Swann Galleries: Autographs, 2686, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 14, 2024 - November 14, 2024
Page Size: 158 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Autograph Letter Signed, to nine-year-old Betty Transeau

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
102 ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Photograph dated and Signed, as President

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,875.00
103 ROOSEVELT, THEODORE.

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. Two partly-printed Documents Signed, as President, military commissions.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 938.00
104 TRUMP, DONALD.

TRUMP, DONALD. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "Best Wishes!,"

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 813.00
105 WILSON, WOODROW.

WILSON, WOODROW. Photograph Signed, half-length portrait by Edmonston

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 469.00
106

(PRESIDENTS.) Three Photographs Signed, or Signed and Inscribed to Anthony F. Janak

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 938.00
107

(PRESIDENTS.) Two Partly-printed vellum Documents Signed, as President, military commissions

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
108 ARMSTRONG, LOUIS.

ARMSTRONG, LOUIS. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "My Best wishes / To / Fletcher Allen

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 813.00
109 CAGE, JOHN.

CAGE, JOHN. Two items, each Signed, to Joseph Gerwood: Color Photograph * Brief Autograph Letter.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
110 CARUSO, ENRICO.

CARUSO, ENRICO. Photograph postcard Signed and Inscribed, "To Franceschina / With many thanks

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
111 CASALS, PABLO.

CASALS, PABLO. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "To Tony Janak / Cordial souvenir

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
112 FITZGERALD, ELLA.

FITZGERALD, ELLA. Photograph postcard Signed and Inscribed, "Best / Wishes to you

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 469.00
113 GERSHWIN, GEORGE.

GERSHWIN, GEORGE. Signature, on a bust portrait of him clipped from the January 31, 1932 issue

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 688.00
114 HAYDN, JOSEPH.

HAYDN, JOSEPH. Autograph Musical Manuscript, unsigned, 4 complete canons for two or 4 voices

USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
115 LISZT, FRANZ.

LISZT, FRANZ. Autograph Letter Signed, "F. Liszt," to an unnamed friend of Mrs. Schumann, in German

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,750.00
116 MAHLER, GUSTAV.

MAHLER, GUSTAV. Autograph Letter Signed, "Gustav," to his sister Emma Marie Eleanor Rose-Mahler

USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,000.00
117 MAHLER, GUSTAV.

MAHLER, GUSTAV. Letter Signed, "Mahler," as Director of the Vienna Hof-Operntheater

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 7,250.00
118 RACHMANINOFF, SERGEI.

RACHMANINOFF, SERGEI. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, to Michael Sheian

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,750.00
119 WAGNER, RICHARD.

WAGNER, RICHARD. Autograph Letter Signed, to August Rockel, in German

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,125.00
120 BALDWIN, JAMES.

BALDWIN, JAMES. Nobody Knows My Name. Signed and Inscribed, "James Baldwin / Godspeed,"

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
121 BELLOW, SAUL.

BELLOW, SAUL. Archive of 11 letters, each Signed, "Saul" or in full, to his English instructor

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
122 BELLOW, SAUL.

BELLOW, SAUL. Typed Letter Signed, "Saul," to his English instructor at Northwestern

USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 688.00
123 BUKOWSKI, CHARLES.

BUKOWSKI, CHARLES. Typed Letter Signed, "Buk," to David Pini ("Hello Mr. Pini"), with a holograph

USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 500.00
124 CARLYLE, THOMAS.

CARLYLE, THOMAS. Autograph Quotation Signed, "T. Carlyle," fair copy of his "Simon Brodie's Cow,"

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 375.00
125 CHURCHILL, WINSTON S.

CHURCHILL, WINSTON S. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. Signed on the front free endpaper

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,750.00
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