A Charlotte Bronte letter and a Walt Whitman-signed photo lead the treasures at PBA Galleries, Sept. 7

Walt Whitman’s own copy of a famed 1860 portrait that he signed and dated in ink, offered with an 1855 first edition of ‘Leaves of Grass, together estimated at $120,000-$180,000 at PBA Galleries.

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BERKELEY, Calif. – A wistful and chatty letter from Charlotte Bronte to her editor headlines PBA Galleries’ next Rare Books & Manuscripts auction, which takes place Thursday, September 7. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

Dated July 27, 1850, Bronte wrote the letter to the man whose firm, Smith, Elder, & Co., accepted the manuscripts for the debut novels of all three Bronte sisters, who had submitted them under the masculine pen names of Currer (Charlotte), Ellis (Emily) and Acton (Anne) Bell.

At the time she wrote the letter, Charlotte was the sole survivor of the three, having lost Emily and Anne to tuberculosis in 1848 and 1849, respectively, at the painfully young ages of 30 and 29. Also, by late July of 1850, the true identities of the Bronte sisters had been revealed.

Charlotte begins the three-page letter with a nod to the era when she and her sisters needed to masquerade in print as men, saying, “My dear Sir, The long and interesting letter you sent me reminded me of the old days – (they seem old days now) when you wrote to me as ‘Currer Bell Esq’…”

Within 54 lines, she speaks of a portrait she sat for and has yet to see, and shares an opinion on country living, stating, “where there is so little of human and social interest to give a lasting charm,” and goes on to say, “In Scotland, for instance, though the narrowness and prejudice of which you complain, may indeed be found, yet that stagnation of ideas, that insensibility to natural beauties, that extreme pettiness of feeling scarcely, I should think exist. I am bound, however, to confess that all these weeds grow rank enough in the cold, Moorish soil of the North of England….”

The letter, which is protected by a circa-1920s green leather folder that bears the armorial bookplate of Max Aitken, the first Lord Beaverbrook and publisher of the British tabloid The Daily Express, has an estimate of $40,000-$60,000.

Another standout lot in the September 7 sale lineup is an 1855 first edition, first issue of Walt Whitman’s immortal Leaves of Grass, offered with Whitman’s own copy of his famed 1860 photographic portrait, which he signed in ink. The lot carries an estimate of $120,000-$180,000.

Perhaps the prettiest author’s inscription to come to auction this year belongs to that on the first book in a complete set of first editions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Estimated at $35,000-$45,000, Tolkien inscribed the book to Hal Coomer, with whom he had appeared on a radio program in 1958.

Also demanding mention is The Magic Volume! an 1840 book that might be unique. Dubbed a “blow book,” it features more than one hand-colored illustration of Queen Victoria as the Queen of Hearts. As the lot notes explain, “The book appears to change its contents depending on how the pages are flicked through, an effect achieved with different-sized tabs along the fore-edge.” Its estimate is $8,000-$12,000.

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Significant three-page autograph letter, in ink, from Charlotte Bronte to her editor, William S. Williams, dated July 27, 1850, presented in a circa-1920s green leather folder and estimated at $40,000-$60,000 at PBA Galleries.
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1855 first edition, first issue of Walt Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass,’ offered with the author’s own copy of a famed 1860 portrait, which he signed and dated in ink, estimated at $120,000-$180,000 at PBA Galleries.
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First edition, first printings of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with a beautifully lettered inscription by Tolkien at the front of the first book, estimated at $35,000-$45,000 at PBA Galleries.
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1840 magic book featuring a hand-colored illustration of Queen Victoria, possibly unique, estimated at $8,000-$12,000 at PBA Galleries.
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Art by Woody Gwyn, Roger Mühl and Itshak Holtz wildly outperformed estimates at Freeman’s

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PHILADELPHIA — Artworks by Woody Gwyn, Roger Mühl and others soared far above their estimates at Freeman’s Art and Design auction on August 23. The sale was carried by LiveAuctioneers.

Field/Pond 1, an incredibly detailed and lush study of a grain field with water in the background by American artist Woody Gwyn (b. 1944-), had an estimate of $6,000-$10,000. Spirited bidding between the floor and internet buyers skyrocketed the piece to a final hammer of $45,000 ($58,950 with buyers premium).

Noted abstract landscape artist Roger Mühl’s Provence, an oil on canvas measuring 31.5 by 33.5in, was estimated at $3,000-$5,000. The artist’s work opened at $1,500, immediately shot to $20,000 and hammered at $28,000 ($36,680 with buyers premium).

Itshak Holtz (1925-2018) was a well-known Israeli and American Orthodox Jewish painter who focused on traditional scenes of Jewish life. His Made to Order oil on canvas depicting a tailor plying his trade hammered at $22,000 ($28,820 with buyers premium), well beyond the estimate of $1,000-$1,500.

A Georg Jensen sterling flatware service for 12 (86 pieces in all, total weight approximately 83.95 oz. t., excluding dinner and luncheon knives) cut through to an amazing $26,000 ($34,060 with buyers premium) after being assigned an estimate of $6,000-$8,000.

Considered one of the “most important voices in postwar art,” Betty Woodman (1930-2018) worked primarily in ceramics. Her circa-1983 terracotta pillow pitcher hammered at $15,000 ($19,650 with buyers premium).
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Woody Gwyn, ‘Field/Pond 1,’ sold for $45,000 ($58,950 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Roger Mühl, ‘Provence,’ sold for $28,000 ($36,680 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Itshak Holtz, ‘Made to Order,’ sold for $22,000 ($28,820 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Georg Jensen sterling flatware service for 12, sold for $26,000 ($34,060 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Betty Woodman, Pillow Pitcher, sold for $15,000 ($19,650 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Jorgen Hansen and Jens Thuesen Futura bar cabinet from 1959, sold for $8,000 ($10,480 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Don Van Vliet, ‘Day Barrette,’ sold for $22,000 ($28,820 with buyer’s premium) at Freeman’s.
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Tomes of the ancients: Books from the 15th-19th centuries showcased Sept. 5

Early 19th-century illuminated partial Koran, estimated at $4,000-$5,000 at Jasper52.

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NEW YORK – Choice antique books by the hundreds appear in Jasper52‘s next Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Books auction, which will take place Tuesday, September 5, starting at 7 pm Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

As is to be expected for a sale of this sort, among the 549 lots are a wide range of choices in the category of antique Bibles. It is also well-supplied with works of poetry, travel, and history, as well as medicine and law. There are even a few tomes old enough to qualify as incunabula.

Click here now to register for Jasper52’s Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Books auction event, to be held exclusively at LiveAuctioneers on September 5.
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