Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026

Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Leopold Hugo	Leopold Hugo. The Pacific. Circa 1930.	Circa 1930.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,143.00
2	George Fiske	George Fiske. Big Tree Room, Barnard's Hotel, Yosemite. 1884.	1884	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
3	Floyd B. Evans	Floyd B. Evans. Sand Falls. Circa 1940.	Circa 1940.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
4	Carleton E. Watkins	Carleton E. Watkins. The Three Brothers, Yosemite. Circa 1872.	1878-81.	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,160.00
5	Isaiah West Taber	Isaiah West Taber. The Three Brothers, 3,818 feet, reflected, Yosemite, California. Circa 1872; printed 1880s.	Circa 1872; printed 1880s.	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
6		The Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Circa 1885.	Circa 1885.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 698.00
7	Eadweard Muybridge	Eadweard Muybridge. Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Wm. H. Seward, 85 Feet in Circumference, 268 Feet High * North Dome, Yosemite, CA. 1872 and early 1870s.	1872 and early 1870s.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,794.00
8		Teddy Roosevelt in Glacier Point, Yosemite. 1903; printed circa 1930.	1903; printed Circa 1930.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,286.00
9	Dain L. Tasker	Dain L. Tasker. Photographing the waves (possibly Will Connell). Circa 1920.	Circa 1920.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
10	Augustus William Ericson	Augustus William Ericson. Scene in the California Redwoods. Circa 1900.	Circa 1900.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,016.00
11	Isaiah West Taber	Isaiah West Taber. Sorting prunes by hand, Santa Clara County, California. Circa 1880.	Circa 1880.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
12	Hi Worth	Hi Worth. Harvesting Celery * Trucks hauling produce. 1947 and 1950.	1947 and 1950.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
13	Otto Hagel	Otto Hagel. Lumberjack. 1960.	1960	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
14		An early two-part panorama of the San Francisco Waterfront, with thousands of ships in the harbor, most deserted. 1850-51; copied by Martin Behrman from a daguerreotype sometimes called "Forest of Masts" circa 1910.	1850-51. Circa 1910.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,286.00
15	Robert H. Vance	Robert H. Vance. Four children, San Francisco. Circa 1855.	Circa 1855.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
16		Gold miner William Pitt's Cabin in Diamond Springs, California, accompanied by his letter home. 1853.	1853	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
17	Carleton E. Watkins	Carleton E. Watkins. The University of California, Berkeley, and Bay, Alameda County. Circa 1874.	Circa 1874.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,572.00
18	Andrew Hill	Andrew Putnam Hill. The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose. Circa 1890.	Circa 1890.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
19		Opening Ceremonies, Transpacific Telephone Service. December 23, 1931.	1931	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
20	Carleton E. Watkins	Carleton E. Watkins. Geary Street Cable R.R., San Francisco. Circa 1880.	1880s.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
21		Oil Wells and House, Looking East from First Street, Los Angeles. Circa 1910.	Circa 1910.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
22		Union Oil Company L.B.C. #11 (Los Angeles). Circa 1930.	Circa 1930.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
23		A bird's-eye view of Los Angeles. Circa 1890.	Circa 1890.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
24	Sy Seidman	Sy Seidman. Crooked Little Street, Lombard St. San Francisco, CA. Circa 1945.	Circa 1945.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
25	Will Connell	Will Connell. Pasadena Freeway. Circa 1950.	Circa 1950.	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 1,524.00

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.