The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-04

Osler on Bookworms.
Amid the other activities of busy life
Sir William Osler found time to make an
investigation of the ravages of the book
worm, upon which he wrote a monograph
with colored illustrations taken from a live
specimen he found in Vol of Historic
obrege de Ia derniere persecution de Port
Royal, which had been sent to him by q
Paris bookseller.
In the monograph DR.. Osler tells of the
different varieties as they are found in
various countries. Usually these small pests
are found only in old books-that is, books
printed before 1900, but the writer has seen
books printed within the last fifty years that
showed the curious borrowings of the worm.
We Help Make $2s.
Here is a story with a moral: Books and
the Book World published July IA an ac-
count Of how a Fourth avenue bookseller
had bought certain first editions that were
very rare, and how, without recognizing
their value, he had sold them at ridiculous
prices. Fl. 8. Nichols, who had read the
article, took look through his Thirty third
street store and discovered a copy of On the
Trail Of Stevenson, which he had marked to
sell at 81. He at once marked the book up
to $50, and it was sold before the close of
the day at the advanced price.
Since its organization in 1884 the GrOlier
Club of this city has published seventy six
exhibition catalogues that are exceptionally
good works of photography. Often these
have been the result of the labors of com
mittees Of the club, whose members have
given the closest study to what they had in
hand in order that the product should be
authoritative. As most of the catalogues
have come from the DE Winnie Press the
Typography is of the finest.
An extraordinarily fine copy of Oliver
Goldsmith 8 She Stops to Conquer. first edi-
ton, was recently discovered in q bound vol
ume Of pamphlets at the Public Library
Personal Notes.
Charles Everitt of the Cadmus Book Shop
leaves today for the bass fishing in Maine
and will be gone q month, he saws.
The Radical Book Shop has begun bust
ness in Chicago, to deal in the sort of
books its name implies.
An out of town gentleman is searching
the book shops for illustrations from De
Bry.
John Howell of San Francisco is again in
town looking up California material.
Catalogues Received.
From R. C. MacMahon, Is West Fifty
fifth street, New York, a catalogue of very
unusual books, ,307 items. together with
his special list of 1919. Mr.. MacMahon spe-
cializes in books that other dealers pay little
or no attention TO. His large clientele
among the learned societies and universities
indicates the character of his stock
In the Auction Room
At the Wapole Galleries, July 26, there
was sold a fine collection of books on art
china, furniture. painting, "a, 3l7 items.
notwithstanding the warm day the atten-
dance was good, prices ruling well up. Mr..
Turnbull is to be congratulated upon keep
ing the season open and has demonstrated
that books will sell now as well as in the
fall and winter if they are desirable books.
A very interesting sale was held at
Sotheby's in London, July 22 p, in which
were large number of letters of Shelley to
his father. There had been a controversy
between them regarding the disposition of
entailed property, and Shelley used language
to his father that was scarcely becoming in
a son. These letters were recently discov
cred in the files of the family solicitors
Some interesting and valuable letters about
the early life of Burns were also sold.
A Coming Sale.
At the WalpoIe Galleries, THURSDAY after
noon, August 8, there are to be sold Ameri
cana and books on the Indians, genralogy,
coins and medals, association books, New
IorkIana, autographs. &c, 1872 lots. Many
scarce items are in this sale Dealers will
be especially interested in the catalogue.
Replies to Questions.
Miss V. b., Peekskill, y. Y.-The Ulster
County Gdsette, of which you say you have
4 copy, is quite likely fac-simile. If such
paper really ever had an existence no copy
of such an original has ever been seen by
the writer. There have been numerous issues
of such a sheet and many persons who have
found themselves in possession Of one of
these have felt positive that il was genuine
original issue but upon comparison of the
paper upon which it was printed with paper
made in that period it was demonstrated that