The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-25
STEVENSON LETTERS
BOUGHT BY G. D. Smith
New Yorker Purchases Fortv-
seven Autograph Manu-.
scripts in London.
PAYS TOTAL OF S13.735
Sale of Rare Books and Docu.
mcnts at Sothcby's Real
ICES S32.G85.
PAYS TOTAL OF S13,735
Spccfdi cable Dsspatch IN Tur srv


LONDON July 2i.--T'here wns keen bid.
ding at the sale at Sotheby's to-day o.
forty-seven autograph letters and manu-.
scripts by tho latc Robert Louis Steven.
son. George n. Smith, tho New York
book dealer. bought nineteen OF tho Ste.
vcnsoniana, among which were the follow.
ing:
An autograph draft Of the evidence IN b.
given by Stevenson at mock trial M
Davos, $50 G195) Authors and Pub.
fishers" an interesting autorrapf manu-.
script article on the usefulness OF pub.
fishers, Zoo 't3oo) Random Memories"
evidently the rough beginning ~ "a prs.
jected autobiography. giving memories NJ
Homhurg and the authors emotions IN rhs
gambling houses. f7O (S35O).
David Balfour." probably nm early
draft Of several chapters Of "Catrionn,"
brought ESQ $4,000 an autograph letter
to tho authors mother. headed "a Christ.
mas Sermon" fi6 Cs23O) another auto
graph letter 10 hts mother. cal Gtb;
an autograph letter to his father telling
of HIS sharp sufferings for twcntv-sovon
years. f53 ts2s5) first edition ~ "id.
miral Guinea" Beau Austin" and MA.
caire." f43 CS215).
Edinburgh University MAGAZINE" with
articles by Stevenson, with fun LIST n,
contents IN his handwriting r7l ,t25r);
first edition Of Moral Emhloms." a coll
lection OF cuts and verses, $50 tsI50l
first edition Of ''Th" Gravcr and the Pen
or "Scencs from Stature. with appropriate
verses" ISL S155D Rob and Ben n
The Pirate and the Apothocary." e.:
S16o); Miscellaneous Fragments ny
Stevenson and osbourne, loose, 500
Cs5oO).
smith BUYS 10 Lots.
This sale, which lasted two dav. n.
oluded also rare books and Illuminated
. and valuable manuscripts. Tho ..ri
total realized was t6.527 Cs32.G35l Vi
Smith bought 10 lots for f2.7i7 ,Sl3.Ts5).
Among his purchases were: 4 ps4I,s
Of King David. illuminated manu-.
script on Ncllum. OF the early fourteenth
century, f49 Cs245) book Of hours "a "A
a calendar, F'rauco-F1cmsh. of the ~.
tenth century. t9s $500 another book OF
hours, French, OF tho hftoen'h century,
$50 Eio0) AN Italian book OF hours
fifteenth century. f345 Csl725l.
Edmund sponsors The Facrlc Queena"
first edition. fl20 $4,000 first edition q
Zen Jonson's The Alchemlst," dated
1912. ESQ Gioo) DE Rury's "philohibl0r."
dated 1913. ESQ $3.50 limitations OF
original drawings of Hans Holbo.n's, fis
tS245) Aken's collection Of Racing,
Hunting, Shooting and other subjects"
$40 s2i5) Master Humphreys Ciock.'
by william Humphreys, $40 Cteoo)
lock Of Gen Wolfe's hair IN git oval
frame, $50 Gl6O) Gen. Wolfcs own
copy OF the trial Of tho Hon. Admiral
Byng, fS5 s425) original manuscripts
from THE New Amphion," f2U0 ,Sl,0u"l.
Other dealers bought the following. IN
autograph letter from Robert Lp4s
Stevenson to Lloyd Osbourne. "a CSl20
autograph verses by Stevenson To- rs
wife. f39 t$l95J draft Of an AUTOGRAPH
letter to an AUTOGRAPH hunter who had
annoyed Stevenson bog spelling his name
"Stephcu.Ou," t-N tSl4UJ; a letter from
St,.ouson to OsDuuue about their ,l.-
laboIatlon on "rle NrocNor,' f72 G2f.J,
bought by Sah.n, autograph mauuacr =
of Weir of Hermls,on,' t22S Gl,lI0J,
purchase py Sduln,