Swann Galleries: Graphic Design, Vintage Posters, 2734, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 07, 2026 - April 07, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Fayette Bragdon | The Chap Book / The Juggler Sun |
c. 1895 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,286.00 | |
| 2 | Heinrich Lefler | Jubilaums Kunstausstellung |
1898 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 3 | Berthold Loffler | Kaiser Huldigung's Festzug |
1908 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 4 | Julius Klinger | Die Kunst der Nadel / Anitta Muller |
1916 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 5 | Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen | Franzosische Kunstausstellung Zu Krefeld |
1907 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 6 | Designer Unknown | Tantal Lamp / De Sterkste Metaaldraad |
c. 1910 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 7 | Chris Lebeau | De Magier / Teater - Verrad |
c. 1914 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,604.00 | |
| 8 | Wilhelm Kage | Kamera - Bilder / Henry Buergel Goodwin |
1916 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 9 | Peter Behrens | Der Kuss |
1898 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 10 | Bruno Paul | Kunst im Handwerk |
1901 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,904.00 | |
| 11 | Emil Preetorius | Darmstadter Fastnachts: Zeitung |
1909 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 12 | Erich Muller | Hansom Cigarette |
1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 13 | Ludwig Hohlwein | Weltausstellung Brussel |
1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 14 | Ludwig Hohlwein | Universitats - Tattersall |
1912 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 | |
| 15 | Gustav Klutsis | [Electrification of the Entire Country] |
1920 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 | |
| 16 | Gustav Klutsis | [The Reality of Our Program is Real People / It's You and Me] |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 17 | Gustav Klutsis | [Victory of Socialism in Our Country is Guaranteed] |
1932 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | Designer Unknown | [We Will Meet the 15th Anniversary of the October Revolution At The Ready] |
1932 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 19 | Designer Unknown | [Peasant, Don’t Forget Your Brothers, The Prisoners of Capitalism] |
1927 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 20 | Nebezhin-Nemov | [Proletarians and Oppressed Peoples Of The World] |
1931 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,778.00 | |
| 21 | Art Workshop in Lenizogiz | [The Revolution's Order is Fulfilled] |
1931 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 22 | The Artists' Brigade | [To Industry Workers' Hands Free From Collective Agriculture] |
1931 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 23 | El Lissitzky | [USSR Im Bau] |
1933-1935 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 24 | E. Emanueli (Emanuel Luftglas) | [The "Broom" / The Palestine Satirical - Humoristic Theater] |
1932 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 25 | E. Emanueli (Emanuel Luftglas) | [The "Broom" Satirical Theater / Anthem for National Products] |
1933 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 792.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950