Show Hi library bew york worta the largest private library libra 3 in in r washington is Ban crofts and it is by all odds the most moa valuable it contains over yo volumes lumes and bancroft baa has another library at newport it takes four large to hold his washington library libra and the walls of these room are lined with cases they have no cover gitig of either glasa glass or curtain and on many of the shelves the books are two rows deep A among mong them are joany rare and curious volumes volume he ile hai haa a copy of don junn juan which byron yron gave him with an autographic to presentation in it and he haa has autograph letters full of matter and historical interest from the lead leading ing statesmen of the country he lie ha has fine 4 and od lie has copies copes in manuscript volumes of the secret records of france and england re lating to this country tee cost a mint of money and bancroft was aided in gelling them thein by the two fy governments ern ments of the two countries his tais books contains volume volumes of all languages and bis history has been translated slated into several different bifi creot tuV hues he veers sleep in his library and has a little ta table le beside hh his bed with two wax candles caudle upon up on it there is i paper and pen pell and ink u upon pon this and if a thong thought h t strikes finn min at night ke he rises aud jots J t a it I 1 down own he ile continues to buy rk looks und I 1 his library ie is already so able that an on attempt will be made to obtain it fur for the government at his death |