Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2744, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 18, 2026 - June 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Brett Harold Mathews (1880-1955) | The Hunt |
Circa 1920 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 28 | Austen John (1886-1953) | And then having me in his arms, he kissed me three or four times. |
New York | 1929 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 |
| 30 | Hood George Washington (1869-1949) | The Water of Endless Youth |
New York | 1931 | Not Available | USD 1,270.00 |
| 31 | Taylor Richard (1902-1970) | Title-Page Decoration |
Circa 1932 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 32 | Taylor Richard (1902-1970) | Illustration for Book I. II. |
Circa 1932 | Not Available | USD 349.00 | |
| 33 | Taylor Richard (1902-1970) | Illustration for Book II. IX. |
Circa 1932 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 34 | Taylor Richard (1902-1970) | Illustration for Book III |
Circa 1932 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 35 | Oakley Thornton (1881-1953) | Sketch map of Scandinavia |
New York | 1938 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 36 | Holland James Sylvester (1905-1996) | 21 illustrations for The Robber Bridegroom |
London | 1944 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 37 | Pogedaieff Georges de (1897-1971) | Dead Souls: Chichikov with Manilov and Korobochka |
Circa 1945 | Not Available | USD 561.00 | |
| 38 | Wilkins Eloise (1904-1987) | So her mother sewed the button on tight |
New York | 1947 | Not Available | USD 1,980.00 |
| 39 | Bemelmans Ludwig (1898-1962) | Dirty Eddy in the lovely San Fernando Valley |
New York | Circa 1947 | Not Available | USD 8,255.00 |
| 40 | Jacobs Helen (1888-1970) | King Midas and the flower girl |
London | Circa 1948 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 41 | Hoffman H. Lawrence (1911-1977) | Stormy Manderley Estate |
New York | 1943 | Not Available | USD 2,032.00 |
| 42 | Hoffman H. Lawrence (1911-1977) | The Canterbury Tales |
New York | 1948 | Not Available | USD 825.00 |
| 43 | Hoffman H. Lawrence (1911-1977) | Petro's War |
New York | 1972 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 44 | Hoffman H. Lawrence (1911-1977) | Silver |
Circa 1950 | Not Available | USD 349.00 | |
| 45 | Williams Garth (1912-1996) | He found a bush with flowers |
New York | 1963 | Not Available | USD 889.00 |
| 46 | Williams Garth (1912-1996) | The West Begins |
New York | 1953 | Not Available | USD 7,112.00 |
| 47 | Williams Garth (1912-1996) | They each had one eye open |
New York | 1977 | Not Available | USD 952.00 |
| 48 | Gergely Tibor (1900-1978) | Some houses of stone are castles |
New York | 1955 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 |
| 49 | Gergely Tibor (1900-1978) | Some people's houses are partly caves |
New York | 1955 | Not Available | USD 1,016.00 |
| 50 | Evans Katherine (1901-1964) | Study for Jingle Bell Jack |
New York | 1955 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 51 | Evans Katherine (1901-1964) | I Know Why We Give Thanks |
Nashville, TN | 1956 | Not Available | USD 539.00 |
| 52 | Folkard Charles (1878-1963) | I sometimes search the grassy knolls for wheels of hansom-cabs |
London; New York | 1956 | Not Available | Not Sold |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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