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      The Issues Herald Of S The Of Christmas ...

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      applied w m . « to » the . « newspaper press . In ~ T ~ the I 1 other 11 great branch "I « of industry 1 I which * 1 has ^ seized ^ upon Christmas been as actuall an excuse reached for special and exertion in the —the Christmas of card trade hael —perfection TuckMarion may be said

      Schipper to have & Co ., Marcus y Ward , & Co ., Hildesheimer publications & ^ Co ^ Messrs ., Messrs . Rap . Mansell & , Co ., and several < fc Co ., . v ^ « Vft to tne » Y meai » ot wnat 4 k sucii 111 snouia < ti

      other nrms , we nave a very near approacn worK De .

      Is To The Publishers' Circular Dec. 18, ...

      is to The Publishers' Circular Dec . 18 , 1882

      Fi First Rst The Portion Nortinn Books O...

      fi first rst The portion nortinn books of of forming which which was was the second sold sold in in portion the the summer summer of the bv by Beckford Messrs Messrs . Library bothe SJothabv by . from Wilkinson Wilki Hamilton nsonand and Palace Hod FToH , o the -a

      are now under auction at their rooms in Wellington Street - , Strand , . The highl , , y important ge , collection & of anoient manuscri ~~ ¦ p W ^ p- ts » - — ' would - ¦ have ¦ ¦ formed ~ the ~— ¦ second ¦ portion ¦ - ¦ - of this - ¦ - great sale had

      ^^ - ^^ mm * m ^ my ^^ p mr ^^ m ^*^ ^^^^ ^^* ^^ ^^^^ ^~ ^^» ^^ ^^ ^^^ ¦— " ^^ ^^ ^ " ~ ^^ - ~ - - ^^ " ~~ ^^ ^^ ""' - - ^^ — - ^» - ^ - ™ ' — — ^ ^^— ^^^^^ - ^^ — ^^ - ^^ ^^^ - - ^^ - ^ " - ~ m ^ ^^ ^ m * ^^^ ^ —* ^^— - ^^ ^^^ — F ^^ W ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ W ^ H ^ K ^ Messrs it ^ fe «^^^ ^ not m ^ W ^ TW rnwrnma 9 been *^ . Sotheb w ^^ ^^^ ^ m- mm purchased ^ m ^^ r ** r y W < ^ fc' ^ fc ^^ Co ^^ w " >^ . ^ b , V y who ^ » the ^^ ^ ' ^ - ^^ negotiated v *^ German ^ ^^ ^ p ^ k ^ i ^ ¦¦ ^^ mm ^ mrmw ^ r ^^ Government ¦ ' that ^^ ^ " ^^ » ™ -1 transaction ^ ^™ ^ ^ ^^ I ¦ ' ^> V ^^ at ^ ^^ ^^^ ^ the ^^ " after ' ^^ ^ ^ K ^ r large V ^^ the ^ F ^» ^^ ^^ price collection w * ^^ ^^ ^~ ^^ ^ fixed ^ ^^ ~ " ^* *** ^^ had r by ^ mm ~ — — — ^ the " been - - ^ - ^^ ^ mr ¦ ^ estimate - ^ w examined ^^ ^ b ^^ ^ ^ ^ h ^^ ^^^ ^^ of ^ H ^

      b section y Dr vh . Li sol ppman ¦ d ¦ broug for ht the very Berlin hig fc h prices authorities in several . It will instances be - ¦ - remembere quite beyond d that all the precedent 1 books in giving the first a

      total ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ r ^ ^^ of ^^^^^ *^^ £ 31 ^ - ~^^™ , 500 ^ " - ^ " — - ™ , ^^^ B ^ K and ^^ ^ ' ^ " it ^^^ ^^^ ^^ is M expected — ^^ . ^^^ — ¦— — ^^ ^^^ ^^^ that , J ^—^^^ —^ — those ^^ ^^ ^^ novr ^— ^^^^^* - ^ " being — ~^ ^ mr v ^ r offered ~^ m '"^ " ^ —^ ^^ ' ^^ ¦ ' ^^ will v — ' full — ^ " ^ - ^ —™ y ^~ B sustain ^^ — — ^^ — ^^ ^— the — — , T ^^^^ reputa l ^^ ^^^^^^/^^^ ^ - tion of the famous library for rare editions and bindings of a beauty and splendour of condition

      not quaint to and be surpassed often caustic . Many remarks of tli and e volumes criticisms have of Mr the . Beckford flyleaves , which and marg give ins a peculiar filled with interest the to them in the eyes of the curious bibliophilebut it is chiefly the exquisite old bindings by

      all the great artists in this style of ornament which , adorn the choicest editions that render the collection so remarkable . Those who are interested in the subject should not miss the

      opporp tunit resen y t of sale see , ing of w so h m e h ma th y be , mentioned and their attention No . 254 , may ' Gohory be d , irected Livre io de some ] a Conqueste of those in de the la

      petits Toison ferS d' y Or by , ' Nicholas an oblong Eve folio with , P the aris arms , 1593 of , i the n b Due rown de m Guise orocco painted , covered on the th sides gold ; tooling No . 751 , a , ' Heures a l ' usaige de Paris 1508 printed on vellum with all the woodcuts of the grotesques

      and the * Dance of Death , , ' and , illuminated , bound magnificently by Clovis Eve , with name and arms of Philippes de Saint Germainin the G-rolier style ; No . 1190 c JonvilleHistoire

      ly de S . Loys arms IX \ . M by C lau de de M M edic enard isha , 1617 ving , , her super crowned bly bound double and M or . n at amen each te , d corner with ; the No , . fleur 1215 de

      woodcu De Thou t por ' s copy traits of by ' G Jovii eoffro Vitse y Tory , XII , in . Vicecomitum iegated leath Mediolani er , with Princi monogram puni / of 1549 the , wit Marquis h , the ,

      e dit Menars ionand ; the No . first 1 , 418 book , ' printed Lactantius in Ital de y Divinis with a date Institutionibus only 30 cop , ' 1465 known , fine few foliu of , which first

      have vellum i _ - -f —if - — VA- >• the ¦* . - & , ft , of ^ ~ errata - ^ the - ^ -ft . ^ " * - * - Pastoralia --- which - * k ^ Pk _> « r - ^^ ^ - ^ . V are --a -w -f- » of \ in Km y « this Longus am ~ km ** -. ** iu r ^^^ ; *» No mmmt P > - » * with * . V Jfc 1 ^ * , 874 ^^__ i the -W ^ Jh , -- a ori -V ^ *• m * L g * inal Jfc agni . ^ Jfc » - ^» *• fi drawings ^_ cen ^ , _ L " * - ** ¥ t * ..-. ^ and . ^ bak . KJ ^^ b P * - ' uni y * - P ¦ - que Jfc rudhon ^^ V % AA vol > - ' * - < ume - and «^* , ^ - ¦• k . , G printed ^^^ erard ~ b-y stk ~ - >»/ ^ -w-a and - —« on , » — —

      th own \ S Vr e J . JL engravings copy ^ r- ^ * X ^ of - ' the UilV fro Aldine J m -I .-Vt t . llAU hem " , edition royal . l . l . XVyAi , folio of V / J . Lucan XJ , Paris . ^ t « ll » , , a * 1802 per UVilVV f , bo t V u U nd « 1 J . VI b beau MVUIUV y C . t 11 iful Lewis UX specimen » JM ; No JLJ . 1 . . V 1 Ai 1 , , 928 wi ri JLVli th , G UllVHiw another rolier's

      G ( 1 , 929 lier ) , ' s H own ' veau WM copy fauve of K the , ' wi ( t H h y g ilt gaufr and A ^ Ei p ed igrams ges , also K of Marullus belonging / once 4 ft to ., to Florence h Grolier H ia , ; 1497 m ± No h , . a 2 , 270 4 S y , ^ > ^^ . ^ ^ . ^ __ ^^ ^^^^ ^^

      tion beautiful ^— copy ^ ^ samp of the le of 'Life ^^ the ^ of Grrolier ^^^ S . Francis style , Xavier in perfect , ' 4 to condition ., R oma , ; 1681 No ^^^ ^^^ . , 2 . ^^^ , with 287 ^^^^ , the C ardinal portrait Spa b d y ' s Giacomo dedicad Cardinal

      del del Many Po Po . others , n Imelv iiely w boun bound ill be , , found and and ornamente ornamente representin d d g with with the work the the of thre thre almost e e sword sword every s s m in eminent the the arms arm binder s ot of , the the and Cardinal generally .. in volumes which hav m » e - ^ v belonged 1 ¦ \ i " > - ^ to the ± ¦ Royal Libraries \ of France lJb of celebrity % > r

      an UI and 4 » - 1 AV « « d famous Elze . IT -A J m r m ^» " -mm vir . ^ V mr A * . collectors are « W W > . ¦ mb m * rn > 1 . mostl Jk m * ~ m \ * m "v ^ »* # % - — * mm , y w of v » rare n ' A ' m l « . arge v « A - t books ^ > V ^ ^^ paper |_* O *» WJ * T . \* i mm . , m The m and % JV ^ mV M . ^ - « . Greeks , ^_ # ^ being PwT W ^ V ^ A fc -A * ~ ,. and in XI . ^ A . ~ k fine * - « . JL . Latiu mX * . V ^ ^ condition V ^— V - ' ^* A * classics . ^ - * A . VJLV 1 MAAV / AL X and MIJIJLVi ^ printed , % personages »— ! ' ^ - ^ genera C . >_/ * -- * ' ' J . JLV Jk * ^ b ^< hH UlJkl y ll Aldus PS y W ^ in 1 ^> AJL ^ * - choice VAI ^^ , Giunta % 'h ^ * - > - ' " ^* old - is , ,

      the bindings ' Itinerarium , are remarkable . Portugalensium as beautiful , ' printed books in . 1508 One , of in the Latin rarest , being of the a translation old books of of the voyages Italian book UUUDl b KJJf y JL F l 'racan UVait , , in AX » 1507 J . VUI , C a * RlllUlL small TCUVy 4 to ., ., which H 1 UV / 11 was »» <* k > QV sold ^» JLVA for JL ^ - » JL £ ^ 270 ii | Vy in tit the U 11 U preceding J ^ F J . ^ Vy ^ VULlXJ ^ sale O CI i > AV > . . The -t » --

      room with books the was of ori prints well ginal filled are <¦ desi a throug ll m- of b first y hout the -rate Regent the excellence day Due notw , d ithstanding ' an Orie d amon " ans . g The the them sale severe is the began weather copy on of Monday the and Longus the . The two ,

      Frenc - \^ ~* tr » * . m > h * U ri * tm \ jr vals «¦ * m ^ m-. mm of , m \ M . * Mr ^ m * ^ - ^ . . —** ^ Quaritch « . "V- ^ ^ - ^ * fc A « , ^_ r v « , ^ MM v A AV . \~* L Techenor t > V T , * JLA . Vi ^ % S W f A . and L / A-A » sj WW Morgand * . * - V «* JL A X ^ i b V A , had > J V ^ V V not ^ JL . V ^ been w V \* SW \ J A . JL daunted ^> * JL ; V ^* A JL W < either »* * *¦ ^^ by previous of de bindiner feats or in the books freezing which fogs had . Some very high prices were collectors paid but for the the most finer extra extra

      specior mens mens dinary ot prices binding were in books those paid which for had the belonge belonge collections d d to to of the the Gillray great * rreat ' s collectors caricature , , but s , one the Bet most of which --broug H / AVU . & 1 ht AV £ Wl 305 / W } , an % JVM . m d . ^ -m . the v-a . v other V «/ A * VX m ^ + mSmmm 260 \ % ^\ J , yet V \> V ne M . X \ . ^ JM ither . XJ JLJL ^ mJM . \ could ^ "KT ULJLXM . have 11 CV V \ J ¦ been uTV / Vll comp VVlUI 7 l Ai ete / vV ^ , a lthoug VU \/ U £ ; h i « they Vlivj - sold 12 '

      for In the nearl second y five times day's their sale value prices ten ruled years still ago hi . gher The , as total there of the were day so amounted many fine to books £ 1 , 780 with s . choice f viin case / magnificentl ni

      o exceptionall ^ v f »^ ab *^^ out / proo m ^ - a £ a ^ " 1 0 * y engra - beautiful mrm-m p ^ l ot *• " * — ngs ** f ^ Th specimens , e ^* - » most - every ** s v ~ m ~ tm i nteresting broug w ^ m > mv ht prices > e lots , ¦ v were extravagantl ^ 'f i y w those . «^ % A which * *< j % . y , * hig contained h , g iving ^ . r w vJL a the «>• general *¦* . . ^ MS a-- notes j *^ average ^ w - by

      Mr ^ H . Beckford ^ k per - The <^ B . j total ^ h ~ d ^^_> ^» of ^ . a the *^>~ day ' a sale A of 243 _ ^ n lots amounted . to £ 2 , 404 18 s . 6 < 2 . i ^ h , The ^ A third

      day * H & ' s rrissi sale Matrona realuaed E el pheaia , ill ^^ 0 / 10 12 s . mo bd ^^ ^ . . , 1665 Among , with the the noteworthy suppressed ^^ results title Matrona were tho Eph tollowing ea ia sive *^^ T " .... ... ... — .,.,, . . . — . - .. . __—— — «——

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 18, 1882, page 1510, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_18121882/page/2/