Swann Galleries: Autographs, 2661, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 07, 2024 - March 07, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. | COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. Autograph Letter Signed, "J. Fenimore Cooper," |
Philadelphia | 17 April 1839 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 152 | DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. | DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, fragmentary draft |
Np | circa 1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 153 | DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. | DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. Autograph Letter Signed, "A Conan Doyle," to "Dear Mrs Everett," |
Minstead | nd | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 154 | FROST, ROBERT. | FROST, ROBERT. Two items: Autograph Manuscript Signed, his poem entitled "Acceptance" |
Sugar Hill, NH | 1926-10-01 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 155 | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. Autograph Letter Signed, "OWHolmes," to Frederick Douglass ("My dear Sir"), |
Boston | 13 December 1879 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 156 | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. | HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL. Three letters, each Signed, "O.W. Holmes" or in full, to various recipients |
[Boston] | 15 May 1846; 6 April 1888; 30 April 1890 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 157 | HUGHES, LANGSTON. | HUGHES, LANGSTON. Two Autograph Letters Signed, "Langston Hughes" or "Langston," |
New York | 20 January 1960; 5 May 1961 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 158 | IRVING, WASHINGTON. | IRVING, WASHINGTON. Autograph Letter Signed, to Richard H. Henderson, et al. |
New York | March 1848 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 159 | IRVING, WASHINGTON. | IRVING, WASHINGTON. Autograph Letter Signed, to his nephew's wife Helen Dodge Irving |
[Tarrytown, NY] | 6 April 1854 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 160 | IRVING, WASHINGTON. | IRVING, WASHINGTON. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, with few holograph corrections |
Np | circa 1829 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 161 | IRVING, WASHINGTON. | IRVING, WASHINGTON. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, "The Finding of the Books of St. Gregory |
Np | nd | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 162 | KIPLING, RUDYARD. | KIPLING, RUDYARD. Autograph Letter Signed, |
Np | nd | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 163 | LEWIS, SINCLAIR. | LEWIS, SINCLAIR. Autograph Letter Signed, "Red," to journalist Lloyd Downs Lewis ("Dear Lloyd"), |
New York | 1947-10-23 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 164 | MENCKEN, H.L. | MENCKEN, H.L. Group of 4 Typed Letters Signed, to [Arthur] Mann or [Joseph] Hergescheimer, |
Baltimore | 20 January 1933; 2 August 1934; 18 April no year; New York | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 165 | SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD. | SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD. Autograph Letter Signed, "G. Bernard Shaw," to H.T. Muggeridge |
Dubrovnik | 1929-05-21 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 166 | STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. | STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables. Signed on the title-page. |
London: | 1887; inscription: nd | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 167 | TWAIN, MARK. | TWAIN, MARK. Autograph Inscription Signed, "Voila! / Mark Twain," on a small card. |
Np | nd | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 168 | WAUGH, EVELYN. | WAUGH, EVELYN. Autograph Letter Signed, to Member of Parliament Thomas Cecil Russell Moore, |
Stinchcombe | 1945-11-05 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 169 | WILDER, THORNTON. | WILDER, THORNTON. Autograph Letter Signed, "Thornton," |
HQ M[editerranean] A[llied] A[ir] F[orces] . . . somewhere in Italy | 1944-10-30 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 170 | (WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.) | (WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE.) Archive of over 40 letters to and from members of Williams's family |
Vp | 1920-77 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 171 | WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. | WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE. In the Winter of Cities. Signed on limitation page. |
New York: | 1956 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 172 | (WRITERS--19TH-20TH CENTURIES.) Three Autograph Letters Signed, each by one |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 | |||
| 173 | (WRITERS--19TH-20TH CENTURIES.) Group of 8 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed |
Vp | vd | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 174 | BASKIN, LEONARD. | BASKIN, LEONARD. Three Autograph Letters Signed, "Lennie" or "Leonard," to "Dear Dick [Sisson]" |
Vp | 27 April 1959; 30 October; 20 November 1960 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 175 | BASKIN, LEONARD. | BASKIN, LEONARD. Two Autograph Letters Signed, "Leonard," to Gil Moody or Marvin Sadik. |
Leeds, MA | 26 January 1987; 19 October 1992 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
