New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26

10 MT Sfnltn Tor fJ.SO AFTER 1Neiy
struggle with the representative OF the
Rosenbsch Company. OF Philadelphia.
The bidding for this volume started at
$1,000. The former record price for
81, 100
Among other notable purchases OF the
afternoon were the following:
The first French edition of Boccaccio.
printed by Colard Mason az Bruges in
l4's' Their hrst dated book. 20 g. Il Smith
De Consultations Philosophical" printed
II Ssnd by Arend de Keysere to Nine
Theophils Belin, of Paris. for A.sco
Jean souchets "LAmoureux sans es-
polr. printed on velum by A. Nersrd,
larls. about 1893 to G. u. Smith for
presentation copy from til. author OF
J D1tr,s second ., edition of Burnss poems
bach Company, of Philadelphia for 5000.
first edition of Brandt's The Ship Of
FOOLS; IN which the tirpt printed refer
ica occurs, printed by Richard Pynson,
London in 1909. to q D. Smith for 81. s25
Lucien BonapartA's La tribu Indienne
OF which only three copies are said TO have
escaped the destroying hand Of Napoleon.
printed az Paris in the Printery of Hon
nert in 17as to Bernard Quaritch. OF Lon
don. for SLIPS
England Hslicon." printed at London
BY |; 4. for John Flasxet in 800, 10 G. q.
Anna Eliza Bray's Life Of Thomas
Stothard." printed by John Murray. Lon
don, in 1851. 10 G. D Smith for 1880.
One OF the two known copies OF I'll. first
edition Of Richard Brathwaite's "Sbep-
boards Tales" printed az London for
Rich,ard Whitaker in 1921. 10 @. .. Smith
A copy OF the original edition Of Boccsc-
70 Decamercn, printed by Londra.
Paris, lii 1877, 70 @. D. Smith for 1900
The evening session brought forward a
bidder new to the higher attitudes. who
almost took away from Mr.. Smith the
honor of entering the largest bid on the
second day of the sale This was Der
nard Quaritch, Of London. who outbid
both Mr.. Smith and Or. Rosenbach, Of
Philadelphia. in the race for the old
French romance of Cleriadus and Mslis-
dice, printed on vellum BY A Verard. o.
Paris, in 1895, and the only copy known
At the sale OF the P. Jannet Yemeniz
collection in 1857 II went for 10000
francs. and al the sale of the a Firmin-
Didot collection. in 1881. for II, 800
francs. Mr. Quaritch paid $500 for II.
Morgan Gets Medical Book
The only two others who were able 20
take the more expensive books away
from Mr.. Smith last evening were DR..
Joseph Martini and Or. Rosenbach. Of
81, 5aIr
captured a medical book by A. c. CELSIUS,
published in Venice in 1923, 10 add 70
the library Of J. P. Morgan. on whose
behalf he bid. II cost him S1.7OO. DR..
Rosenbach was forced 10 pay $4,000 for
q translation Of Homer, one Of the
earliest done by George Chapman. II
was printed in London by John Windet
in 1895
The other evening purchases in excess
Of 81 900 ell went TO Mr.. Smith. They
were:
one 81 the five perfect copies Of the
first issue Of the narrative Of Cham
plains first expedition to Canada, printed
in Paris. by Claude De Moustroeil, in
1905. for $3.50.
one Of the two existing copies on VEL
lum Of a book written b. the poet
laureate 10 King Henry VII Of England.
printed about 1914 by Richard Pynson.
London. for 5000
A first edition of Ciceros "Rhetorica
Nova" printed OH vellum i'll 1910, By
Nicolaus Jensen, at Venice, for S1.s25.
A second edition Of Chaucers "Troilus
and Cresida." printed by Wynken de
Worde. ct London. in 1511. for $500.
John Capgraves Nova Legenda An
glae" printed on the same press, In
1915, for S1.31O.
Among other purCha sers during the day
We're Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. who
bought an edition OF the British Classics.
published by John Sharpe, al London, in
1904. Arthur Hoe, son Of the collector.
who bought Bells British Theatre,
collection OF PLAYS published In London
in 1897: Lathrop c. Harper. ~ Harper
Brothers; Edward Stafford. Of tho Serb
ner COMPANY; DR. William Hirsch. of
this city: s. Maggs. Of London, the nrm
IF Dodd e. Twin and vale College.