His estate library was sold in a catalogue sale by Basil Blackwell's in 1979.

The additional income generated will serve to replace the contributions lost because of the catalogue sale by Greenspring, which has provided about $4 million a year to the charity.

Terming the reports on the possible catalogue sale as "false," Edward A. Brennan, the Sears chairman and chief executive, added, "The company is committed to the profitable growth of the catalogue business."