7 JANUARY 1882, Page 11

The Blenheim Library is being Bald, and fetches unexpected prices.

The still more splendid library of Hamilton Palace is therefore to be sold. Apparently, whenever a great noble wants money, the possession he finds it easiest to part with is his books. That is not blameworthy, for, after all, it is difficult for all but bibliophiles to retain affection for books one never opens.