Other Recent Gifts
 

The "Nuremberg Chronicle,"
1496. A rare copy of the first
pirated edition of Anton Ko-
berger's "Nuremberg Chronicle"
of 1493. This edition, printed by
Johann Schonsperger, of Augs¬
burg, is considerably rarer than
the original first edition. From
Miss Virginia C. Gildersleeve.

Society of Iconophiles of New
York. One hundred and nineteen
engravings issued in seventeen an¬
nual series in limited editions by
the Society of Iconophiles of
New York from the end of the
nineteenth century into the first
quarter of the twentieth century.
A splendid series in prime condi¬
tion. Fro7n Harris Dunscomb
Colt, Sr.

Carducci, Giosue. An autograph
letter of this important nine¬
teenth-century Italian poet to J.
E. Spingarn, August 30, 1899.
. Fro?n Mrs. J. E. Spingarn.

Dyckman, Isaac M. Essays and
speeches in a specially made and
specially bound typescript of nine
articles and eight poems, most of
which are unique in this form.
From Miss Alberta M. Welch.

Thompson, John Reuben. An en¬
larged and handsomely framed
photograph of the editor of the
Southern Literary Messenger and
former owner of the Poe items
bequeathed to the Columbia Li¬
braries by the late Mrs. Alexander
McMillan Welch. From Miss Al¬
berta M. Welch.

Early   Science.   A   collection   of
 

photographs and photostats of
early manuscripts in the field of
natural and occult science. From
Prof. Lynn Thorndike.

Architectural Drawing. A care¬
fully detailed measured drawing
by Lucian E. Smith of the great
organ screen designed and exe¬
cuted by the noted Italian archi¬
tect Peruzzi for the Cathedral of
Siena in Italy in 1520. Frojn Lu¬
cian E. Smith.

Inscribed Editions. Autographed
copies of Van Wyck Brooks' The
Ordeal of Mark Twain and The
World of Washington Irving; also
Nevill Cogshill's The Masque of
Hope, with the author's inscrip¬
tion to Professor Loomis. From
Prof. Roger Loomis.

Boccaccio, Giovanni. // Decam¬
eron, Firenze, Giunta, 1582. An
important early edition. From
Prof. Roger Loomis.

Wilson, Woodrow. Two letters,
dated Princeton, June 30, 1905
and July 10, 1905. From Prof. E.
H. Wright.

Phelps, Edward Bunnell. Origi¬
nal typescript (unpublished) of
Phelps'' Universal Club Guide,
together with autograph letters,
etc. From Mrs. Blanche L. Phelps.

Early Medallion. Medallion,
Queen Caroline, 1736 ("Jerne-
gan's Lottery Medal"). Struck
for Henry Jernegan to induce
sales of shares in a lottery. The
die was cut by John Sigismund
Tanner, Engraver to the London
Mint. From W. H. W. Sabine.
 

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