The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-27
George d. Smith. New York Col
lectOr, Again One Of
Large Purchasers.
PRICES NOT EXCEPTIONAL
Earliest Printed Account Of Co.
lumbus's Voyages Sells
for $1,000.
Special cable Despdtch 10 Tar srx


LONDON. June es.-The sale OF a Sc.
lected portion OF the celebrated library OF
the Earl of Pembroke was concluded al
Sotheby's to-day. the grand total realized
by the two days sale being $3.50 H1st.-
$500. George ID. Smith, the New Yorl,
book dealer. who secured the greater part
OF the Hoe collection. was again big
purchaser. Mr. Smith bid heavily against
Quarltch yesterday and captured many OF
the prizes offered. Mr. Smith to-day
bought the following at the prices named
william Cations edition Of Ralph Hig-
dcns Polychronlcon In English. the first
published. dated 1882, 1870 Ni.35O).
IIomer's Opera Omnia" In two volumes.
printed IN small Greek characters. with n
miniature Of Homer In colors. printed at
Florence in l4ss, 1850 N1,Soo).
Book OF Hours with calendar, dec
GRATED throughout. with nine brilliantly
illuminated full page miniatures a re-
markedly fine example OF the best style
OF the French illuminator's art OF the
fifteenth century. 1900 $4,000.
A second edition OF Lactantius. printed
in 144s. 1850 sI,25o).
first book printed in Greek. printed in
1876. 1885 ti.175).
s2,5OO for Histories Of Troy.
Raoul lie Fevre's histories OF Troy.
translated into English by William Cax-
ton. the frs, book printed in the English
language. $500 (s2.500).
"Patavinus.' Historiarum Romanarum
Decades Ill. dated 1859. 1890 s1.soo).
Lucanus's "Pharsalia." dated 1449. and
said to be extremely rare, E240 t1.2O0).
A second edition Of John Mirk's "Festl-
vail" dated 1890. t32O 1900.
Petrarca's "sonetti. Canzoni Trionh."
Roman letter. dated Venice, 1873. f100
S5O0).
Marcus Plautus's "viginti Compdie,"
dated 1890, f3o5 ti.525).
Marcus Quintilianuss 'Institutionum
Oratoriarum Libri XlI." dated 1870. FIGS
sss0).
Seneca's "Tragpdia," usually re-
garded as the first edition OF these TRACE
dies. printed In 1474. Else ts00).
A second Dutch edition of block book.
being the Dutch translation OF the Latin
Spectrum. sold for $1,000 ts6,00O). This
book is excessively rare. but there are
four leaves missing. The arrangement Of
leaves Is the same as In the Latin edition,
printed in Holland some time before I47i.
Suetonius's 'De Duodecim Cesarum
Wits. Libri NIL" dated 1870. fI35
0775).
Tacitus's "Annalium ct Historiarum IL
hi he 49, 80
with catchwords. dated 1873. 1900
Hl,o0O).
Purchased by QuarItch.
ouarltch bought the following at the
prices named:
A Book OF Hours by Simon Vostre, one
of the earliest Roman Hours printed. ESQ
$4,000.
Maniliuss "Astronomicon." dated 1890.
1880 Hs,ooo). This book is in Roman
letter with long lines. 2S to page. with
signatures but no Enumeration.
Plinius Secundis. "Epistolarum Libri
WILL" dated li7I. fI75 Rs75).
Pinius Secundis. "Naturalis Historic"
the second OF the three works issued from
the first Venice press, dated 1859, f340
SI.70o).
Plinius Secundis. Historic Naturalist,
Llbrl NNXVU." second edition. dated
1870. floo t5Oo.
Rodericus's "Zamorensis. Spectrum
Vite Humane" fll4 f57O.
"Grammatici Commentarii in Bucolca,
Georgia. ct Eniedem Virgilii." the first
book printed at Florence, dated lt7l, $3.50
H3.950.
Virgilius's Opera" Roman letter, with
a portrait OF Virgil. f34O N1.70O).
Ellis. the dealer, gave f140 S7OO) for
Quintilianuss 'Institutionum Oratora-
rum. Libri XII"
Sandwich. the dealer. bought what is
generally regarded as first edition of
Opera" dated h71, for $500
S2,5O0).
Earliest Tales of Columbus.