Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript Americana, 2687, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024
Page Size: 319 items in 13 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26

Power of attorney and will drawn up by a sailor about to debark on a privateer.

[Philadelphia?], 22 September 1780 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
27

Letter describing the Massachusetts troops as "almost starveing" from lack of supplies.

Boston, 23 September 1780 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,500.00
28

Weatherwise's Town and Country Almanack, for the Year of Our Lord 1784.

Boston [1783] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
29

History of the War with America, France, Spain and Holland.

London 1785-1786 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 688.00
30

The History of the Origin, Progress and Termination of the American War.

London 1794 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,000.00
31

Invitation to Philadelphia's Lafayette Ball during his grand tour.

Philadelphia, [28] September 1824 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 813.00
32

Engraving of Banastre Tarleton after the portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

London 11 October 1782 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,188.00
33

Group of "Vue de Boston" vue d'optique prints.

Augsburg circa 1780s USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 438.00
34

Group of vue d'optique views of occupied New York.

Various places circa 1780s USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,625.00
35

Family commonplace book featuring two landscapes by Daniel Huntington.

Various places 1831-1848 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
36

Manuscript report on "Phrenological Character of Mr. Thomas Nast."

New York, 31 January 1860 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
37

Archive of the pioneering woman artist Arrah Lee Gaul.

Various places 1899-1980 (bulk 1911-1959) USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,750.00
38

Issue of "Godzilla: Asian American Art Network."

New York, Winter 1991 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
39

The Auctioneer's Guide, and How to Become an Auctioneer.

Chicago 1888 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 469.00
40

Photograph of the famous first flight at Kitty Hawk.

[Dare County, NC] [17 December 1903 event, later printing] USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,875.00
41

The Wright Brothers' first full account of their flights, in the Youngstown Vindicator.

Youngstown, OH, 6 January 1904 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
42

First National Exhibition of Aerial Craft.

Boston, February 1910 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
43

Photograph of the first airplane to visit Auburn, NY, part of a record-setting St. Louis to New York trip.

Auburn, NY, 21 August 1911 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
44

Group of 4 aviation images by the important documentary photographer.

No place circa early 1930s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
45

Group of press photographs relating to the Hindenburg disaster.

Lakehurst, NJ and elsewhere 1936-1938 and undated USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
46

Group of 8 oversized press photographs of Howard Hughes flights and aircraft, including his fiery 1946 wreck.

Various places 1938-1947 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 563.00
47

The Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament,

Newburyport, MA 1781 and 1782 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
48

Letters of Gold Rush miner Warren H. Porter, with the report of his fatal shooting by an outlaw.

Various places 1850-1855 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
49

Engaging diary of a Gold Rush mining hand and day laborer.

Various places, 31 December 1851 to 12 September 1852 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
50

A Series of Charts, with Sailing Directions, Embracing Surveys of . . . California.

Washington 1851 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD