But the left did fight, and fought Mann-fully, advancing on his opponent's bid, one by one, till the pecious volume became his own, at the largest price ever paid for a volume of its size in New York.

"Let none uncandidly infer,

That H000000 wanted Spunk."

H's 'Spunk' is amply shown by the relation in the foot note to this page.

"But here-the Muse has not a strain

Befitting such great deeds."

So we must close this epic strain,' and move on to the sad sequel-the capture, court martial and death.

45. ANDRE. Proceedings of Court Martial. Philadelphia, 1780.

$67.50

A fine uncut copy of the first edition. 75. Asн's Carolina. London, 1682.

76. Secham's Schol master.

$15.00

1573$42.00 81. AUDUBON's Birds. Folio and 8vo, 9 vols. $810.00 This fine copy was knocked off twice; first at ninety-five, and then at ninety, dollars, to a timorous New York bookseller, calling himself "Higgins," who, though heard distinctly, repudiated his bid, which was taken by "J. S."

and octavo.

82. AUDUBON'S Quadrupeds. 8 vols, fol. $165.00 90. BACON's Works. Cambridge, 1863. 15 vols. $95.62 One of two copies on INDIA PAPER. A low price. 106. BARLOW'S Columbiad. Philadelphia, 1807. $145.00

4to, uncut.

217. Braddock's Expedition. 1755.

$25.00 218. Braddock's Expedition. Six Plans. 1758. $27.00 224. Bradford Club Publications. Complete set. $110.00 226. BRADSTREET'S Tenth Muse. London, 1650. $137.50

No other copy of this rare specimen of early American poetry is known to have been before sold, by auction, in this country. A copy sold in London some years since for 12l. 128.

241. Bridgewater Treatises. 13 vols, polished calf, uncut. $91.00 263. BRUNET's Manuel. Large Holland paper copy. $108.00 274. BUDD'S Pennsylvania and New [London], 1685. $155.00 Fine copy of one of the earliest tracts on these Colonies.

Jersey.

277. BULLOCK's Virginia. Lond., 1649. $80 00

"Looke not upon this Booke, as those that are set out by private men, for private ends; for being read you'l find, the publick good is the Authors only aime."

292. BURK'S Virginia. Petersburgh, 1804-5-16. $120.00

The condition of this set was remarkable. Three of the volumes were uncut, and the four vols. tastefully bound in morocco, by Bedford. Trial of Burr.

299.

1807-8. 3 vols., uncut.

Washington, $37.50

The catalogue contains several BURR tracts. 319. BYFIELD'S Revolution in N. E. London, 1689.

326. BYRON'S Conversations with Med

win.
1826.
With 57 inserted plates. Beautiful copy.

$47.50

$25.00

and Hatred. Bradford, Phil., 1693. $54.00 Delavall and Keith. Heresie and Hatred-what an antithesis!

567. DIBDIN. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. $1920.00

Three vols. extended to six. LARGE PAPER.

A whole page of epithets might be written upon the beauty, excellence and unique character of the illustrations in these volumes. Suffice it to say that no book was ever more chastely illustrated than the present, and with material against which the greatest enemy of book-destroying could not object.

The first bid was one hundred dollars per volume, making six hundred dollars a start for the finest book in the sale! A number of bids from all sides speedily raised the price to two hundred and fifty dollars per volume! At this stage bidding became more concentrated, several of the early starters dropping off. Now bidding began in earnest-first four, then three contestants, then slowly but surely down to All eyes were watching the two bidders, and all ears awaiting the last call." It came-the Broome street Bibliopole refused to advance-rare for him and down came the hammer to " J. S:" 'mid the applause of the bidders, and more applause when he announced its purchase for a fayre ladye."*

two.

What would DIBDIN say to this? If his spirit still holds communion with those kindred upon earth, what would he say? Rising up midst a flourish of *A disappointed bidder upon this book inquired confidentially of the purchaser if the lady were married or not! and seemed sadly grieved upon learning the affirmative. There is no telling to what extravagant limits this book madman would have gone under different circumstances. But he is a married man, and for this reason we shall not use our rod of terror by publishing his name,

trumpets, the mighty bibliographer might exclaim : "Fair mortal of earth, thou hast nobly fought and well; thou shalt therefore at the appointed time enter into my Paradise of the Eternal Bibliomania." But had he lived to see the Bibliomania springing up with such vigor in our western soil, we should probably have had a TRANSATLANTIC TOUR, wherein should be painted in glowing colors this Rice sale we are so unskilfully sketching.

For an account of the genealogy of this copy of the Tour see at the end of the present article. The catalogue contains a lengthy description of this copy.

569. DIBDIN'S Northern Tour, 1838. $172.50

A beautiful and spotless copy, on LARGE PAPER, the two volumes extended to three by the addition of all the cancelled leaves.

A very interesting copy, on LARGE PAPER, formerly Miss Currer's, with manuscript notes, autographs, and a few plates. See catalogue. Others of Dibdin's works sold as follows: Bibliomania, 1842, $27.00; Bibl. Spencer, 4 vols., 8 vo., $85.00; Library Comp., 1725, LARGE PAPER, $32.00; Typog. Antiq., 4 vols., $64.00, etc., etc.

593. DONKIN'S Military Collections. N. Y., 1776.

$15.00 598. DORAN'S Annals of the Stage. New York, 1865. $300.00

The two vols. extended to five by inserted illustrations. A LARGE PAPER copy in half extra mo

trations.

662. ELIOT'S INDIAN BIBLE. Cambridge, 1663. $1050.00

Described at length in the catalogue.

The sight of this book is said to have caused the quaint Cotton Mather to exclaim: "Behold, ye Americans, the greatest honor that ever ye were partakers of! This is the only BIBLE that ever was printed in all America, from the very foundation of the world." To few books belong as interesting a history as to the great INDIAN BIBLE. It is a work which nothing less than FAITH could have accomplished. Mr. Bouton became the purchaser of this volume after a spirited competition with at least two collectors, who came from distant parts to buy or see this "Big Indian." The 'Chield' for whom Mr.

Bouton bought this volume, left special instructions with his Lieutenant to lay on in the good old Mac Duff fashion if occasion required, while he should, if necessary, 'shake his timbers' at home to keep his courage up. Who can depict the immense satisfaction he must have felt (having secured this prize) upon opening it next morning at the breakfast table? Or did he sleep all night upon this Biblepillow, and dream himself an Indian under Eliot's sacred tree, listening to the great apostle as he read perhaps from this VERY COPY OF HIS BIBLE? A leaf (table of contents) had been added after the sale of this copy in the BRUCE sale. See Bibl., vol. 1. The same. Second edition, 1685.

663. Imperfect.

$120.00 654. ELIOT's Tears of Repentance. London, 1653.

$100.00 This scarce little tract was also knocked off to Mr. Bouton, and goes into the same repository of American rarities along with the other Eliot-his magnum opus, the INDIAN BIBLE. The sick man of Long Island, before mentioned, whose bid was next below $100.00, shed several "tears of repentance" when he reflected upon the probability of never seeing another copy for sale.

Federalist.

New York, 1788. $54.00

718. 2 vols., 12 mo. An uncut and Bedford-bound copy of the first edition.

733. FILSON'S Kentucke. Wilmington, 1784. $130.00

A fine copy of the first edition, with inserted plates and autographs; (Boone, Todd, Clarke, etc). This book was only secured after a pitched battle between Mr. Mann and the "Peaceful son of Pennsylvania." Mr. Mann is as vigorous a bidder in the Auction Room as in the Gold Room, but in this instance yielded quietly to his quiet but determined opponent. Good for Filson's "Kentucke!" 736. FINDLEY'S "Whiskey" Insurrection. 1796. $22.00 FOXE's Northwest Fox. London. Facsimile Map. $85.00

758.

1635.

768. FRANKLIN's Poor Richard's Alma

878. tions. 1589.