Duplicates of books which brought fabulous prices in the sale of the Kerne library in New York last month are now on exhibition in the Widener Memorial Room. All of the books have been picked from the Harry Elkins Widener collection, the duplicates of the more expensive books in the Kerne sale being selected. Hardly a volume duplicated in the present Widener exhibit sold for less than a thousand dollars in the recent New York sale.

Robert Browning's "Pauline" of which there are reputed to be but 11 copies in the world, brought $16,000. The exact duplicate of this volume is included in the Memorial Room exhibit. A Kilmamork edition of Burns which sold for $6,750 in New York because of the few lines of Burn's hand-writing contained in it, may be found in duplicate form in the Widener collection, the Widener volume containing several pages of the renowned poet's handwriting.

First Edition of "Robinson Crusoe"

Another book in the Kerne collection which brought a high price was one of the first editions of Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe". The duplicate of this volume which sold for $11,000 in New York, is now on exhibition in the University library. Still another duplicate of the New York sale now being exhibited in Widener is a copy of the first edition of "The Scarlet Letter". This volume brought $1,175 in New York, chiefly because of Hawthorne's autograph on the frontispiece. The Widener volume, however, not only has an autograph, but a word of greeting written in Hawthorne's own hand to the recipient of the book.

"Beauty and the Beast"

One of the finest books on exhibition in the Memorial Room is a copy of "Beauty and the Beast". This book is illustrated with high colors, every two or three pages containing a bright plate. The copy sold in the New York sale did not contain as many illustrations, yet brought a very high price.

Probably the most valuable book in the Widener collection is a copy of Poe's "Grotesque and Arabesque" printed in 1840. This book contains the author's greeting to the person to whom the book was presented. It is believed to be the only volume of his writings that Poe ever presented to anyone, and would probably bring one of the highest prices ever paid for a book if put up for public sale.