The sun., 1918-10-27
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The Sermon That Told of America
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to know about his battles; any history will
tell me that. What 1 want is something
that will tell me the color of the breeehes he
Wore.'
Many books are bought for their ex-
qGisite bindings whose contents are of little
account. The great binders Of the past can
be found in q large number of collections in
New York.
It is said that many of the famous col
leetors of the past have not been above pur
Joining some coveted volume that they had
been unable to obtain, and that dealers never
permitted them to 60 through their shops
unattended.
Two Interesting Bibles.
Among the recent additions to the Daniel
b. Dyer Museum at Topeka, Kan, is a cab
met of rare old books and literary curiosities.
Resting side by side are two Bibles, one the
first complete folio and royal glarto edition
of the Bible printed in the United States in
the year 1871 in Worcester, Mass, BY Isaiah
Thomas, and the other a copy of the small
est edition of the Holy Bible in the world.
The little volume contains both the Old and
New Testaments, and has $40 pages. The
space occupied by the large volume beside il
would hold S35 of the little ones
The first complete edition of the Book Of
Books printed in English was by Miles
Coverdale. 1t was produced in 1885, while
the first complete translation into old Eng
lish was by Wycliffe in the year 1892
Sales at Auction.
The Anderson Galleries on October 81 -23
sold the collection formed by the late Will.
IAN Temple Emmett. As this was the first
sale of the season and the offerings were
especially appealing to the collector and
dealer the attendance was large and the
prices very fine. Adair's American Indians
sold for $24; Audubon 8 Quadr7tpeds. $3I;
Lord Bacon s History Natural and Erpc7i.
mentGl- London, 1888, SO; Blome's De-
SeTtptIon Of JGHGicd, London, 1872, sS2. 50:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Prometheus
Bound, London, 1893, $50: Robert Brown
ing's proof sheets of La Saissa-, with three
A. L. s., sl65; same author proof sheets
of Jocoserid and one letter, $3.50: the Xii
marnock Burns, $40; first Edinburgh Burns.
$3.50; three A. L. S. s Of William Clark. the
explorer, $45, $5l and $3.50 respectively;
collection of the first editions of Cooper.
80 volumes, $40; Defoe' Robinson Cr4rsoe.
third edition, London, 1919 %. $50: En-
ciso S Sumo dc Geographic, Seville. 1919.
$500; Esquemeling's Buccaneers. London.
1854, $35; Fox's Northeast For, London.
l6i', SGD; She Stops to CoaqEer. London.
1873, $500; Parley's Unirersal History. Bos
ton, 1887, $50; Hennepin, London, 1925,
$l25; Inlay and Filson, n. Y, 1893, s25:
lrving's NeU York, 1909, $l2O; another
copy, $50; Henry James first editions
$l"1.5O; JOutel, London, 17l4, $3.50; La
Hontan, London, 1903, $il; Lewis & Clarke.
fhiladelphia. 1914, s37; Longs Toyooes,
London, 1871, $4s.
The WalpOle Galleries sold October % a
collection of modern authors, items on Long
Island, art books and biographv-33G lots
at very satisfactory prices. Tho attend
aLce was large.
Catalogues Received.
From Galloway & Porter. Cambridge
England, catalogue containing 943 titles
An unusual lot of books, such as are offered
by few dealers on this side of the ocean.
From P. F. Madgan, Bulletin No. So.
Autograph letters, poems, &c. Included is a
manuscript copy of John Burroughs :
WGittHq, with many other items that are of
value TO collectors.
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THE FOLLOWING note has been received:
is late impression 4 copyf | found
at auction once an engraved plate of a
famous sea fight about 1872; a number of
impressions were later taken from this plate,
which was still in fine condition. Is it re.