Mr.
smith for $40 SIR Philip Sidneys De
ferse ~ Poesie" printed ma London in 1928
r, William Ponsonhy and thought hv msnv
% 20 ar earlier edition than the one printed
-, rJe-~- Ofuey for which VI Hoe paid
20 ,r or cost Nj Smith s2125 Dodd {
1.,.rr-ton paid $500 for FIRST edition of
William Smiths History II The Province
p ~ev York" which was sold in Nover7-
ta-. ISIS for So
= volume or whose title page arpears
.-.s inscription. Here after foloveth a
1-teu hoke whiche hath 70 name. why
come 70 rot 70 courte. conpyled by NAYS
-e~ Shelton. poete laureate Imprinted at
london ~ NO Richard kele dwelling in the
poultry ~ The lonEe shop vnder ssynt
rreIdreds. chvrch" was sold TO Mr. Smith
o. $3.50 In 1898 its price was fSs IS.
Thirteen lots Of sheridsns works sold for
s. 80 eleven going 70 Mr. Smith for s97o
sd -re Two others 70 s A Clark - this
ir. ore ~ The thirtv-eight lots OF James
SHIRLEY risys FOR $40. The one went
e Tale University.
Million Mark Almost Reached.
The total amount o. the afternoon sales
vas i2755 while the evening total dropped
20 s25s45 81 bringing the amount taken in
tnce the beginning - the sale 4 week ago
Monday 40 70 Sa545fs s. The afternoon
session TO-DAY, being the last Of the present
sale will determine whether the million
mark VIII ~ gained
LAST evenings session produced only four
hook thar could bring more than $1,000
into tha treasury. Two Of these were the
work of Tennyson and two Of Amerigo
Nos0ucci one 81 the latter 2 volume OF
four leaves laid 70 he the rarest OF all the
editions of Tespuccfs account OF his third
voyage. Vas sold 70 Dodd & Livingston
for i2op II was probably issued from q
German press about 1904 The other also
~eut ~ tho Dodd & Livingston COMPANY
f7r The sum Of tl70 II is one Of the three
o. -four known copies of what is believed
o. be the first edition OF the narrative Of
tic third VOYAGE printed by Johan Lambert
n Paris about rhe wear 1jr3
T1e two Other Vcspucci on the pro-
CANINE won't for $50 apiece. one To Dodd
. Livingston and tho other to Mr.. smith
Tho reason for the values OF the Tenny-
sone was the fact that one OF them was
bound by Golden SandersOn, and the other
decorated by Howard Pyle The former,
copy az ON Nemoriam," in green levant
morocco. went 70 Walter NJ Hill for $3.50,
and the latter. The Lady of ShalOtt.' with
fo~.y-fve original designs In color. cost the
Jodd & Livingston Company SLIGO or tine
.iget other Tennysons offered, six went T.
Nj Smith for $500.
Today Will end the first part of what
T. generally admitted 10 De one Of the most
Interesting and remarkable sales IN the
history Of book selling. There are still
tree more parts 10 come before Mr. Hoes
ubrsrv is finally dispersed II is said that.
l. such r-i-es as have been current during
tic last two weeks hold through the otner
p4rts between s2.5O0c00 and S5o1o"o VIII
--rt..1 t,- ,Te entire sale.