New-York tribune., 1912-01-18
BOOK PRICES TAKE BOUND
Bids at Hoe Sale Far in Advance
of Any Recorded.
TOTAL FOR DAY S32,381
First Issue of Pope's ''Dunciad'
Brings 81, 800, the Largest
Sum for the Session.

Alexander Popes "Dunciad," an uncut
copv Of the first issue OF the first edition.
printed I'm Dublin in I72S, brought the top
price Of 500 at the thirty-ffth session
Of the Hoe library sale, held last night at
the rooms Of the Anderson Auction Com
pany. Madison avenue and 4Oth street
George y. Smith. a New York dealer was
the purchaser. His opening bid was 81.
but the vigorous opposition of Dr. Walter
Rosenbach, of PHILADELPHIA caused him
to go a little higher. The Grant copy Of
this edition sold in London I'm 1900 for
f75, and Smiths purchase therefore more
than tripIed the record price The total
Of the day was s32,2S1. Of which the even
ing's sale accounted for si7.445O.
In all fourteen issues Of the 'Dunciad"
were sold last night, and all Of them
brought figures we'll above the prices
quoted in book catalogues The total for
the fourteen was $3.s32 80. Smith OBJ
tanned all but one copy Of the lot. the
single one to escape him going TO Robert
Hoe for $50. \ presentation copy of the
"Dunciad, with the inscription "F. Caryll
En- dono Authoris," brought sG75.
The second highest price of the evening
and likewise of the day. was paid for
PUny's Historic Naturale," the frs. Ital-
ian edition. 1i76. which went to Bernard
Quaritch tho London dealer. for 81. 400. Dr.
Joseph Martini was the underbidder. Mr.
Quaritch also got collection OF aliegori-
cal subjects engraved by the Marquisc de
Pompadour TO amuse Louis NV The price
was $3.50.
George -. Smith made an attempt 10 cor.
nor the Pore market. for. in addition to the
thirteen "Dunciads," he went after a num-
her Of other volumes Of the poet, getting
practically all that were offered Yale
University managed to snatch away a mis-
ccllany OF Pope and Swift for SO. and
Harvard University represented by As
slstant Dean ". r. Castle, figured in the
sale for the first time by purchasing 1859
edition OF AN Essay on Man" for Sl2 ~
POpc's epistle to Lord Bathurst "On the
Use OF Riches" went 10 Yale for $50 Sol
Lichtenstcin was also Pope bidder. OBJ
tanning William Ayrc's memoirs Of the life
Of the poet for 50.
Provost d'Exilcs' "IIistoire de Mauon
Iescaut ct du Chevalier dcs Grieux." an
edition of 1877. was bought by Maurice
Sloog for $50. other good prices were
touched i'm tho bidding for George Pultcn-
hams The Artc OF English Pocsie." which
went to Smith FOR $50, and the FIRST printed
collection OF Mexican laws. which went TO
the same dealer for $50
number OF single volumes of Racine,
in editions from 1864 TO 100. brought prices
far I'm excess Of any ever before recorded
for the same volumes LES PlaIdcurs
a first edition OF 1859. was the highest
going 10 Mr. Quaitch for $50
The total for the afternoon was So
a36 so. and the highest price was $1,000.
which George - Smith paid for a volume
NJ New York laws. with an appendix CON
tanning extracts ~ acts Of IN" Gcncrm
Assembly of the Coloney Of New York The
book WAS printed by !. Parker I'm i1f' AZ
the New Printing Office In "Bcvcr street
and is one of four copies now In existence.
The volume bought hy Nj. Smith also
contnins Hfty-two numbers Of THE lndc-
pendent Reflector" the first magazine
printed In New York. and four numbers Of
The Occasional Reflector" which. like "A
modern prototype. was published every
little while"
+ f. Drake eavo $3.50 for Abbt dc Petit'''
"Etreunce FRANCHISES dcdihes a Ia vile dc
Paris: pour Tannb" jubilairc du rhgnc do
Louis l. Bicn-aim6" and ~ was the second
highest price ~ tho afternoon. The Elz-
sbcthan club. II Yale University, repre-
yented by its librarian, Andrew KeouGh.
obtained an interesting book IN the "Co-
mrdia." translated by Nicholas Henry.
Tho book brought $50. and its value be
largely enhanced by the fact that all tho
works % Henry which the authorities could
iav their hands on were burned by order "
Queen Elizabeth Moreover, punishmen's
were meted out To- all who had any Of his
books I'm their possession.
4 first edition Of French and Latin text
Of Ovid's "Mctamorphoscs, printed In Paris
I'm 1867, went TO J. +. Drake for $3.50.
George y smith paid S725 for Thomas
Vash's The First Partc Of Pasquils Apollo
gle" and $50 each for the same authors
THE ApoIogi" Of Pierce Pennlless' and "A
Pleasant Comedie. called Summers last
VIII and Testament" King Philips War
Narratives" a first edition. printed IN Lon
don in 1915. went TO Dodd Livingstone
for s645
4 small. bcspectaclcd girl Of not NOR"