The miniature manuscript, titled A Book of Rhymes by Charlotte Bronte, Sold by Nobody, and Printed by Herself, to be offered by James Cummins Bookseller in conjunction with London dealer Maggs Brothers on behalf of the owner, a private individual.
It will be on display at the stand of James Cummins Bookseller of New York and is being offered in conjunction with London dealer Maggs Brothers on behalf of the owner, a private individual. It is understood to have a price in the region of $1.25m.
The miniature manuscript, titled A Book of Rhymes by Charlotte Bronte, Sold by Nobody, and Printed by Herself, is a collection of 10 poems written by her at the age of 13. The 15-page manuscript, smaller than a playing card, is dated December 1829, and is stitched in its original brown paper covers.
In 2019 The Brontë Parsonage Museum bought an 1830 autograph miniature manuscript by a 14-year-old Charlotte when it was auctioned at Aguttes in Paris. Written in minute characters in imitation of print, the tiny hand-sewn book is one of a series of ‘magazines’ created by siblings Charlotte and Branwell Brontë from January 1829 to August 1830.
The New York book fair runs from April 21-24 at Park Avenue Armory.
