New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-08
BOOKS AT AUCTION
John Leech - DickensiaFa
Thackerayana Autographs.

Still another series Of book sales Of
rare importance viii be held al the
Anderson Galleries on April "a. 80. -6
and p. On the first Of these dates Will
be sold the famous John Lcech coilec-
tion Of Stanley Kidder Wilson. of Phil
adelphia. Il was exhibited al the ,ro-
lier Club i'm this city two years ago
and is known a. the largest and finest
collection Of the artists work IN pri-
yate hands.
On the following day will begin the
dispersion of Dickynsiaua, Thackeray-
ana. first editions. autographs. etc,
from the library Of Edwin " Cogge-
shall. Of this city. This sale deserves
the attention Of al Dickensisns, for II
includes items of greatest rarity,
among them several that are not likely
70 turn up again in our auction rooms
for many years 70 come.
There are 800 items in the Leech sale,
which is divided into two parts. books
illustrated by Leech and books bearing
on his life and work; and collection
Of his original drawing and water-col-
ors Amonr the books are the rare
FIRST editions Of each series Of the IN
eoldsby Legends" with all autograph
letter signed, the first thirty-eight vol
umes Of "Bentley's Miscellany" with
man of Cruikshank's as well as
Leech's best-known drawings; an extra
illustrated copy Of The Christmas
Caro-" with IN autograph letter OF
Dickens; TWO extra-illustrated copies
Of Firth's Life Of Leech." the one eX-
tended 70 four. the other TO five VOL
umes. with etchings, colored plates,
caricatures, portraits, autograph let
tiers and a colored drawing by Ihack-
cray. first editions Of Surtees's sport
ing novels, and Thackersy's essay on
Leech. extra illustrated and arranged
by Pailthorpe.
Among the original drawings and
water-colors are a self-portrsit, six
teen unpublished sepia drawings. twen-
ty-fve original pencil sketches. the
original drawings for Funny Chsrac-
tiers" and Humorous Sketches" and
large number Of the original drawings
for Punch" There are other items
Of equal interest, including Leech's
largest water-color, the Race for the
Derby"
Mr.. Coggeshall's Dickensiana are Of
fine quality. His collection IS ex-
ceptionally rich in presentation copies.
There are. also, several most desirable
items among his Thackerayana.
The "Pickwick Papers" is the finest
copy ever offered at public sa e. II IS
in the original green pictorial covers
all dated 1886, has the four scarce ad-
dresses. all the advertisements, the set
Of forty-eight additional plates with
the Seymour and "Phiz' duplicates, the
unused plate by Buss, and the wrap
pers Of No. ! OF the Library OF flctloh
containing the exceedingly rare prellm-
mary notice. This copy has, IN snort,
all the points" that collectors look iof
And. in addition, il is accompanied by
q ngee of the original manuscript. Only
thirty such pages are known 10 De N
existence.
The presentation copies are next IN
Importance. twenty Of them-of oliver
Twist" "Nicholas Nickleby." "Barnab
Rudge." "The Old Curiosity Shop,
David Copperfeld," Little Dorr e
and others. OF two copies Of the
American Notes" one is inscribed by
Dickens 10 Carlyle, with the recipient 5
autograph written on the fiyleai o. escn
volume. One of the Christmas Books
has an inscription TO Mrs. Maria WIN,
ter. the original Of Dora in David
Copperfeld."
There are three copies Of the first
edition Of "Oliver Twist" in the orig
inal brown cloth. and copy Of the
first American edition. A set OF the
original parts Of Nicholas Nickleby
has an original pencil drawing by
phi" The collection contains, m
fact. most Of Dickens's works in the
original parts. and two copies Of the
first edition OF one Of his rsrest minor
books. Sunday Under Three Heads.
one Of them a presentation copy. A
FIRST edition Of Travels in Italy" is
inscribed by Dickens to Douglas Jcr-
rold
The original manuscript Of the
comedietta USED Up" on which Dick