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      • (DJUNA BARNES 1892-1982) Portrait of writer Djuna Barnes, apparently supplied to the American Academy of Arts and Letters upon her indu
        Aug. 18, 2022

        (DJUNA BARNES 1892-1982) Portrait of writer Djuna Barnes, apparently supplied to the American Academy of Arts and Letters upon her indu

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        (DJUNA BARNES 1892-1982) Portrait of writer Djuna Barnes, apparently supplied to the American Academy of Arts and Letters upon her induction in 1959. Silver print, the image measuring 235x152 mm; 9 1/4x6 1/4 inches, the mount 356x254 mm; 14x10 inches, with the Pach Brothers' imprint on mount recto. Circa 1920s. With--A letter written by Jeff Schaire, a former editor-in-chief of Art and Antiques Magazine, describing some context of this work, which was supplied by Barnes to the American Academy of Arts and Letters upon her induction. The Pach Brothers studio was commissioned to create a new portrait of each inducted member, however apparently Barnes insisted on supplying her own image, which was then mounted to a Pach Brothers' board. Both Man Ray and Berenice Abbott photographed Barnes in the 1920s, but this image, featuring a striking high-necked polka dot blouse and hat, is uncredited.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • Autographs.- Barnes (Djuna) Collection of 6 autograph items, 1937-74.
        Jul. 21, 2022

        Autographs.- Barnes (Djuna) Collection of 6 autograph items, 1937-74.

        Est: £150 - £200

        NO RESERVE Autographs.- Barnes (Djuna) Typed Postcard signed, to "Mr Garaci", on a printed Pablo Picasso postcard, oblong 8vo, New York, 6th November 1974, denying a second caller, signature and annotations from Barnes in green ink, stamp lightly smudged; and 5 other cut signatures, addresses in manuscript pen, one with post-stamp, some with pencil dates to corner, 1937-1974 (6)

        Forum Auctions - UK
      • Barnes, Djuna (1892-1982) Ladies Almanack: Showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is wit
        Jul. 15, 2021

        Barnes, Djuna (1892-1982) Ladies Almanack: Showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is wit

        Est: $600 - $800

        Barnes, Djuna (1892-1982) Ladies Almanack: Showing their Signs and their Tides; their Moons and their Changes; the Seasons as it is with them; their Eclipses and Equinoxes; as well as a full Record of Diurnal and Nocturnal Distempers. Paris: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Edward W. Titus, 4 Rue Delambre at the sign of the Black Manikin, [printed by Imprimerie Darantiere at Dijon], 1928. Limited edition, copy number 679 of 1,050 copies, without coloring; with Titus imprint intact; publisher's paper wrappers, somewhat fragmentary glassine wrappers present, mostly unopened, some foxing to fore-edges, 9 x 7 1/4 in. Barnes's lesbian roman à clef features a saintly heroine (modeled by the author on herself) who offers practical help to the women of her circle in need of support.

        Swann Auction Galleries
      • BARNES, Djuna (1892–1982). Ryder. New York: Horace Liverigh...
        Mar. 13, 2021

        BARNES, Djuna (1892–1982). Ryder. New York: Horace Liverigh...

        Est: $200 - $300

        BARNES, Djuna (1892–1982). Ryder. New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. 8vo. Illustrated with full-page plates including frontispiece by the author. Publisher’s blue cloth stamped in gilt and lettered in red (small worm hole to spine panel), red top edge; original dust jacket with $3.00 price sticker affixed to front flap (spine panel faded, old tape repairs to verso of jacket along spine ends and upper edge, small tear to lower panel). FIRST EDITION, one of 3000 copies. Author’s first novel that was heavily censored during publication to which the author added asterisks to mark the changes or “where sense, continuity, and beauty have been damaged”. In 1979, Barnes declined the opportunity to restore the censored passages, making the censored version the only edition that exists.

        Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
      • Autographs: Djuna Barnes
        Jan. 18, 2012

        Autographs: Djuna Barnes

        Est: $100 - $200

        Autographs: Djuna Barnes American writer (1892-1982) who was a pivotal figure in the integration of modernist literature in the 1920s and 1930s. Nightwood, Barnes' cult classic of modern fiction, features an introduction by T. S. Eliot. Brief TLS signed "D. Barnes," one page, 5.5 x 3.25, February 5, 1970. "Thank you Mr. Wilson-no." Light soiling, postal cancellation to the top, and irregular ink adhesion to the beginning of the signature, otherwise fine condition. This quick letter to Robert Wilson, owner of the renowned Phoenix Book Shop in Greenwich Village, is the first piece we've ever offered from Barnes.

        RR Auction
      • BARNES, DJUNA. 1892-1982.
        Jun. 22, 2011

        BARNES, DJUNA. 1892-1982.

        Est: $600 - $900

        2 Typed Letters Signed ("Djuna Barnes"), 2 pp, 4to and 8vo, New York, February 12, 1969 and December 29, 1976, to John Gruen and William Targ, the earlier letter turning down a film offer, the later chastising a publisher for having misrepresented her in a biography of Natalie Barney, with original transmittal envelopes, generally fine. Provenance: Estate of Charles Williamson and Tucker Fleming.

        Bonhams
      • BARNES, DJUNA. 1892-1982.
        Apr. 20, 2011

        BARNES, DJUNA. 1892-1982.

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        Autograph Letter Signed ("Djuna"), 5 pp, 8vo, Paris, June 24, 1937, to Antonia White, discussing writing, light spotting and thumbing to a few leaves. Barnes writes novelist Antonia White ("Tony"), thanking her for her comments on Barnes' novel Nightwood, mentioning T.S. Eliot ("Tom"), who wrote the novel's introduction, and exhorting White to "Keep on writing—it's a woman's only hope—except lace making. They do say that dulls the eye in about 5 years, if persevered in." See illustration.

        Bonhams
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