Swann Galleries: PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA - Civil War - Slavery - British Acts of Parliament - New York - Newspapers - Travel & Exploration - Fine American Bindings., 1655,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 07, 1994 - April 07, 1994
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 | (ALBUMS) | Various publishers including Leavitt & Allen, Lamport, and Moss. | Vp | 1840s--1850s |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | 546.00 |
| 361 | (AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, publisher.) Milnor, James | A Memoir. | New York | (1848) |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 57.00 |
| 362 | (AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, publisher.) Bunyan, John | The Pilgrim's Progress. | New York | circa 1855 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 138.00 |
| 363 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | The Holy Bible. | Hartford | 1842 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 402.00 |
| 364 | (ANDRUS, publisher.) Bunyan, John | The Pilgrim's Progress. | Hartford | 1843 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 316.00 |
| 365 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | The Holy Bible. | Hartford | 1844 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 172.00 |
| 366 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | The Book of Common Prayer. | Hartford | 1849 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 138.00 |
| 367 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | Two volumes published by Andrus and bound at the publisher's studio. The Religious Souvenir. 1845 * The Token. 1847. | Hartford | vd |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 368 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | Group of 3 Bibles published and bound by Andrus. | Hartford | 1832, 1834, 1844 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 115.00 |
| 369 | (ANDRUS, publisher) | Group of 4 volumes published and bound by Andrus. | Hartford | 1820s--1830s |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 370 | (ANNUALS) | Group of 4 annuals, each bound in morooco or roan, with elaborate gilt or blind stamping on covers and spine; condition on 3 volumes is quite nice, remaining volume with defective spine. | Vp | 1836--1855 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 372 | (ANNUALS) | Group of 4 annuals. | Vp | 1847--(1856) |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 373 | (ANNUALS) | Nice group of 5 annuals, each with elaborate gilt stamping on covers and spine; condition varies greatly, one volume lacking title. | New York or Boston | 1840s-early 50s |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 374 | (ANNUALS) | Nice group of 5 annuals, each with elaborate gilt or blind stamping on covers and spines; condition varies greatly. | Vp | 1844--1854 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 115.00 |
| 375 | (APPLETON, D., publisher) | Two Appleton bindings. Strickland. Queens of England * Wood-Side and Sea-Side. | New York | 1853, 1869 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 80.00 |
| 376 | (BINDER'S TICKETS) | The New York Visitor. Volume 1 * The Ladies' Magazine and Album. Volumes X-XI | New York, Boston | 1841, 1848 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 80.00 |
| 377 | (BINDER'S TICKETS) | The Ladies' Repository. Volume XIX. Binder's ticket of S. Huntington of Burlington, Vermont * The Ladies' Repository. Volume XII. Binder's ticket of Bronson Bros. of Waterbury, Connecticut. | Boston, Cincinnati | 1851, 1852 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 69.00 |
| 378 | (BINDER'S TICKETS) | Atlantic Monthly. | Boston | 1863, 1867 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 379 | (BINDER'S TICKETS) | Group of 8 volumes, each with a binder's ticket on the front pastedown. | Vp | 1828--1844 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 126.00 |
| 380 | (BOWLES and DEARBORN, publishers.) Milton, John | A Selection from the English Prose Works. | Boston | 1826 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 258.00 |
| 381 | (BUTLER, E. H., publisher) | Friendship's Offering . . . for MDCCCLII. | Philadelphia | 1852 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 383 | (BUTLER, E. H., publisher) | Group of 5 volumes published by Butler. | Philadelphia | vd |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 115.00 |
| 384 | (CAREY and HART, publisher.) Cowper, William | The Task. | Philadelphia | 1842 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 385 | (CAREY, LEA & CAREY, publisher) | The Atlantic Souvenir . . . 1829. | Philadelphia | 1829 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 201.00 |
| 386 | (CHAMPLEY, GEORGE) | Two bindings from binder/publisher Champley. Bennett. Letters to a Young Lady. 24mo, speckled calf, covers slightly discolored, extremities lightly rubbed. WITH CHAMPLEY'S BINDER'S TICKET ON THE PASTEDOWN. 1825 * The Album. Engraved title with remaining b | New York | 1825 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 201.00 |
| 387 | (CHAMPLEY, GEORGE; attributed to) | The Acting American Theatre. | Philadelphia | 1826 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 230.00 |
| 388 | (CRISSY and GRIGG, publishers) | Two volumes in nice bindings, both published by Crissy or Crissy and Grigg. | Philadelphia | vd |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 92.00 |
| 389 | (EGYPT) | Two volumes dealing with Egypt, each in a nice binding. | New York | vd |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 69.00 |
| 390 | (EMBOSSED.) American Bible Society, publisher | The New Testament. | New York | 1854 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 92.00 |
| 391 | (EMBOSSED.) American Tract Society, publisher | The Holy Bible. | New York | (1861) |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold |
| 392 | (EMBOSSED.) Andrus, publisher | The New Testament. | Hartford | 1824 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 201.00 |
| 395 | (EMBOSSED.) Andrus, publisher. Shakespeare, William | The Dramatic Works. | Hartford | 1844 |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 230.00 |
| 396 | (EMBOSSED.) Andrus, publisher | Young. The Complaint. Volume 1, only Small 12mo, sheep, plaque for covers a composite with triangles, rectangles and a floral border. Wolf 6 * Bunyan. The Pilgrim's Progress. 12mo, sheep, plaque for covers a composite with lovely cathedral style central p | Hartford | 1824, 1828 |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 80.00 |
| 399 | (EMBOSSED.) Anners, Henry F.; publisher | The Poetical Works of Miss Landon. | Philadelphia | nd |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 400 | (EMBOSSED.) Bliss, Elam, publisher | The Talisman for MDCCCXXVIII. | New York | 1827 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | 230.00 |
| 401 | (EMBOSSED.) Bliss, Elam, publisher | The Talisman for MDCCCXXVIII. | New York | 1827 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | 149.00 |
| 402 | (EMBOSSED.) Brower, Hayes & Co., publishers | The Christian Keepsake . . . for MDCCCXLIX. | Philadelphia | 1849 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 403 | (EMBOSSED.) Desilver, Thomas, & Co., publishers | The English Version of the Polyglott Bible. | Philadelphia | 1835 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 404 | (EMBOSSED.) Harper & Brothers, publishers. Holdich, Joseph | The Life of Willbur Fisk. | New York | 1842 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 287.00 |
| 405 | (EMBOSSED.) Judd, Loomis & Co., publishers. Robbins, Archibald | A Journal comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce. | Hartford | 1836 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 406 | (EMBOSSED.) Kearny, E., publisher. Colton, C. C. | Lacon. | New York | (1836) |
USD 350.00 - 500.00 | 230.00 |
| 407 | (EMBOSSED.) Key & Biddle, publishers | The Religious Souvenir . . . for MDCCCXXXIV. | Philadelphia | 1834 |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 103.00 |
| 408 | (EMBOSSED.) Perkins, Henry, publisher | The National Portrait Gallery. | New York | 1834 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 149.00 |
| 409 | (EMBOSSED.) Perkins and Marvin, publishers | Daily Food for Christians. | Boston | 1831 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 92.00 |
| 410 | (EMBOSSED.) Phinney, H. & E., publishers | The Holy Bible. | Cooperstown | 1836 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 411 | (EMBOSSED.) Phinney & Co., publishers | History of the Bible. | Buffalo | 1850 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 412 | (EMBOSSED.) Riker, John C., publisher | The New Testament. | New York | 1832 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 201.00 |
| 413 | (EMBOSSED.) Sands, E., publisher | Village Hymns for Social Worship. | New York | 1838 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 149.00 |
| 414 | (EMBOSSED.) True & Greene, publishers | The Memorial. | Boston | circa 1840 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 149.00 |
| 415 | (EMBOSSED.) Wells, Charles, publisher | The Beauties of the British Poets. | New York | 1831 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 161.00 |
| 416 | (EMBOSSED.) Wells, Charles, publisher. Cowper, William | The Poems. | New York | 1835 |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 80.00 |
| 418 | (EMBOSSED) | Two embossed Philadelphia bindings with embossing from plaques in the style of Gobrecht. The Pearl. Dark red roan, covers with scene of a woman in a country setting. Wolf 174. 1834 * The Pearl . . . for 1840. Dark green roan, covers with stylized rustic s | Philadelphia | vd |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 126.00 |
| 419 | (EMBOSSED) | Two miniatures in embossed bindings. | Philadelphia, Portland | 1832, 1844 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 69.00 |
| 420 | (EMBOSSED) | Group of 3 volumes with embossed bindings. | Vp | 1823--1842 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 421 | (EMBOSSED) | Group of 4 volumes. | Vp | vd |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 422 | (EMBOSSED---GILT OVERALL.) Andrus, publisher | Two unusual and elaborate embossed sheep bindings, each with the entire cover design gilt overall. | Hartford | vd |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 345.00 |
| 423 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Anners, Henry, publisher | The Gem . . . for 1842. | Philadelphia | (1841) |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 424 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Carey & Hart, publishers | The Gift . . . for 1839. | Philadelphia | (1838) |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 425 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Carey & Hart, publishers | The Literary Souvenir . . . for MDCCCXL. | Philadelphia | 1840 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 426 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, publisher | The Parlour Scrap Book. | Philadelphia | 1837 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 126.00 |
| 427 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Grigg & Elliot, publishers | The Works of Cowper and Thomson. | Philadelphia | 1841 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 103.00 |
| 428 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Locken, John, publisher. Southey, Robert | Poems. | Philadelphia | 1846 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 429 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Riker, J. C., publisher | Two albums, one filled with plates, one with blank leaves and leaves with engraved borders. | New York | 1840s |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 201.00 |
| 430 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Robinson, John, publisher | The Gem . . . for 1844. | Philadelphia | [1843] |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 431 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Scofield & Voorhies, publishers | The Religious Souvenir . . . for MDCCCXXXIX. | New York | (1838) |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 432 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Tompkins and Mussey, publishers | The Rose of Sharon . . . for 1841. | Boston | 1841 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 433 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Tompkins and Mussey, publishers | The Rose of Sharon . . . for MDCCCXLIII. | Boston | 1843 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 103.00 |
| 434 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED.) Williams, David H., publisher | The Token. | Boston | 1842 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 435 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED) | Two annuals, each in an embossed binding with strap-work motifs, Signed Gaskill. The Union Annual. Dark red roan. Published by American Sunday School Union. Wolf 66. 1827 * The Violet. Dark green roan. Published by Carey and Hart. Wolf 70. (1838). | Philadelphia | vd |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 103.00 |
| 436 | (EMBOSSED---SIGNED) | Two fine embossed roan bindings Signed Gobrecht. Goodrich, editor. The Token. Red roan, with cover plaques showing a couple in a country scene, that enclosed by a floral pattern; some wear at extremities, front joint just starting. Wolf 170. Boston: Gray | Vp | vd |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 80.00 |
| 438 | (GILT OVER PAPER) | Two fine examples of binding with cover designs achieved by gilt-stamping over color papers. | New York | vd |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 115.00 |
| 439 | (GREENOUGH, FREDERICK, publisher.) Sigourney, L. H. | Select Poems. | Philadelphia | 1838 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 69.00 |
| 440 | (HARPER & BROTHERS, publishers.) Sigourney, L. H. | Letters to Young Ladies. | New York | 1837 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 103.00 |
| 441 | (HARRISON, A. L., publisher and binder.) McDonald, A. J., editior | The Rainbow, 1847. | Albany | 1847 |
USD 250.00 - 350.00 | 161.00 |
| 442 | (HATCH, Z. P., publisher.) Hatch, Z. Paten, editor | The Christian Diadem. | New York | 1855 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 443 | (HILLIARD, GRAY, publishers.) Milton, John | The Poetical Works. | Boston | 1834 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 126.00 |
| 444 | (HOFFMAN, H. R., binder) | The Ladies' Repository. | Cincinnati | 1855 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 445 | (JOHNSTONE & VAN NORDER, publishers) | The Holy Bible. | New York | 1824 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 201.00 |
| 446 | (LANE and SANFORD, publishers) | A Collection of Hymns. | New York | 1843, 1845 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 46.00 |
| 447 | (LANGLEY, publisher.) Cook, Eliza | Melaia and Other Poems. | London, New York | 1840, 1844 |
USD 60.00 - 90.00 | 69.00 |
| 448 | (LEDGER) | Interesting ledger for Trow's Printing and Bookbinding Co. | Np | 1881 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 449 | (LIPPINCOTT, J. B., publisher) | The Book of Common Prayer. | Philadelphia | 1851 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 138.00 |
| 450 | (LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO and CO., publishers) | The Iris . . . for MDCCCLII. | Philadelphia | 1852 |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 201.00 |
| 451 | (McGUIRE, J. C.; binder.) Wright, G. N. | The Shores and Islands of the Mediterranean. | London | circa 1836 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 138.00 |
| 452 | (MEGAREY, HENRY I., binder) | The Book of Common Prayer. | New York | 1819 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 373.00 |
| 453 | (MENTZ, G. W., publisher.) Jenks, Benjamin | Prayers and Offices of Devotion. | Philadelphia | 1819 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 149.00 |
| 455 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Bayly and Burns, publishers | The Baltimore Book. | Baltimore | 1838 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 149.00 |
| 456 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Carey & Hart, publishers | The Gift . . . for 1840. | Philadelphia | (1839) |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 201.00 |
| 457 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Carey & Hart, publishers | The Gift . . . for 1842. | Philadelphia | (1841) |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 258.00 |
| 458 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Carey and Hart, publishers | The Gift . . . for MDCCCXLIII. | Philadelphia | (1842) |
USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 747.00 |
| 459 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Riker, John C., publisher | The Opal: a Pure gift for the Holy Days. Edited by N. P. Willis. | New York | 1844 |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | 258.00 |
| 460 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN) | The Literary Emporium. | New York | (1845) |
USD 300.00 - 400.00 | 201.00 |
| 461 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN.) Carey & Hart, publishers | The Gift. | Philadelphia | 1845 |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | 747.00 |
| 462 | (POE, EDGAR ALLAN) | The Metropolitan Glee Book. | New York | 1852 |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 201.00 |
| 463 | (PRIMITIVES) | Two fine examples of primitive American bindings, each a book on which the owner has added a sheep wrapper upon which they engraved in blind their initials. Adams. The Scholar's Arithmetic. Keene * Little and Smith. The Easy Instructor; or a New Method of | Vp | 1810 |
USD 120.00 - 180.00 | 373.00 |
| 466 | (RAISED BINDINGS.) Appleton, D., publisher | The Queens of England. | New York | 1862 |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | 488.00 |
| 467 | (RAKESTRAW, JOSEPH, publisher) | [Captain Onesimus (pseud.).] Christ Rejected. | Philadelphia | 1832 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 468 | (ROULSTONE, JOHN, binder [attributed to] | Group of 5 small volumes, including 2 with bindings attributed to Roulstone. | Vp | 1808--1832 |
USD 100.00 - 150.00 | 69.00 |
| 469 | (SALESMAN'S DUMMY) | Typical salesman's dummy bound in blind- and gilt-stamped morocco, doublures demonstrating the covers for the cloth and the 1/2 morocco editions, and scattered portions of the text bound in. This copy created to advertise a book called The Royal Path of L | Springfield | 1880 |
USD 80.00 - 120.00 | 57.00 |
| 470 | (SCHOOL BOOKS) | Group of 14 volumes, each a typical example bound in sheep with gilt from the 1820s and 1830s. | Vp | vd |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | 201.00 |
