Swann Galleries: Art, Subculture & LGBTQ+ History, 2728, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026

Page Size: 191 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	C. Bennette Moore	Portrait of the dancer, artist, and eventual gay icon Paul Swan (1883-1972) in costume. 1926.	1926	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,397.00
2	Jared French	Jared French, Untitled (Seated naked man and naked woman). Circa 1920s.	Circa 1920s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
3	Jared French	Jared French, Untitled (Seated male nude). 1931.	1931	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,397.00
4	Jared French	Jared French, Untitled (Portrait of a Man). 1937.	1937	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
5	Various Designers	Various Designers, Bachelor. The first six issues of an early "queer-coded" mass-market magazine. 1937.	1937	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,905.00
6	Jared French	Jared French (PaJaMa), Paul Cadmus. 1937.	1937	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,286.00
7	Jared French	Jared French (PaJaMa), Jose Martinez, Fire Island. 1939.	1939	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,794.00
8	George Platt Lynes	George Platt Lynes, Jared French in his studio. 1949.	1949	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
9	Avel De Knight	Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s.	circa 1940s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,905.00
10	Avel De Knight	Avel De Knight, Untitled (Four Drawings). Each circa 1940s.	circa 1940s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,905.00
11	Avel De Knight	Avel De Knight, Four Drawings. Each circa 1940s.	circa 1940s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,905.00
12	Bernard Perlin	Bernard Perlin, Untitled. 1942.	1942	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 3,302.00
13	Bernard Perlin	Bernard Perlin, Untitled (Self Portrait). circa 1940s.	Circa 1940s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
14	Perry Davis	Perry Davis, Rehearsal. Circa 1940s.	Circa 1940s.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
15	Carl Van Vechten	Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Christopher Isherwood. Circa 1940s.	Circa 1940s.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
16	Carl Van Vechten	Carl Van Vechten, Portrait of Alice B. Toklas with Her Dog in Paris. October 7, 1949.	1949	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 889.00
17	Cecil Beaton	Cecil Beaton, Self portrait on the set of My Fair Lady. 1963; printed 1970s.	1963; printed 1970s.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
18	George Platt Lynes	George Platt Lynes, Wilbur "Billy" Pippin. Circa 1951.	Circa 1951.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
19	George Platt Lynes	George Platt Lynes, Alexander Jensen Yow on Bed. Circa 1952.	Circa 1952.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,376.00
20	Theodore (Teddy) Haseltine	Theodore "Teddy" Haseltine, The Kingdom is There for the Will of the People. Circa 1952.	Circa 1952.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 792.00
21	John B. Lear	John B. Lear Jr., Untitled (Nude Sketch). 1959.	1959	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,904.00
22	John B. Lear	John B. Lear Jr., Otter. 1983.	1983	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,794.00
23	Robert Henry (Bob) Mizer	Bob Mizer, Ted Bentley & Dick Kreutel * Roy Webb & Robert Jackson * Gene Wilkinson. Circa 1950s; printed February 1992.	Circa 1950s; printed February 1992.	USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00	USD 1,905.00
24	Bruce Bellas	Bruce Bellas (Bruce of LA), A collection of 39 Bruce of LA male physique "beefcake" photographs. 1950s-60s.	1950s-60s.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,508.00
25	Pierre (1900) Molinier	Pierre Molinier, Autoportrait aux bas (Self-portrait with stockings). Circa 1960.	Circa 1960.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,206.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.