The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-25
Mis-. rARR's
or BOOkS.

Recently, the writer had the OPP
portunity to view thf library of Mrs.
william Farr. III Vast Copper I've
nue.. containing n collection OF books
which probably are NOM Inc finest
Ia the city. In many cases THE auth
or'a autograph gives IL an added
value: In rome the set IN one OF "A
limited number OF special editions
oidered BY the author: others are
beautifully bound, ~ In the case NJ
W. D.. Howells book. Their Silver
Wedding Journey" bound In gray
and silver, or the "RubaiyAt OF Omar
khnyyam.' a white and gold volume:
ana another set % histories 81 the
Roman empire, In red leather and
white; a copy of The Little Minister
has Maude Adams personal auto
graph on the rly-ieaf.
These books are ranged along the
walls, when are almost q Succession
Of bookcases themselves. Artists
sets. limited editions, are here In the
works Of Mark Twain. James Whit
comb Riley. Charles Dickens. Iohn l.
Stoddard. n set of books. The Grept
Events by Famous Hl<torians," auto
Fraphed by the secrctary Of the Ma
tional Alumni association. and de-
scribed In the foreword as being. In
finding. n fac smile edition Of the
hooks contained In the British mu-
scum. These are bound In dark red
aud gold. green and gold and black
aud gold.
The niece Of John Greenieaf Whit
tier has sen for the collection. the
great authors autograph, cut FROM
the end Of an old letter. n reads:
III nee think IL hest. Eigned)
yours truly. John q. Whittier" The
autograph was sent Mrs. Farr in 1896.
and h Letter. written from Connectl-
cut. IN on a quaint piece OF thin white
paper, lined family in blue. up and
down. ana across the page In checked
effect.
The autograph Of Eugene Field was
sent by hts widow. with a personal
heavily trimmed with black. and In
contained In his copy OF The Love
Affairs Of n Blblloninnlac."
James Whitcomb kiley's Songs OF
Cheer" In autographed by his own
hand.
While Mrs Farr was in school.
Harriet Icechcr stowe autographed
IA copy Of Uncle Toms Cabin" for
her, an old volume which Mrs. Fnrr
chcrlshes very highly.
Two sets hat are very unusual and
quaint In this day are a Shakespeare
and Turner Gallery" Both Of thess
consist Of great. ~ponderoua volumes
which suggest TO one Immediately d
hug" FIRE and a child stretched out
on the hearth rug with the book aper
on the floor before him They are
unwicldy, but the Illustrations. rare
steel engravings; the paper. heav,
and Of fine quality; the print good
have their own appeal TO a book,
lover. The Shakespeare consists ri
three volumcs-thc comedies. tn,
tragedies and the poems. These wcr,
begun forty years ago. issued In parts
saN"d part by part. n finally boun'
into heavy. embossed covers. TIL,
Turner Gallery" was collected In tn,
/ same way, and consists Of steer en-
cravings with a short one-pagc cNpln
% nntion OF zach.
~Stoddnrd's autograph in "stod
4 dHrd's Lectures" says "Mtmorv 9
IN" only Paradise that h never lost ,
aud signed John I. S%toddard." 4
, Burton Holmes. fnmous traveller him
4 self and the originator OF the famou
q Burton Holmes "r~ravelogue" films
Is also a writer; and In a book q
travel stories has written this vcrs,
signed hy him:
i Far lands and seas
Have ever been my aim,
And neighb'ring sights
Have ever been too tame.
Nc'or ave I feared
q Too far to roam.
And yet my hooks
I. Have % to Farr at home"
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