The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-29
UNIQUE BOOK BRINGS $4,000
Tu,pD HIGHEST PRICE EVER
AT HOE SALE.
.uc,,as. knight Of the swanne" the Rare
Volume and Mr.. Hoe Paid But ~. 500
! forU- sale Revives Little In Interest
; .To,aI ~ Five Days Il 6A07, I 90. so.

forU-S sale Revives Little In Interest
Total of Five Days Is SA03, I 10. 80.
Nha, is thought to he the third highest
,rice ever paid for single book was given
,ss,erdav afternoon at the Robert Hoe
sale when "Helyas. knight Of the Swanne"
.as knocked down for S2i 600. It was
,ourh, for Walter NJ. Hill. n Chicago
dealer.
The total for the five days OF the book
,sle is s,e?. 100 so. Yesterday afternoons
session realized 500. .see so and last night
added .i .es7. so, or Sill. 1854 for the day.
M tho whole sum expended by bidders.
s,sp iso 50 George D. Smith has furnished
over half.
Tho bids continued at the same high
figures that characterized the four pre-
,ed,ne days Of the sale. As a rule all the
hooks went at higher prices than Mr..
Hoe originally paid for them. The pres
once Of a few bidders who had not been
seen NJ the sale before added some spirit.
4, George d. smith again did most Of the
bidding and his name appeared on the
lists as the buyer Of the majority OF the
volumes. Things did not all go his way.
though. and in several instances when
;mrortant books were offered he retired
after n lively contest. Several men,
hers Of Mr.. Hoe family were there. They
purchased a few lots. notably some NJ
the works of the late Mr.. Hoe.
The s2l 600 "Helyas" cost Mr.. Hoe in
,he neichborhood of 81. 500 in 1903. He
purchased it from Bernard Quaritch.
who the year before had bought it at the
Hone Edwards sale. 1t has nothing but
us raritv to make il of such value and
nothing has happened in the last eight
ysars that would cause so phenomenal
a rise in its value.
The book is bound in its original cali
binding and formerly was in the library
Of Edward Gwynhc, book collector OF
the seventeenth century. His name is
stamped on the cover in gold and the book
also contains the book plate Of Sir Paul Me-
,huen. 1t was printed in London in l5i2
bv Wynkyn de Worde. The volume is on
yelhm and is the only known copy OF
this remarkable production OF Wynkyn
dc Worde's press; in fact said to be the
only book printed on vellum by De Worde
The only record Of its existence Ia in a
manuscript of the title in the Bedford
collection copied by Ames and the refer
ence in the colophon OF Copland's Later
edition that he translated it originally
for Wynkyn de Worde. The edition in
the British Museum is that printed by
Copland. Under this title OF 'Helyas
Knight of the Swan appears the first
Fnpiish version Of the legend OF Lohen'
grin with romantic additions.
The first bid for -Helyas" was $500
George d. Smith was the underbidder
Miss Green, for J. p. Morgan. and DIR
: w Kosenbach also were bidders.
The book that brought the secon'
highest bid in the afternoon session wa
-Heures la louange de la vierg'
Marie scion rusage de Rome lNo. 1877,
Bernard Quaritch got it Tor A''o
1t is bound in green velvet in morocco
case printed on vellum and an exceed
inglv rare edition. All the woodcut
are painted and heightened in gold
Mr. Hoe paid 5000 for this voh'm
and II was one Of the few books sellin
for less than he paid.
Walter NJ. Hills was the buyer OF cop
of Homer no. l7i5). for which he pai'
s3 sru. IL was n first edition with Gree
characters illuminated in gold and color
and printed in Florence in l4ss. 4 cop
of The Temple" by George Herbert
sold for 81. 900. Mr.. Smith being the buyel
|, was first edition and one OF the fe'
copies privately issued. This is tn
historic Brand copy that was sold to Bran
MISC, for fs and after several other sale
cam. 70 the possession Of Charlie
Foote. who in turn sold it in 1895 To-
81 O50
Richard Hakluyt's principle Naviga
tons, Voyages. Traffics and Discoverle
Of the English Nation" (No. 1879 brougf
So 400 The buyer was Walter NJ. Hi
with Mr. Smith as the underbiddel
Al the Brayton Ives sale in 1891 Mr. Ho
paid t225 for this book.
A copy Of a Lecture by Robert ho
on Pookbindng as Fine Art" (No i7O'
was sold to Salisbury" for $3.50. II is
UNIQUE copy printed on vellum in Ne
York in 1885. The Library OF RobeI
Hoe,' by himself, sold to Mrs. II. l.. Slao
for $500
The sale in the evening brought 4
surur,ses. There we're twelve lots thi
sold for over 81 900 each. The highe
bid o' the evening occurred at the sa
Of To two dozen or more offerings OF II
worf- of Washington Irving Irving
"OnsuAl Manuscript OF the Life OF Oliv
Goldsmith. bound in two volumes WI
put up and G. S. Hellman paid $.2sO Il
~ II is the original manuscript OF Il
enlarged and completed work with Il
corrected pages Of the first issue, a
o,her Of Irving's original manuscrip
IN his own handwriting. OF that porto
Il lrings Life OF Washington co
veying the Incidents relative to the treas
Il Ronedict Arnold. sold to George
Smith for 81 500.
The sketch Book" by Irving. {
author revised edition with the origin
designs ty +. o. C. Darley. was bid in
e $50 hy F. d. North, Forty-two pag
.i the authors manuscript revisions a
Inserted in his copy which was publish
u New York in 1854. George ID. Smi
pait 81 900 for a copy Of Irvings "Origir
Manuscript Copy used for the revis
edition Of The History OF New York
'wo volumes This copy comprit
"r 2iu closely written pages insert
ip-lt" the teN Of the edition.
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