The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
Rare Books
News of Capt. Marston Drake
Some Interesting Answers
Particulars of Book Sales

n APT. MARSTON E. DRAKE, Company
~ G, 10th United States Infantry,
formerly the Seventh Regiment, New York
National Guard, was wounded, according
to cables and letters received by his family
on September 90. The 10th Infantry, a
part of the Twenty seventh Division, is with
the English army in Flanders. Capt. Drake
was shot through the right knee about ten
minutes after going over the top in advance
of his company; at the same time two of
his Iorderlies were wounded. Capt. Drake
was picked up and taken to the rear about
IN hour after he was shot and after stops
in various hospitals on the way, removed
to the Red Cross Hospital in London, where
he is doing well.
Capt. Drake enlisted in the old Seventh
in 1909 and has been a member of that
regiment ever since, serving as Lieutenant
on the Mexican border and being promoted
to Captain shortly after the regiment ar
: rived in. France.
Capt. Drake lived in Bayside, L. l., and
was in the book business at West Fortieth
street, New York city, with his father.
George A. Poynder of Reading, Eng
land, who was well and favorably known to
many American buyers, died recently at his
home after long illness His business viii
be continued by Mrs. Poynder and her
daughter.
Many dealers fail to get responses to their
book wanted advertisements because they
almost never give dates, size, price, binding
and condition.
Sales at Auction.
The sale at Anderson 8 recently of a por-
ton of the great collection formed by c. F.
Gunther of Chicago again calls attention
to the fine profits that accrue to collectors
who realize on their holdings. Mr.. Gunther be-
gan to collect a number of years ago, paying
prices that made the less venturesome gasp.
His justification was found in the result of
the sale, with profits on items often amount
ing to more than 1000 per cent.
Puttiek & Simpson, London, sold on De-
tober Is the fine library of sporting,
masonry, occult and other books belonging
to Cuthbert Wilkinson. Included were a
number of autograph letters of Washington
and other Presidents, original drawings by
John Leech, &c.
At the American Art Association on No
vember Is, 10, 20 and 81, afternoons and
evenings, will be sold the library of the late
James Stillman, which contains books on
the fine arts, architecture Americana, cOlored
plate and costume books, private press pub
LEGATIONS, &c.-an important and fine cOllec-
tion.
At Libbie s, Boston, there is to be sold
a collection of books belonging to the well
known dealer Charles E. futile of Rutland,
VT, which includes nearly 1000 Vermont
items. The sale is to take place November
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The catalogue is unusual in that each>eopy
is numbered and signed by the eonsignor.
The sale of the Perry Californian at
anderson s, which began Friday, Novem-
Der !, and was carried over to Monday,
brought good prices. The manuscript jour
- nal of the French campaign in America was
bought by the Library of Congress for So
the Constitution of California, 1S50-nOt
the first edition, however, as that was dated
a year earlier. sold for 5000: Detroit Direc-
tory, 1s37, went TO - Home, - for $23 Duni-
way : Captain Grdy'S Company; or Crossing
the Plains and LiUiRg in Oregon, Portland,
1859, $32; first Marvsvie Directory, 1853,
S34; Report on San Francisco Beach and
Water lots. 1850. $i2; and Wheeler San
Francisco Land Titles, 1852, S34.
Frederick r. Halsey.
The recent death of Frederick r. Halsey
takes from us another of the great collectors
of books and prints. 1t will be recalled that
his library was sold en- bloc in 1915 to II. f.
Huntington, the 10000 volumes being turned
over at the large sum of $4,000, only 4
few items being reserved from the sale.
Subsequently Mr.. Halsey repurrhased the
copy of TGmeridne. The large HaIsey col
lection of rare and valuable prints has been
offered at various times in the past two
- years at Anderson 5, nine catalogues having