Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript Americana, 2687, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Notebooks documenting the Bowdoin training and private practice of a Maine physician. |
Maine | 1853-1883 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 177 | Original manuscript diary of a mission to western New York with Joseph Smith. |
Various places | 16 September to 20 October 1833 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 | |
| 178 | Family record of Brigham Young and his siblings, compiled by a cousin during the Kirtland period. |
No place | circa 1838 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 | |
| 179 | Pair of documents signed by Joseph Smith's grandfather and uncle in Vermont. |
Tunbridge, VT | 1805 and 1814 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 | |
| 180 | Volume of the magazine "Plain Truth," which may have influenced Joseph Smith. |
Canandaigua, NY, 28 March 1823 to 1 March 1824 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 938.00 | ||
| 181 | Pair of cartes-de-visite of early Salt Lake City actors Phil Margetts and Annie Adams. |
Salt Lake City, UT | 1866 and 1868 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 182 | Volume of the New-York Organ, with coverage of Seneca Falls, Poe's death, the Mormon settlement, and more. |
New York | 18 March 1848 to 6 April 1850 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,063.00 | |
| 183 | Records of the Sterling iron mines and railway in Orange County. |
Sterlington, NY | 1859-1948 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,250.00 | |
| 184 | Group of mammoth photographic views of early Shelter Island. |
Shelter Island, NY | circa 1890s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 185 | Collection of Shelter Island ephemera, manuscripts, and photos. |
Shelter Island, NY and environs, bulk 1810-1932 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,063.00 | ||
| 186 | Album kept by a Civilian Conservation Corps worker in western New York. |
Various places, bulk 1935-1937 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 187 | The Picture of New-York; or, The Traveller's Guide. |
New York | 1807 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 | |
| 188 | Volume of the New York Times. |
New York, 3 January to 30 June 1866 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 938.00 | ||
| 189 | Pictures of New York Life & Character. |
[New York] | circa 1877 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 190 | [Petition to President Taft] |
New York, 9 April 1912 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 813.00 | ||
| 191 | A manuscript history of Steubenville titled "History of Centre Church." |
Steubenville, OH | 1860-1862 (transcribed 1908) | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 563.00 | |
| 192 | Volumes containing alternating issues of Porcupine's Gazette and Claypoole's American Advertiser. |
Philadelphia, January to June 1799 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,875.00 | ||
| 193 | The American Museum. |
Philadelphia | 1787-92 issues (printed 1788-93) | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 194 | A Collection of Speeches of the President of the United States. |
Boston | July 1796 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 | |
| 195 | Leaf said to be from George Washington's letterbook, inscribed by his great-great-nephew. |
Prospect Hill, WV | 1 March 1833 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 688.00 | |
| 196 | Miniature portrait of George Washington in a frame made from Mount Vernon wood. |
Washington | 1859 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 197 | An unrecorded satirical piece on Adams and Jackson titled "The Book of Chronicles." |
No place | circa 1829 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 198 | Ribbon badge depicting Andrew Jackson over his famous toast: "The Union--It Must be Preserved." |
No place, undated | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 563.00 | ||
| 199 | William Henry Harrison ribbon from the New Haven County Convention. |
New Haven County, CT, 8 October 1840 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 200 | An uncut tintype sheet of 30 miniature campaign photographs of the 4 candidates for use in badges. |
No place | 1860] | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
