ersion and critical notes are those of M.
Gail. The vellum copy, above alluded to, is divided into ten volumes;
the tenth being an Atlas of fifty-four maps. Some of these volumes are
very bulky from the thickness of the vellum.

Upon this unique copy, M. Gail submitted to me, in writing, the
following remarks. "Of the Xenophon, two vellum copies were printed;
but of these, one was sent to the father of the present King of Spain,
and received by him in an incomplete state--as the Spanish Ambassador
told M. Gail: only six volumes having reached the place of their
destination. The Editor undertakes to give authenticated attestations
of this fact." "If," say M. Gail's written observations, "one
considers that each sheet of vellum, consisting of eight pages, cost
five francs ten sous, and three more francs in working off--and that
skins of vellum were frequently obliged to be had from foreign
countries, owing to the dearth of them at Paris--whereby the most
extravagant demands were sometimes obliged to be complied with--add to
which, that fifteen years have passed away since these sums were paid
down in hard cash,--the amount of the original expenses is doubled."
The volumes are in stout boards, and preserved in cases. In one of his
letters to me, respecting the sale of his vellum copy--the worthy
Professor thus pleasantly remarks: "Je ne veux pas m'enricher avec ce
livre qui, lorsque je serai cendres, aura un bien grand prix. Je n'ai
que le desir de me debarrasser d'une richesse qui m'est a charge, et
ne convient nullement a un modeste et obscur particulier, comme moi."
I subjoin the autograph of this worthy and learned Professor: hoping
yet to shake the hand heartily which guided the pen.

[Autograph]

[160] M. Millin DIED about the middle of the following month, ere I had
reached Vienna. His library was sold by auction in May 1819, under the
superintendence of Messrs. Debure, who compiled the sale catalogue. It
produced 53,626 francs. The catalogue contained 2556 articles or
numbers; of which several were very long sets. One article alone, no.
866., consisted of 326 volumes in folio, quarto, and octavo. It is
thus designated, "RECUEIL DE PIECES SUR LES ARTS, LA LITTE'RATURE, LES
ANTIQUITE'S, _en Latin, en Italien, et en Francois_. This article
produced 4501 francs, and was purchased by t