The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-25
STEVENSON PORTRAIT
BOUGHT FOR S14,SO0
Sargent Painting Of Writer
Goes to George ID. Smith:
to Stay Here.
SALE TOTAL NOW $40, 1855

The second days sale OF the Robert
Louis Stevenson collection In the Ander-
son Galleries brought forward some OF
the most important Items and induced
many high bids There was largo at
tendance at both afternoon and evening
sessions and In the evening. in addition
10 book lovers. many well known picture
buyers were seen. attracted by the pros
pect OF obtaining the Sargent portrait Of
Stevenson.
This picture was 4 work OF the highest
interest. 80 Intimate and unconventional
that Stevenson himself thought IL too
! eccentric to be exhibited" The writer
was shown, as he expressed II In a Witty
letter. walking about In my drawing
room. IN my velveteen Jacket and twisting
as ] go my own mustaChe."
Many persons thought the right place
for this picture Is In the National Portrait
Gallery of London; but on the other
hand, the American lovers OF Robert
Louis Stevonsons books will rejoice at
its purchase by George ID. Smith, tho New
York dealer. for $l4.sO0
The picture, II was therefore surrnise
will remain IN America. for Mr. Smith Is
the accredited agent for one OF our best
known New York collectors. The disap-
pointed second bidder was j. + Billiard.
who also was successful in acquiring the
Saint Gaudens medallion portrait Of Steven
son, by many thought the best Stevenson
portrait, for $4,000 The plaster cast of
Robins lie Pr!ntemps," which had been
given by the sculptor 20 Stevenson, sold
20 George u. Smith for $500.
est. Ives" Manuscript, Ss75
Tho autograph manuscript OF est. ives"
WAS bought by James f. Drake for 1915
and a manuscript copy Of the "Vaili:na
Prayer" went to G. Tucker for $3.50
Other sales In the evening session were
a manuscript journal 10 @. II Smith
for $3.50. manuscript for tho collection
OF snort Fables" sass. and manuscript
tor The Isle of Voices" $3.50. both to
the ROsenbach Company. The Rosenbach
Company obtained also the original draft
fpr "iIedthercat' for $500. George II.
smith bought manuscript OF farce.
"Aprn Day" for $40; manuscript OF
'AutolYCus IN Service" for $tl0 and the
first drafts for Underworld for 5000.
3 The particular feature Of tha afternoon
session was the sale OF the Sunbeam
Maya ;tns. No POS. which Stevenson edited
when student in Mr.. Tominson's day
school In Edinburgh. and to which he WAS
the chief contributor. only one copy Of
the magazine wns made and this was
uaSsod from hand to hand al u charge OF
a penny night II sold To- T.. II. Wen
doll for 81 .4hO. Mr.. Wendell also Oh, ain ed
No. 2ei. The His'ory OF Moses in the
handwriting Of Stev,rson's mother. from
the boys dcuation. The novelist was then
q years old. and the illustrations sc-
companyins Il are by him II broush
$3.50.
Gabriel Weiss gave s365 for No 304.
u manuscr!p; notebook. with many early
poems and essays. s365 for No. 800. ar
original manuscript entitled The Art Of
Literature $50 for No ?99. original
manuscript for In IN. Wlndbound Are
thusa,' and $40 for No. l6S stevens ~ :
b copy of Bacon. George l. Smith bpug ~
40. 500. a blank book containing draft
for life OF the noyclist'S father FOR
$500 No. 275, a death mass OF Keats for
500 No. el5. Stevenson's copy az Horace
for $50, and No 1876. hL. ballad Minis
jrelsy," for $40.
William Sloane paid SIS for No ~. a
Bible that had been given Stevenson by
his nurse. and Sl37 for No. 90o. Little
Arthur's History Of England" also pre-
scented "a him by his nurse for sI37. Mrs
Payne Whitney gave $50 for No. 200. S'e-
N.nson's "ch.'de Harp.d's Pilgrimage. J
+ Jefferson bought 10 23c. "A Directory
fer On. Navigati1u 81 the South Sea Is
auds.' Tor <a5. George H. Mayer paid
>loo Cor G.aus's Mark Of Cain" with q
po""cal Inscription 10y tho author. and
Curtis Walters bought No. 800. an origi.
nal manuscript poem "A summer Night
for Sl15.
Other sales were No. 3ll. a manuscript
notebook. TO George II Smith. for s32O
No. 3l5, manuscript OF finland Voyage
90 Gabriel Weiss. Tor si65 NO SlG. nrs
lrl't If Travels with a Oonk,v," To- j
". Araot. Tor $3.50. ~. d3l, manuscript
Of "S.lvertdo Suunttors." To- Gabrie
Weiss: No 2': origina, drIf, Tor Mora
Tales" 10 r 4 Gannan. FOR s40S. an,
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