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
126

Grace Defended, in a Modest Plea for an Important Truth.

Boston 1744 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 813.00
127

Two Lectures on Comets, Read in the Chapel of Harvard-College.

Boston 1759 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
128

Correspondence of Consul James Maury with related family papers.

Various places 1790-1914 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,750.00
129

Papers of the distinguished Gilpin family.

Various places 1816-1847 and undated USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,375.00
130

Extensive family papers of noted physician Cornelius R. Agnew.

Various places, bulk 1859-1920 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 13,750.00
131

Ripon College yearbook and supplement showing junior Harrison Ford in his first acting role.

Ripon, WI 1963 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
132

Diaries as the head of the International Banking Corporation offices in Peking.

Peking, China 11 October 1916 to 7 July 1917 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
133

The notorious early Florida land speculator shares his life story with the British Prime Minister.

Saint Augustine, FL 15 April 1787 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,875.00
134

Album of early Florida views mounted on album leaves.

Florida circa 1870s USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 563.00
135

Album of cyanotype views of Apalachicola's Ruge family and beyond.

Apalachicola, FL and elsewhere circa 1895-1896 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 750.00
136

Photographs documenting the early years of the planned community of Oldsmar.

Oldsmar, FL, circa 1918 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
137

A Tale of Two Cities: West Palm Beach and Palm Beach.

Palm Beach, FL 1932 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
138

Group of Florida distillery order forms and price lists.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
139

Large group of stereoviews from St. Augustine.

Various places 1874 and undated USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
140

Dr. W.S. Watermire's Family Friend and Adviser: Containing an Invaluable Collection of Over 700 Practical Recipes.

East Unadilla, MI 1861 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 531.00
141

Posters for the A&P Supermarket chain from the "Growing with America for 75 Years" series.

No place, [1934] USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 375.00
142

Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces.

London 1779 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
143

Le Docteur Francklin couronne par la Liberte.

[France], [1779] USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,040.00
144

Full-length profile titled "On l'a vu desarmer les Tirans et les Dieux."

Paris circa 1780s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 715.00
145

Untitled portrait after Barbier's drawing of Houdon's bust.

[France] circa 1800 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
146

The son of Alexander Hamilton describes a trip to New Orleans, dinners with President Jackson, and more.

Various places 1822-1829 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,875.00
147

A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands.

Hartford, CT 1847 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 813.00
148

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between Her Majesty and the King of the Sandwich Islands.

London 1852 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
149

He Mele Lahui Hawaii.

Honolulu, HI USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,875.00
150

Hoomanamana--Idolatry.

[Honolulu] circa 1890 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 313.00
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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
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    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 .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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.
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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    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