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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Journal of the House of Representatives |
Washington | 1826 | Not Available | USD 1,206.00 | |
| 207 | Tulin Leon | Papers on the premature death of law professor Leon Tulin |
1927-1934 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 208 | Gass Patrick | A Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery |
Pittsburgh | 1807 | Not Available | USD 4,064.00 |
| 209 | Clapp Theodore | Letter describing a new Lincoln Wigwam in Ohio, and ordering copies of the Cooper Union speech |
Fremont | 1860 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 210 | The Fremont Journal |
Fremont | 1860 | Not Available | USD 889.00 | |
| 211 | The Daily Illinois State Register |
Springfield | 1861 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 212 | Lincoln Abraham | Proclamation of Emancipation by the President of the United States |
New York | [1864] | Not Available | USD 7,620.00 |
| 213 | Lincoln Abraham | The President's Dedication Address at Gettysburg |
[New York] | [1864] | Not Available | USD 5,842.00 |
| 214 | Middleton Elijah C. | Portrait of Abraham Lincoln |
Cincinnati | 1864 | Not Available | USD 1,524.00 |
| 215 | New York Tribune |
New York | 1865 | Not Available | USD 381.00 | |
| 216 | Ream Lavinia (1847-1914) | Letter concerning her medallion portrait of Lincoln |
Washington | 1866 | Not Available | Not Sold |
| 217 | Papers of the Hall family of Illinois |
1863-1942 | Not Available | USD 6,350.00 | ||
| 218 | Correspondence of Abigail Hopper Gibbons and her literary circle |
1834-1889 | Not Available | USD 1,905.00 | ||
| 219 | Bossu Jean Bernard | Travels through that Part of North America Formerly Called Louisiana |
London | 1771 | Not Available | USD 1,651.00 |
| 220 | Treaty between the United States of America and the French Republic |
Worcester, MA | 1803 | Not Available | USD 825.00 | |
| 221 | Articles of association for a Barbados-bound ship |
Alexandria, VA | 1807 | Not Available | USD 528.00 | |
| 222 | Josselyn John | An Account of Two Voyages to New-England |
London | 1675 | Not Available | USD 7,620.00 |
| 223 | Hathorne John; Corwin Jonathan; Herrick George | Document signed by three key officials from the Salem witch trials |
Salem, MA | 1691 | Not Available | USD 4,318.00 |
| 224 | The Athenian Mercury |
London | 1692 | Not Available | USD 762.00 | |
| 225 | Neal Daniel | The History of New-England |
London | 1720 | Not Available | USD 1,651.00 |
| 226 | The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
Worcester, MA | 1788 | Not Available | USD 508.00 | |
| 227 | Duties of Innkeepers &c., Extracts from the Laws of Massachusetts |
circa 1810s | Not Available | USD 594.00 | ||
| 228 | Hathaway George (1821-1903) | A satirical drawing of the mythical Gerrymander |
Windsor, MA | 1842 | Not Available | USD 6,350.00 |
| 229 | 3 Broadsides, including: Democrats of Lynn! |
Lynn, MA | 1848-1851 | Not Available | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 230 | Aristotle's Master-Piece Completed |
New York | 1793 | Not Available | Not Sold |
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