This current exhibition at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh contains a rare Brontë book:
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Rare Books and Special Collections
The exhibit also provides a unique opportunity to view some of the wonderful and rare books in our Vira I. Heinz Collection, located in CLP-Main’s Rare Book room. Heinz (1888-1983), like Mercur, was a trailblazer, attaining and maintaining status, wealth, and a charitable disposition both before and after her marriage to Clifford S. Heinz.
The books on exhibit from the Vira I. Heinz collection present a small sample of some of the treasures that exist within our larger rare books collection. Beautifully illustrated editions of “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Bronte, featuring lithographs by Barnett Freedman, and the “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge speak to Heinz’ love of the classics. While a small press edition of “A Place on Earth” by Gwen Frostic, and “A Lady’s Travels Round the World,” 1852, by Ida Pfeiffer, hint at her desire to empower women to take on life’s great unknowns.
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