Show the american book collector there Ls is nothing small about the american collector ot of hooks books at the recent sale in paris E P F bonaventure the dealer of this city had an agent present among a number ot of purchases made by him was one of a boot book from the collection of the ancient bibliophile grolier tor for which he paid nearly nearby 7 1 it la is about half the size of 0 a we websters asters unabridged an and d is no avi in a perfect state a a paie page being waited yet collectors are arc crazy about it it and if the dealer holds out long enough he i will ill probably get double what it cost him othel purchases of his were a couple of little books of the size of the patent medicine almanacs you pick up on drug store counters one is a prayer book with queer illustrations printed from wood blocks and the other a letter of americus vespucius the discoverer of america these cost the hie dealer some francs or over dihe I 1 was looking ovet over some french period periodicals cals at Bonavent ureE the other afternoon choson iho son of a millionaire of wall street carno camo in bought a bundle of books anil and went away I 1 asked the salesman whether 6 hot her he be had made a good sale lie ile s showed h owed m mo 0 the memorandum the little package the young man had carried off in his hand had cost him 1200 alfred in new york news |