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The Young Collection.-Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge recently sold the library and collections of autographs and prints of the late John Young, Esq. The library was particularly rich in specimens of binding by Derome. A series of the Arundel Society's Publications (not consecutive), from its commencement in 1849 to 1872, 23. 10s.-Motteville (Madame de), Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire d' Anne d' Autriche, Epouse de Louis XIII., bound by Derome, 257.-Shenstone's Works, Lord Byron's copy, with his autograph in each volume, and a long note in praise of Shenstone in his handwriting, 267. -Sully (Duc de), Mémoires, bound by Derome, 297. 10s. -Montfaucon, Monuments de la Monarchie Françoise, bound by Derome, with the arms of Madame Victoire de France in gilt on the sides, 457. 108.

Among the autograph letters, Charlotte de Tremouille, Countess of Derby, to Prince Rupert, pointing out the best passage for the Queen, etc., 207. 5s.—Galileo, written to one of his protectors, relating the persecutions to which he is subjected by his enemies, who, under the mask of religion, make war against him, destroy his books, and forbid him to reprint them, 567. 10s.-E. Gibbon, to David Garrick, thanking him for a flattering encomium, 287.-T. Gray to Rev. Mr. Brown, "You will receive to-morrow Caractacus' piping hot." He also alludes to Madame Mingotti, whom he calls "still a noble singer," and expresses pleasure that they are "so lapt in musick at Cambridge," 20/.-Handel, relative to the engagement of some operatic singers, 317. 10s.-James Graham, Marquess of Montrose, to Prince Rupert, announcing to him his intention of invading Scotland, 227. -Rembrandt, relating to a sum of money which the Grand Pensionnaire will not grant him, 40/.-Rubens, principally on political matters, 237.-The Scotch Confession of Faith and Solemn League and Covenant written upon vellum, and signed by all the principal Covenanters, rool.

From the collection of engravings we quote the following: Cromwell, standing between the pillars, by Faithorne, 50/-The Duchess of Gordon, after Reynolds, by Dickenson, proof, 70/.-Miss Kemble, after Reynolds, by Jones and John Kemble, 227, 10s.-Lord Nelson, after Hoppner, by Chas. Turner, before letters, 25/.-Maria, Countess of Waldegrave, after Reynolds, by M'Ardell,

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proof, 257.-Rev. George Whitfield, after Hone, by Greenwood, before letters, 207.-The Reading Magdalen, after Correggio, by Longhi, proof on India paper, 607.Charles the First, with his Equerry and the Horse, after Vandyke, by Strange, proof before letters, with the white line on the horse's hoof, 657.-Aurora, after Guido, by Raphael Morghen, before the alteration in the inscription, 487. The interior of a Cathedral, drawing in water colours. by Prout, 767.-Total of the sale, 4,0157.

THE sales of autographs are following each other in rapid succession in London as well as in Paris, where the Molini collection, with only 178 lots, went up to nearly 3,000 francs on March 16 last. The principal lots were: Bembo, 51 fr.; Theodore Beza, 80 fr.; Copertino (Joseph de), 83 fr.; Andreas Doria, 37 fr.; Veronica Giuliani, 90 fr.; Jenner, 43 fr.; Savonarola, 950 fr. The collection of M. C. Ripas has also been disposed of. Among the autographs offered for sale in the Revue des Autographes are autograph letters, signed, of Leonora Galigai, Maréchale d'Ancre; Theodore Beza; Ch. Colle; Madame d'Houdetot; J. Paul Marat, " l'ami du peuple"; the eldest sister of Pascal; Saint-Evremont; Stanislas Leczinski, King of Poland; Ch. de Bourbon, Duc de Vendôme, grandfather of King Henry the Fourth of France, etc.

AT another sale of autographs which took place at Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodges, the proceeds of a collection amounted to 1.275/7., although it included only 211 lots. The most remarkable were: Addison, 247.; Duke of Buckingham, 117. 10s. ; Lord Byron, 117.; Robert Burns, 60l.; Catherine of Arragon, 437.; Charles II. of England, 6.; Lord Chesterfield, 57.; W. Cowper, the poet, 57. 12s. 6d.; Thomas Cromwell, 81. 8s.; George Cruikshank, 27. 10s.; Earl of Leicester, 15/7. 155.; Queen Elizabeth, 827.; another, 157. 15s.; Earl of Essex, 10l.; Sir John Falstolf, 5l. 7s. 6d. ; Henry Fielding, 67. 6s.; J. Flaxman, 47.; Garrick, one, 57. 2s. 6d.; the other, 97.; Charlotte de Grammont, 4/.; Lady Hamilton, 47. ; Henry VII., 7.; Henry, Prince of Wales, 34. ; T. Hobbes, 10/.; D. Hume, 77. 15s.; James II. of Scotland, 227.; James Stuart, 15. 10s. ; another, 137. 5s.; Dr. Johnson, 57. 15S.; Lord G. Keith, 27. 16s.; Mary Tudor, 817.; Mary Stuart, 657.; another, 57.; John Moore, 8/. 15s.; Lord Nelson, 132. 105.; Thomas Payne, 57. 7s. 6d. ; A. Pope, 87. 2s. 6d. ; Sir W. Raleigh, 337.; Sterne, 207.; Earl of Strafford, 251.; Charles Stuart, 70l.; J. Thomson, 20. 10s.; Lord Tytler, rol. 5s; Earl of Warwick, 10l.; Wellington, 11. 10S.; John Wesley, 57. 5s.; Cardinal Wolsey, 127. 10s. ; Sir C. Wren, 10. 58.

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THE original manuscript of Gray's "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" has been sold by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge. It contains many variations from the poem as now printed, notably the names of "Cæsar" and "Tully" instead of "Milton" and "Cromwell," and many alterations, erasures, and corrections, which show the anxious care bestowed upon its composition. It was bought by Sir William Fraser for 230l., having been sold by the same firm about twenty years ago in the Penn Collection for 1317. In the same sale were the manuscript of Dickens's "Christmas Carol," which bought by Mr. Harvey for 55. A signed autograph letter of Queen Elizabeth to Henri IV. of France, thanking him for the portrait he sent, and closing with many professions of friendship, 517. ; Galileo to his pupil Castelli, 217. 155.; Mary Queen of Scots to M. de la Motte, on subjects of interest and importance, 487.; two autograph letters of Napoleon I., 34., Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton, 217.

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Benson Library.-The sale of a portion of this library recently attracted a large company to witness its dispersion by Messrs. Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge. The principal buyers were Messrs. Quaritch, Ellis & White, Harvey, Hayes, Bain, Sotheran, Nattali & Bond, Walford, Pickering, Stevens Brothers, Sabin, Kershaw, Rimell & Buckmaster. The entire sale comprised only 299 lots, and realised 3,622/. 195. Among the principal rare books and manuscripts sold were a copy of the first English Bible, translated by Coverdale, with four leaves in fac-simile, sold for 3607.-A Latin Bible, printed by Jenson in 1476, on vellum, for 370/.-The Romance of Kyng Arthure, printed by Coplande, 1557, for 947.-A first edition of the Bible, in German, for 75.; and another, without date or printer's name, but supposed to have been printed circa 1473, at Augsburg, for 52l.-A set of Dugdale's Monasticon, on large paper, for 100/Hakluyt's Voyages, 5 vols., on large paper, for 371.-Holbein's Portraits of the Court of Henry VIII., for 317Homer, translated by G. Chapman, for 227.-Horatii Opera, finely printed by Didot, with proof plates, for 397. -A set of Ritson's Publications, for 721.-An early Latin Psalter, on vellum, with miniatures in the AngloSaxon style, for 797.-A fine Manuscript of Petrarca, Rime, for 687. 1os.-A reprint of the Athenæum Roxburghe Revels, profusely illustrated, for 281.-Shakespeare's Plays, second edition, for 627.; third edition, for 59.; fourth edition, for 237. 5s.-Halliwell's edition of Shakespeare's Works, for 712.-Shakespeare's Poems, printed in 1640, with the rare portrait by Marshall, for 657-Sibthorp's Flora Græca, for 457. 10s.-Smith's Virginia, for 47.-Strutt's Works, 11 vols., for 841Dickens' Works, 46 vols., for 657.-Chronicon Nurembergense, with quaint woodcuts by Albert Durer's master, for 187. 10s.--Dr. Dibdin's publications, for 1867. Ios.-The German Metrical Romance of Tewrdaunckh, with woodcuts by Hans Scheufelein, for 187. 1os, etc. Another portion of M. Benzon's library produced 310,000 francs in Paris, after a sale of three days. Among the most important lots were "La Biblia que si chiama il Vecchio Testamento," a copy of the first Protestant Italian Bible, supposed to have belonged to Renée of France, Duchess of Ferrara, 2,400 fr.; Essais de Montaigne, copy of Longepierre, 5,100 fr. ; Fables de Lafontaine, the edition with plates by Oudry, 6,100 fr.; the Contes et Nouvelles de Lafontaine, the edition of the Fermiers Généraux, bound by Derome, 13,000 fr.; L'Illustre Théâtre de M. Corneille, printed by the Ley

den Elzevirs, 6,600 fr.; "Euvres de Molière," six volumes, with designs by Boucher, Moreau, etc., 10,000 fr.

THE library of the late Mr. Owen Jones has been sold, including the lithographic stones, copper plates, and wood-blocks of his work on "The Alhambra," which realized 2007.-Roberts's Holy Land, 237. 10s.-Zahn (W.), Les Ornements et les Tableaux de Pompei, d'Herculaneum, etc., 187. 15s.-Revue Générale de l'Architecture et des Travaux Publics, 137.-Reynard (O.), Ornements des Anciens Maîtres des XVe, XVIe, XVIIe, et XVIIIe, Siècles, 17. 15.-Architectural Society's Publications, 14.-Owen Jones's Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Alhambra, 217.

A COLLECTION of high-class line engravings was sold by Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, in which were the following by Raphael Morghen:-"The Last Supper," after Leonardo de Vinci-647. 10s.; "The Poets,"-167. 10s.; "The Transfiguration," after Raffaelle-327. 10s.; "The Magdalen," after Murillo-157.; and "The Aurora," after Guido-32. 10s. By Desnoyers:-"Faith, Hope, and Charity," after Raffaelle-227. 105.; "La Vierge au Poisson," after Raffaele-167. ; “ La Vierge au Rochers," after Leonardo da Vinci-227. 155.; "Heliodorus and Attila," after Raffaelle, by Anderloni-237. ; The Immaculate Conception," after Murillo, by Lefevre-257. 108.; Sposalizio," after Raffaelle-287.; “La Sybilla Cumœa," after Dominichino, by Perfetti-147. 175. ; “ The Triumph of Galatea," after Raffaele, by Richomme--167.; "La Madonna di San Sisto "—217. 15s.; "Cleopatra," after Guido, by Strange-167. The two following were from the frescoes of Corregio at Palma :-" La Madonna della Scala"-227. 10s.; "Lo Spasimo di Sicilia "-30%. Total, 1,1467. 45. 6d.

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Guizor's library proved less rare and valuable than the public was led to expect from his long literary career, and the same thing is to be said of his collection of autographs, which was sold last month. The number of them was inconsiderable. A letter of Napoleon's (Oct. 11, 1791) to Pozzo di Borgo fetched 620 francs, and 1,000 were paid for letters from Cardinal Richelieu to the Duc de Luynes, which were well worth the money. A doubtful joint letter of Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI. to the Princesse de Lamballe found a purchaser at 450 francs. For some reason a letter of Madame Elizabeth's (the sister of Louis XVI.), though entered in the catalogue, No. 3,799, was not put up for sale. That it is a forged autograph is clearly proved in Polybiblion for May, by M. de Beaucourt, who six years ago published an Etude on the letters of the lady in question, in which he enumerated sixteen instances of this kind of fraud which had been perpetrated upon her. They are all, including the seventeenth, which had deceived M. Guizot, and one in the British Museum, counterfeits of original letters addressed to the Marquise de Raigecourt, and which have never been out of the possession of the family of the recipient. Great liberties were taken by the falsifier, who omitted whole passages at pleasure, apparently to suit the size of his paper, and who also corrected freely the faulty grammar and orthography which characterize the genuine productions of Madame Elizabeth.

AT the recent sale of Mr. Mendel's books, at Manley Hall, Manchester, a copy of Redgraves's "Century of Painters," in ten 4to volumes, realized 132 guineas, which, we believe, was considerably more than Mr. Mendel gave for the book. A copy of Baines's "History of

Lancashire," the first edition, in four volumes 4to, produced 21 guineas.

MESSRS. SOTHEBY, WILKINSON & HODGE sold, on Monday, May 10, and the two following days, the unique collection of Johnsoniana formed by Lewis Pocock, F.S.A. This collection illustrated the life, works, and times of Dr. Samuel Johnson; comprising interesting and important autograph letters of his contemporaries, and upwards of forty by the great lexicographer himself-his letter of thanks to the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford, when the degree of M.A. was conferred upon him-diaries and other memoranda, all in his handwriting; also one of Boswell's pocket note-books; together with some curious Garrickana of great rarity; with an extensive collection of engraved portraits, from the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, all referring to the subject of the collection, many being in proof state, and in the finest condition.

THE catalogue of the library of the late M. Taschereau, which is to be disposed of by auction, has just been published by M. A. Labitte. The bulk of it consists of collections, as complete as possible, of the books about Touraine, or the authors of which were "Tourangeaux." There is a collection of books and documents referring to the life and death of Mdlle. de la Vallière, as well as several scarce editions of Rabelais (Lyon, F. Juste, 1542; ibid. Dolet, 1542; Le Quart Livre," Lyon, 1548). Among the valuable 66 mysteries" is "Lomme pécheur par Personnages," acted in Tours (Paris, P. le Duc, 1508), a copy of which fetched 2,100 fr. at the Solar sale, then 3,750 fr. at the Cailhava, and in 1865, 3,000 fr. at the Techener sales.

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Complete Books."-The Tribune of 5th April, in an editorial article on "Complete Books," pays tribute to the useful literary workers whom it defines as the Indexical Class, and suggests the following features as necessary thorough" book: "In the first place, the titlepage ought to contain a perfectly intelligible title, giving comprehensively the subject of the book; the author's name should be followed by such works of his own as are related to this one; the reverse of the title-page may well contain a statement as to the number of copies disposed of, and the dates of the several editions, if these editions have been materially changed. There should be a preface giving so far a history of the book that follows as the work may demand. That is the private explanation which every one has a right to ask of the author. The table of contents should be analytical, so that one could determine quickly the scope of the book, and should be followed by a list of illustrations and maps, giving the name of the draughtsman. The head-lines should, if possible, give the contents of the page below, and if the work is a history or biography, the current date should be supplied in the head-line. Side notes to historical works and to logical treatises are real additions. Small clew maps let into the text are very serviceable, and ought to be repeated whenever the reference is required, instead of being used once only, forcing the reader to turn back. Then notes ought to be so divided between mere references and annotations that the former should be given at the foot of the page, and the latter at the end of the volume. Tables, charts, and all such furniture as serve to render the work clearer should be used freely, but one of the most useful appendices is to be found in a bibliographical list. This, we contend, ought to be as regular a part of the book as the index. Every work which the author

has consulted in preparing his book should be duly entered, especially the magazine articles for which he has had to hunt; then, if the work is a biography of a literary man, all his writings should be duly noted, with their dates, and the pages of reference to the biography itself. The topical index is so generally regarded as a necessary part of a book that reference to it would seem superfluous, vet it is frequently omitted, to the great disadvantage of the reader. In a word, we think it is not only a matter of justice to the reader, but should be one of professional pride to the publisher, that every book dealing with facts should be thoroughly furnished, so far as its scope permits, with such apparatus as may make it at once independent of other books and an index to other books."

A few weeks ago the Correctional Tribunal of the Seine issued an injunction against the publication of what is known as "The Farmer-General's Edition" of La Fontaine's Fables, with engravings by Eisen. The publisher, before undertaking the work, had obtained from the Minister of the Interior a written authorization, in which it was admitted that this edition, intended solely for connoisseurs, and published at a price which would prevent it from having a popular circulation, was, so to speak, the historical and artistic reproduction of a work illustrated by one of the greatest engravers of the eighteenth century. Notwithstanding this authorization, the Tribunal declared that it was not to be bound down by any ministerial decision, and that it alone was the interpreter of the laws and the guardian of public morality. Accordingly, the publisher and the printer, found guilty of outraging morality, were condemned to pay a heavy fine, and the Tribunal further ordered that Eisen's plates should be destroyed. Against this sentence the publisher lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court, and his counsel urged that, if the decision of the court below was confirmed, many of the chefs-d'œuvre of ancient literature would have to be suppressed. His arguments do not seem, however, to have had much effect, for the Court of Appeal has not only confirmed the judgment of the first Tribunal, but has appended to it a statement insisting, as strongly as the court below had done, upon the right of the representatives of the law to suppress and prohibit what the Administration may have sanctioned. It is added that the publisher and printer are to be jointly responsible for the fine inflicted, and that Eisen's plates are to be destroyed. In the meanwhile the productions which MM. Adolphe Belot, Xavier de Montépin, and other "feuilletonists" provide for the daily entertainment of the Parisians are eagerly read, and seem likely to enjoy continned immunity.

An English Opinion of American Law-Books.-A late number of the London Law Times says, in a review of Wharton's" Law of Negligence": "When we look on our unpretending little treatises on the law of negligence, it is difficult to believe that a ponderous tome on the same subject could be usefully compiled. But if we mistake not, Mr. Wharton occupies a far more extended field than our English writers. We must here remark that we believe the reason why American legal literature has attained to such excellence is that so many American lawyers write from sheer love of study, publication being a secondary consideration. English lawyers too often, we fear, write to make themselves known; and in pursuit of this one object, they miss, perhaps, a reputation which they might have acquired had they been less hasty in writing, or not written at all. It is frequently deplorable to contemplate the trumpery brochures which are issued

from the press with the author's name conspicuously giltlettered upon every available part of the cover, and it is scarcely comprehensible how educated men can put to sea in such ridiculous cockle-shells."

OF Hilliard's "Law of Injunctions," the Times says: "Much ingenuity has been exercised by text-writers on this branch of the law. The works of Kerr and Joyce are familiar to all lawyers, the latter having swept together English as well as American cases. For the latter cases Mr. Joyce was indebted to the work before us-a circumstance which we did not notice when we reviewed Mr. Joyce's work; had we done so we should have expressed the opinion that the practice of taking from one text-writer his version of decided cases, and his deductions from them, is calculated to have a very mischievous tendency, and to produce a repetition of blunders which every text-writer is liable to make in interpreting case law. The ordinary.class of text-book should not be written unless the author is prepared to go to the source of the law for himself-those portions which an author proposes to take second-hand he had far better leave alone. Moreover, it is doubtful whether the proceeding is altogether fair, for, had not Mr. Joyce borrowed from Mr. Hilliard, English lawyers might have thought it expedient to buy Mr. Hilliard's book. But as it is, Mr. Hilliard is worth purchasing, his arrangement being clear, and, as far as possible, scientific-to use a much-abused word.

SCRIBNER, WELFORD & ARMSTRONG have a new volume by Ruskin-a series of readings from "Modern Painters," which work he declines to republish in full. It is made by a friend of the author-" the younger lady of Thwaite," as he curiously calls her-but has been arranged by him, and supplied with notes, in which he combats some of his own earlier positions. The book is curious as an example of his ideal book-making, as it was made under his directions. It is bound only in brown French morocco, flexible covers, with a single gilt line on the front close to the edge and the most simple of lettering on its squarelymade backing, and we must say it is a gracious relief from the prevalent over-ornamentation.

A VERY fine collection of books will be disposed of at Richmond, Va., on September 28, the library of the late Hon. T. H. Wynne, which is extremely rich in Americana, Local Histories, Confederate State Publications, etc. J. Thompson Brown, of 1113 Main Street, Richmond, is the Auctioneer, and orders on the Sale can be attended to by the publishers of the AMERICAN BIBLIOPOLIST.

WE have received from Mr. Kilbourne Tompkins, 16 Cedar Street, New York, a copy of "Righteousness: the Divinely Appointed Rule of Life. A Book of Collated Scriptures," price 50 cents. Its compiler, Philalethes," appears to have simply taken a Cruden's Concordance, referred to the words Righteous, Righteousness, etc., and given those texts in full in which these words appear.

A CORRESPONDENT of the San Francisco Newsletter, now in England, w.ites: "Many anecdotes are told concerning the sort of relationship which exists between our honored lady the Queen and her faithful servant, John Brown. Some of these must of course be taken with a grain of salt, but the following, I believe, can be relied upon: John's affection for her Majesty is very great. It was Prince Albert who first took the man, simply because he was straightforward and extremely independent. John never alte 's his broad Scotch tongue to please any one, not even royalty itself. The Queen was once get

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ting settled cosily upon her little Highland pony. The animal being small and the roads dusty, it became necessary to tuck up her riding habit with a pin. John Brown was performing this office, when suddenly, 'Oh, dear,' exclaimed her Majesty, 'you have pricked me, Brown.' 'Your Majesty should wear mair claes, then,' was John's reply. Brown was presently after sent in to fetch a certain mantle which the Queen described. Instead of bringing the one described, John brought a much thicker 'Brown.' said the Queen, that isn't the one at all.' 'It's just this and nae ither, your Majesty,' said John, buckling it behind the saddle; I ken mair about the weather than you,' and the Queen submitted like a child.'

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A Valuable Manuscript.-Major William Harrison has presented to the Virginia State Library the manuscript of Thomas Jefferson's reply to an address of welcome from his fellow-citizens of Albemarle. It was found by Major Harrison among the papers of his grandfather, Judge Dabney Carr. The address closes as follows:

"Of you, then, my neighbors, I may ask, in the face of the world, Whose ox have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or of whose hand have I received a bribe to blind mine eyes therewith?" On your verdict I rest with conscious security; your wishes for my happiness are received with just sensibility, and I offer sincere prayers for your own welfare and prosperity.

Mr. F. B. PATTERSON, 32 Cedar Street, New York, has published the interesting paper on "The Old Stadt Huys of New Amsterdam," delivered before the New York Historical Society, June 15, 1874, by James W. Gerard. The enterprise of Mr. Patterson deserves recognition by the members of the Society and all those who take a pleasure in reading up the past history of New York.

QUEEN HORTENSE has left seven or eight compact volumes of Memoirs, which, in their entirety, are never to be published. They were designed for the reading of her own family, and were intended to explain the complicated, unhappy, and not blameless life of the writer. They are full of exaggerations and indiscretions, of high. flown sentiments and hasty verdicts on men and womenThroughout there is evidence of a generous spirit, a warm heart, and of a penetrating mind. The intimate descriptions of Napoleon are in many passages admirable, and would be valuable to history, as showing the warmer side of his character. When the Queen touches on her wedded life, she represents her husband as a domestic tyrant, with whom it was impossible to live; but then it is easy to see by the context that what she called tyranny was the endeavor of a serious and solitary man to curb the wild exuberance of a worldly, society-loving, even frivolous woman, who found most of her pleasure away from the fireside, and who had been spoiled by the adoration of a brilliant court. It is to be remarked that, although she resented King Louis's tyranny and gloom, she never ceased to respect him. She knew that she had not been a good wife to him, and in her will she acknowledged it. Her frailties were beyond question, nor does she deny them in the final record of her life. She explains, idealizes, and moralizes, seeking to bewitch rather than to satisfy the judgment of the reader. And, to some extent, she succeeds. For there was in the daughter of "la bonne Josephine" heroic virtues, scorn of danger, intensity of maternal love, and charity which, covering calumny of the ingrate and the treachery of the friend,