Swann Galleries: Autographs, 2735, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Nelson Mandela | Nelson Mandela — Large color Photograph Signed |
1998 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 52 | Napoleon | Napoleon — Document Signed |
1798 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 53 | Napoleon | Napoleon — Letter Signed |
1802 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,488.00 | |
| 54 | Josephine Bonaparte | Josephine Bonaparte — Letter Signed |
1808 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,584.00 | |
| 55 | Emma Hamilton | Emma Hamilton — Autograph Letter Signed |
1813 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 56 | Horatio Nelson | Horatio Nelson — Autograph Letter Signed |
1803 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,556.00 | |
| 57 | Horatio Nelson | Horatio Nelson — Fragment of Document Signed |
1804 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 58 | Alfred Nobel | Alfred Nobel — Autograph Note |
1895 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,112.00 | |
| 59 | Henri Becquerel | Henri Becquerel — Autograph Letter Signed |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 60 | Louis de Broglie | Louis de Broglie — Two items, each Signed |
1973 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 61 | Louis de Broglie | Louis de Broglie — Autograph Letter Signed |
1977 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 62 | Paul A.M. Dirac | Paul A.M. Dirac — Autograph Manuscript Signed |
1980 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 | |
| 63 | Paul A.M. Dirac | Paul A.M. Dirac — Autograph Letter Signed |
1979 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 64 | Albert Einstein; Underwood & Underwood | Albert Einstein — Photograph dated and Signed |
1921 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 65 | Albert Einstein; Underwood & Underwood | Albert Einstein — Photograph Signed |
c. 1921 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,318.00 | |
| 66 | Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein — Signature and date |
1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,572.00 | |
| 67 | Enrico Fermi | Enrico Fermi — Autograph Letter Signed on postcard |
1923 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 68 | Richard Feynman | Richard Feynman — Color Photograph Signed |
ND | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 69 | Werner Heisenberg; Tita Binz | Werner Heisenberg — Photograph Signed |
ND | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 70 | Gustav Ludwig Hertz; James Franck | Gustav Ludwig Hertz; James Franck — Signed Items |
ND(1964) | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | |
| 71 | Max von Laue | Max von Laue — Photograph Signed |
ND | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | |
| 72 | Tsung-Dao Lee; Chen-Ning Yang | Tsung-Dao Lee; Chen-Ning Yang — Signed Items |
nd; 1958 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 429.00 | |
| 73 | Wolfgang Pauli; Pleyer-Foto | Wolfgang Pauli — Photograph Signed |
ND | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,206.00 | |
| 74 | Roger Penrose | Roger Penrose — Signature and date |
1996 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 363.00 | |
| 75 | Max Planck | Max Planck — Signature and date |
1927 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 |
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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