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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Cramer Rie (1887-1977) | The Silver Thimble Story Book |
London | 1960 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 54 | Maxey Dale (1931-1978) | Jack and Jill |
1960 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 55 | Lorioux Felix (1872-1964) | Merlin reading to fairies |
1960 | Not Available | USD 561.00 | |
| 56 | Scarry Richard (1919-1994) | My Little Golden Calendar, May |
New York | 1961 | Not Available | USD 10,160.00 |
| 57 | Scarry Richard (1919-1994) | My Little Golden Calendar, June |
New York | 1961 | Not Available | USD 9,525.00 |
| 58 | Martin Fletcher (1904-1979) | Humphrey and Maud on Endeavor Island |
New York | 1961 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 59 | Krush Joseph (1918-2022) | The house told the story of the family |
Pleasantville, NY | 1965 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 60 | Jarvies John; Hadley Michael | 16 Books, including: Book jacket illustrations and studies for Elmfield Press |
1970 | Not Available | USD 762.00 | |
| 61 | Pene du Bois William (1916-1993) | The Three Fur Brothers |
New York | 1971 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 62 | Pene du Bois William (1916-1993) | Boxing match |
New York | 1978 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 63 | Pene du Bois William (1916-1993) | Swami Tarragon |
New York | 1967 | Not Available | USD 762.00 |
| 64 | Pene du Bois William | Ladder down the crystal cave; Digging in the mounds |
New York | 1970 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 65 | Anglund Joan Walsh (1926-2021) | Across the Miles |
Circa 1970 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 66 | Pinkney Jerry (1939-2021) | Lamb, monkeys, and bananas, African folk tale |
Circa 1970 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 67 | Zalben Jane Breskin (b. 1950) | Eight little foxes in a terrible flap |
New York | 1976 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 68 | Zalben Jane Breskin (b. 1950) | Humpty Dumpty Upside Down with baby borogroves hatching; O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! |
New York; London | 1977 | Not Available | USD 762.00 |
| 69 | Zalben Jane Breskin (b. 1950) | Janson riffing on Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso and Marcel Duchamp |
New York; China | 2012; 2023 | Not Available | USD 1,397.00 |
| 70 | Zalben Jane Breskin (b. 1950) | Janson riffing on Frank Stella |
New York; China | 2012; 2023 | Not Available | USD 635.00 |
| 72 | Sutton Judith | Coat of Many Colors |
New York | 1994 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 73 | Perez Vincent (1938-) | Steering to a hair |
San Francisco | 1998 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 74 | Gorey Edward (1925-2000) | Thirteen |
Circa 1990 | Not Available | USD 21,590.00 | |
| 75 | Wells Rosemary (b. 1943) | A is for Apple |
Circa 2000 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 76 | Dunrea Olivier (b. 1953) | Here comes the snow |
New York | 2000 | Not Available | USD 571.00 |
| 77 | Engelbreit Mary (b. 1952) | Little Red Riding Hood had not gone very far before she met a wolf |
New York | 2007 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 78 | Engelbreit Mary (b. 1952) | Emperor’s New Clothes |
New York | 2008 | Not Available | USD 1,397.00 |
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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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