Swann Galleries: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, 2743, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 11, 2026 - June 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Johnson Samuel | A Dictionary of the English Language |
London | 1760 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,188.00 |
| 206 | Horeau Hector | Panorama D’Egypte et de Nubia |
Paris | 1841-1846 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,079.00 |
| 207 | Plunkett Walter | Costume Designs for Gone With The Wind |
Redondo Beach, CA | [1975] | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 349.00 |
| 208 | Jordan David Starr; Evermann Barton Warren | Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission. Vol. XXIII, for 1903. The Aquatic Resources of the Hawaiian Islands |
Washington, D.C. | 1905-1906 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,588.00 |
| 210 | Tajima S. | Selected Relics of Japanese Art |
Kyoto | 1901 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 211 | Miyako Meisho; Saikoku Junrei Saikenki; Banpo Zensho |
Japan | 1786; 1791; 1718 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 212 | Merrick George E.; Dammers & Burnes | Coral Gables Homes for Sale |
Miami | circa 1925 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 213 | Wallace John | A Brief Sketch of the Campaign in 1814 |
London | 1816 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 214 | Anderson Alexander | A General History of Quadrupeds |
New York | 1804 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 232.00 |
| 215 | LeClerc Georges Louis Comte de Buffon | Oeuvres Completes de Buffon |
Paris | 1839-1841 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 858.00 |
| 216 | Zeisloft E. Idell | The New Metropolis |
New York | 1899 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,584.00 |
| 217 | Plans et Dessins des Constructions et Decoration Ordonnees par la Ville de Paris pour les Rejouissances Publique |
Paris | circa 1749 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 218 | Salathe Friedrich; Himely Sigismond | Monuments de Paris |
Paris | circa 1830s-1840s | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 219 | Traveler's anthology of approximately 200 small-format vernacular photographs |
circa 1930 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 476.00 | ||
| 220 | Skinner E.H. & Co. | Horticultural salesman's sample album |
Rockford, IL | later nineteenth century | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 221 | Raphael | Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaelis Sanctio Urbinate in Vaticani Palatii |
Rome | 1675 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 539.00 |
| 223 | America |
Paris | circa 1750 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 317.00 | |
| 224 | Hoover Joseph; Lyon & Co.; Blumner F.; Robertson William C.; Kelly Thomas; Baillie J.; Kelloggs & Comstock; Pharazyn A.; Currier Nathaniel; Currier & Ives | 32 Books, including: American Summer Scene |
19th century | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 225 | Bingham George Caleb | In A Quandary. Mississippi Raftmen Playing Cards |
New York | 1852 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 226 | Bierstadt Albert; Smillie James | The Rocky Mountains (Lander's Peak) |
New York | 1866 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 228 | Audubon John Woodhouse | Ocelot, or Leopard Cat |
Philadelphia | 1845-1848 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 229 | Audubon John James | Moose Deer |
Philadelphia | 1845-1848 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 |
| 230 | Audubon John Woodhouse | Musk Ox |
Philadelphia | 1845-1848 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 231 | Audubon John Woodhouse | American Black Bear |
Philadelphia | 1845-1848 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,270.00 |
| 232 | Audubon John James; Audubon John Woodhouse | N Books, including: Rocky Mountain Sheep |
Philadelphia | 1845-1848 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,318.00 |
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