The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26
RARE BOOKS WILL
Be SOLD THIS WEEK
Duplicates From the COllec.
ton Of Huntington, Bixby
and Church.
SIDELIGHTS on AUTHORS

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Henry 4. Huntington. William X. Bixby
and L. Dwight Church.
Mr.. Huntington has been an indie.
.,t..h,o coilsctor for MANY yc.r, ,,a
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mas purch"seu g" o'o' io"' ""s"''ceh'
collections. those OF the DUKE OF Devon
shire. 4. Dwight Church. beverly Chew
and Frederick w. Halsey. IL followed
naturally that ne acquired many dupIi-
cate volumes, even or those That are the
iarest. oniy a Few OF the duplicates
are included III the present auction. but
come ADDITIONAL safes are To ne arranged
later.
The consignment from MT. Hunting-
ION cotsls's main'y OF hhsnsh colored
pIate ooohs OF the nineteenth century.
Amons th.m arc we rare FIRST Edi.
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Mr. B'Noy has written a letter. printed
IN the catalogue. explaining that lack
o. space has compelled him TO thin out
hie ntVFrrnuIn lthrArt H.. all.,
For instance, ] own several Of
Charles lieade manuscripts I send you
the CIoister and the Hearth I have
many manuscripts OF Henry u. Thoreau /:
send some TO you. So with regard
10 many other authors. In making Sc
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an interesting ono"
having his u,sh IA. s.nton ee,uea IN
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A volume of special interest consists
Of tho letters of william Hazlitt to r.
G. Patmore. in regard TO Hazlitt's affair
with Sarah Walker. tho heroine Of
'l.lecr Amor's." The only known copy
o: the manuscript OF the "I.iber .Amoris"
10 here. too. a manus, 'ipt thought to be
In Patmore's writing, though there In
evidence that IL passed through ILaz-
lit,'s hands. The "cloister and tins
Hearth" Manuscript Is one OF the most
interesting Charles Reade items ever
sod. II shows numerous corrections.
ensures and additions. and many per-
sonai notes in regard to the story.
The John Fiske manuscripts are pos
slbly the most valuable in the entire col
lection, Certainly to students of the
work OF the great historian they have
peculiar interest. one Of the volumes
includes the Photograph manuscripts of
the Scenes and Characters in American