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Among the examples of early printing are a leaf from Gutenberg's Bible, lent by Philip Hofer '21, a volume entitled "Catholica" by Joannes Balbus, an edition of the "Book of Ruth"; and the "Nurnberg Chronicle." Gutenberg's Bible though not dated, is fairly well established as being printed in about 1450. "Catholica" is an encyclopedic dictionary printed in 1460, probably by Gutenberg. The "Book of Ruth" which is on display was published at Mainz in 1462 by Peter Fust and John Schoeffer, the former being the man who financed Gutenberg's edition of the Bible. The "Nurnberg Chronicle...
...addition to paying as he did for the manuscript of Alice one of the highest prices that has ever been given for an author's manuscript, he distinguished himself two years ago by setting the price-record for all book-auctions of any kind: $106,000 for a Gutenberg Bible (TIME, March 1, 1926). Other collectors are afraid of him; they know that he and his brother A. Rosenbach, who together make up the Rosenbach Co., have unlimited resources as well as an insatiable desire for more books; they were not surprised to learn last week that having purchased...
...first dated edition of the Bible, printed at Mainz in 1462, is in the Treasure Room, and is from the third edition of the Bible ever printed. With this book is a volume of the Catholicon, printed at Mainz in 1640, and generally thought to be the work of Gutenberg. This book, a very fine copy of the fourth book ever printed with a date, is part of the fifteen the century collection of J. M. Hunnewell '01. The colophon, or final paragraph of the book, usually containing the place and date of publication, printer's name and so forth...
Died. Henry Edwards Huntington, 77, California railroader and art collector; in Philadelphia, after an operation. He bought Gainsborough's "Blue Boy," a Gutenberg Bible, the letters of Mary Queen of Scots, etc.; owned the most valuable collection of first editions in the world...
...spidery, faded, careful hand, manuscript said to be the most valuable in the world. He owns the original manuscript of the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin "from the ink splash on page 71, to the day before his death." In 1911 he paid a million dollars for three Gainsboroughs. His Gutenberg Bible (often mistaken for the famed copy from the library of Cardinal Mazarin*) is worth $50,000; he has on his shelf the first edition of Venus and Adonis, the oldest existing edition of any work by Shakespeare. He has, in short, the most valuable collection of first editions...