Swann Galleries: Printed & Manuscript Americana: Semiquincentennial Edition, 62526, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 25, 2026 - June 25, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Records of the Piping Rock casino |
New York | 1928-1933 | Not Available | USD 2,508.00 | |
| 257 | Smith Erastus W. | Working papers of the Harlem River Bridge |
New York | 1863-1871 | Not Available | USD 1,397.00 |
| 258 | Infant School, Colored Orphan Asylum |
New York | circa 1862 | Not Available | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 259 | Boys Dormitory |
New York | circa 1862 | Not Available | USD 1,270.00 | |
| 260 | Stereoview of children at the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless |
New York | 1864 | Not Available | USD 698.00 | |
| 261 | The Grand Procession in Honor of the Fenian Exiles in New York City |
New York | 1871 | Not Available | USD 476.00 | |
| 263 | In Memoriam to the Hotel Royal Victims |
circa 1892 | Not Available | USD 412.00 | ||
| 264 | Coney Island Terminal Contract Drawings |
New York | 1916 | Not Available | USD 635.00 | |
| 265 | Keating Caryl (1898-1972) | Photo album of an early Montessori educator in the Lower East Side |
New York | circa 1917-1919 | Not Available | USD 889.00 |
| 266 | Jack Hulan (1906-1986) | Papers of Hulan Jack |
New York | 1929-1986 | Not Available | USD 5,334.00 |
| 267 | Stark James N. | Good News for All: New Cash Store at Olive Green, Fresh Goods at Prices Suited to the War Times |
Cincinnati, OH | circa 1861 | Not Available | USD 726.00 |
| 268 | Spirit of the Times: A Chronicle of the Turf, Agriculture, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage |
New York | 1848-1851 | Not Available | USD 762.00 | |
| 269 | Homes of American Statesmen |
New York | 1854 | Not Available | USD 476.00 | |
| 270 | Clark George Jr. | Broadside for the Metropolitan Daguerrean Gift Company |
Boston | circa 1856 | Not Available | USD 858.00 |
| 271 | Cutting James Ambrose | James A. Cutting, a self-portrait of the photography pioneer |
Boston | circa 1858 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 272 | Washington George | Dunlap's American Daily Advertiser |
Philadelphia | 1793 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 273 | Washington George | The Legacy of the Father of his Country: Address on Declining being Considered a Candidate |
Boston | 1796 | Not Available | USD 8,890.00 |
| 275 | Madison James; Monroe James | Stay of execution for a mutinous seaman |
Washington | 1813 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 276 | Monroe James | State of the Union address |
Washington | 1819 | Not Available | USD 825.00 |
| 277 | A Brief Account of the Execution of the Six Militia Men |
Philadelphia | 1828 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 278 | Jackson Andrew | First State of the Union Message |
Washington | 1829 | Not Available | USD 561.00 |
| 279 | Hoffy A. | Lithograph portrait of James K. Polk |
Nashville | 1844 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 280 | Warner William | Henry Clay |
Philadelphia | 1844 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 281 | 2 Books, including: The Weekly Campaigner |
Louisville; Utica | 1848; 1833 | Not Available | USD 412.00 | |
| 282 | Currier Nathaniel | Grand National Democratic Banner |
New York | 1852 | Not Available | USD 539.00 |
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