San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-12
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and much in the original German. Hi
Theory of Colors," bound in darl
red leather, and printed in London II
1910, as well as his Memoirs" wv
editions of the "Meistersingers, zip
hegenie auf Taurus" are included
but any edition of Faust" is conspic
uous by its absence.
Two sets of the immortal history Of
don Quixote de la Mancha," by Ger
vantes, translated by Shelton, in five
volumes, are bound in duplicate witt
four volumes of Montaigne's Essays,
in dark red leather. Eight volumes OF
Ariosto's "Orlando Furiosa" from the
private collection of John, Earl oil
Clare, embossed with his coat-of-arms
in gold on both backs and fronts OF
their smooth brown leather covers
were printed in London in 1881, and
are included in the collection.
A complete History of the Knights
of Malta of the Hospital of Saint Johp
of Jerusalem" occupies considerable
space on the shelves. 1t was compiled
by Major Whitworth Porter. and pub
lished by him in eight volumes, in
London in 1888. 1t covers the entire
history of these knights from their
early miraculous beginning. in the
dark ages, through the period of their
greatest might. majesty and power, in
the time of the Crusades, on down
to their modern counterparts.
First Edition on Reproductions.
A large and very handsome modern
facsimile reproduction of the first
edition of "Pilgrim's Progress" is
shown-a facsimile in binding, print
ing. lettering. illustrations, paper. etc.
that is quite as interesting. and per-
haps more valuable than another large
facsimile reproduction of ShakPspere's
Venus and Adonis." and the Poems
of the original edition of 1893. The
binding is of rough untanned leather,
with leather strings for tying. There
were only a thousand copies made in
1856. of which this volume bears the
number GAG.
Several fascinating old volumes on
Love" are included. One "On the
Anatomy of Love" is anonymous, was
published in 1902. but has a modern
binding of fine red leather. A very
old and handsome copy of "The Pas
sionate Century of Love-" by Thomas
Watson. first expressing the authors
sufferings in love. and later long
farewell to Love and "all his tyran-
Mes" I'LL in old English lettering. is
so archaic as to be almost indecipher-
able. 1t is limited private edition
and a numbered copy. In marked con-
trast with Watson's poetic and senti-
mental treatment Of his subject, is the
modern materialism Of Stendahl's
Love" in a contemporary edition,
translated from the French.
I'll Boccaccio's immortal compila-
ton of XIV century tales from n
Florentine hillside, known as the "De-
cameron" is represented in three COM
plete sets, of which the most attractive
is the Payne translation in a num-
bered edition of 200 copies, printed
by private subscription for private
circulation in 1850, 1t is bound in
scarlet leather and cloth and is par
ticularly complete.
Books on Religion.
Books on religion are widely diversi-
fled. A complete set in eight volumes
with vellum and morocco bindings, o.
the church historians of England, be-
ginning with the Venerable Bede of
seventh century fame, down to modern
writers on the subject up to the time
the books were published in 1896. are
crowded against Hergrave Jennings
books on mystic anatomy as applied
to celestial and terrestrial religions, :"
IN an equally handsome binding. A
green leather and morocco bound copy,
printed in London in 1886. of "The
Ancient Mysteries Described in Eng
lish Miracle Plays, and the Apocryphal
New Testament" stands very near q
splendid copy printed in Germany in
the eighteenth century of the Legend
of Saint Ursula and the Virgin Mar
tyrs of Cologne" Every page is dec
Grated with Gothic designs illustrating
incidents in the life of the saint, and
an illuminated replica of her surround
ed by her attributes, forms the frontis-
piece. This is closely followed by
Thomas Taylor's Dissertation on the
Bacchic and Ellusinian Mysteries" in
an early edition.
A delightful copy of "Robinson
Crusoe" printed in London in 1904
is very large volume, bound in deep
green leather, and printed in large
square type on the soft old paper, tina.
always suggests family Bibles of a
generation ago, 1t is profusely illus
trated in splendid old steel-engrav-
lngs, and the whole book is in per-
feet condition. This balances another
large volume on cinderella, 345 var
RANTS of Cinderella Catskin, Can
ORushes. etc, extracted and tabulated
with discussion of medieval analc
CUES, and notes."
A number of old German books are
included. One printed in 1902 in
Nuremberg, is bound in rough unton-
ned calf-skin, and is as thick as il is
broad. The print is of old German,
and the title and contents are indie
clpherable to those IMMERSED in that
script, but because as Maeterlinck
says somewhere. everything that we
Know is less interesting than any
thing that we do not" this seems one
of the most intriguing books in the
whole collection. Heroes and Illus
trious Men" written in Latin. printed
on parchment and bound in velum in
1910. is another exceedingly rare am
valuable book.
Biography Of Josephine.
A magnificent volume of Frederick
Mason" Josephine, Imperative ct
Refine. us another foreign book of
much interest. 1t is untranslated from
the original French. and contains an
intimate account of her court. her
clothes. her quarrels. her friends. her
entertainments and her coronation rs
well as many Of her letters to Ma.
poleon, the whole being profusely illus
trated with steel engravings Of the
period. and tinted copies of several %
the famous Isabel miniatures.
Among the modern French hooks