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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Tom Eckersley; Eric Lombers | Visit Them By London Transport / British Museum |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 539.00 | |
| 102 | Various Artists | Group of 13 magazine ads & small posters |
c. 1950; 1938; 1949-50 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103 | Designer Unknown | The Financial Times / Best for Business |
c. 1950s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 104 | Charles Buckles Falls | [Art Deco / New Year's Graphics] |
1921-1937 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 105 | Jill Mitchell | Graphic Arts Exposition / Grand Central Palace |
1927 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 106 | Alexey Brodovitch | Libertad De Palabra |
1942 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 107 | Milton Ackoff | Polio Care Open to All |
1949 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 108 | Herbert Bayer | Polio Research |
1949 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 109 | Charles and Ray Eames | Giant House of Cards |
1953 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 110 | Joseph Muller-Brockmann | Schutzt das Kind! |
1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 111 | Pieter Brattinga | Architektuur L. Mies van der Rohe |
1959 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 112 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Atoms for Peace |
1955 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 113 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Nucleodynamics |
1955 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 114 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Solar Dynamics |
1955 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 115 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Astrodynamics |
1955 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,079.00 | |
| 116 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Electrodynamics |
1955 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 117 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Electronic Intelligence |
1955 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 118 | Giovanni (1946) Pintori | Olivetti Elettresumma 22 |
1956 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 726.00 | |
| 119 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Basic Forces |
1956 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,452.00 | |
| 120 | Erich Nitsche | General Dynamics / Radiation Dynamics |
1956 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 121 | Erik Nitsche | General Dynamics / Servodynamics |
1956 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 122 | Erik Nitsche | General Dynamics / Triga |
1958 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 123 | Erik Nitsche | General Dynamics / Worlds Without End |
1958 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 124 | Erik Nitsche | General Dynamics / First Step into Space |
1958 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 125 | Erik Nitsche | General Dynamics / The Energetic Sea |
1958 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
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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 -
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.