Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-27
Has Souvenirs Mounted.

This significant souvenir u beautifully
mounted and bound with q copy Of the
review Of "Dombey and Son" which gave
the author so much qualification.
The acceptances to the Dickens banquet
are mounted in a great album with won
derful skill and taste and bound within
heavy morocco covers. A page Is given
to each letter and the envelope In which
it came is attached. The title page is
beautifully illuminated and a brief ex-
PLANTATION appears In a preface. There is
"a newspaper account Of the dinner and a
pamphlet containing verbatim reports OF
all the speeches. the whole making a
unique memento OF great literary value.
because nearly all OF the writer's in ac-
cepting the invitation expressed their
admiration and affection for Mr.. Dickens
with charming freedom that could not
have been permitted In more public
way. AS autographs the collection is OF
great interest, but as testimonials Of his
contemporaries to q great author they are
unique
Although Mr.. Jones takes the greatest
satisfaction In these souvenirs because
Of his admiration for Dickens. he has
many books of greater intrinsic value
He has never given much time to the
pleasant task of collecting rare volumes
but has incidentally picked up rare treas
ures and occasionally has gone after a
gem with the same energy that has char
acterized his business career His books
are arranged In the library of his new
home and are his greatest enjoyment.
That's a history OF religion" he said.
tossing upon the table a tiny volume
about one inch each way and exqutsitey
bound In buckskin. 1T was written by
an unbeliever two centuries ago, q
Frenchman, OF course. and contains some
clever satire. The author endeavored to
show his contempt for his subject by
the diminutive size Of the book. which is
not only the cleverest part but has given
1t great value. Only a few copies exist.
Scarcity Makes Values.
mo matter what book is. or what II
contains" continued Mr.. Jones, 1T will
| have a certain value IL only one or two,
or any small number Of copies are print
| ed. The smaller the edition tho greater
the demand. and that makes the price.
| II anybody should print a single copy OF
any kind of book 1t would have a great
| err value than book of Importance OF
| which ten thousand copies were printed
| because collectors esteem scarcity as the
| most important factor. but here Is some
thing very much more interesting" and
Mr.. Jones handed me the original manu-
script OF Byron's famous toast to Tom
Moore. Everybody has read Il because
II is in every school reader and millions
have sung 1t. for II was set to music
more than century ago:
/ My boat is on the ehore
And my bark 10 the sea.
4 But before I 60, Tom Moore,
Here's double health to thee!
\ 1t is addressed to Thomas Moore, IL
written on a single sheet of paper. yellow
| with age and has been handled so fire.
| quently that the creases are worn deep
| The first lines which have quoted are
written In a fine. firm hand and are az
clear as they were the day they were
penned The ink Is chocolate brown
The remaining stanxas are written In the
same hand. bull the letters are larger and
are not so firm and even. Mr.. Jones has