Swann Galleries: SWANN GALLERIES, INC., AUCTIONEERS & APPRAISERS OF Books, Autographs, Prints, Literary Properties. PUBLIC AUCTION SALE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1964, AT 2 P. M., Exhibition From September 14th To Time of Sale. IMPORTANT AMERICAN MAPS, AMERICANA AND , 652,

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 17, 1964 - September 17, 1964

Page Size: 338 items in 4 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1		AMERICAN MAP. Baye de la Delaware, avec les Ports, Sondes, Dangers, Bancs, &c. depuis les Caps jusqu'a Philadelphie, d'apres la Carte de Joshua Fisher, publiee a Philadelphie	Paris	1777	USD -	Unknown
2		AMERICAN MAP. Bowles's New Map of North America and the West Indies, exhibiting the British Empire therein, with the Limits and Boundaries of the United States . . . compiled from the Best Surveys and Authentic Memoirs	London	1783	USD -	Unknown
3		AMERICAN MAP. The British Possessions in North America, from the latest Authorities	American?	1814	USD -	Unknown
4		AMERICAN MAP. Charte von America, nach den Neuesten Reisenbeschreibungen	Nuernberg	1821	USD -	Unknown
5		AMERICAN MAP. Entree de la Riviere d'Hudson depuis la Pointe Sandy Hook jusqu'a New York	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
6		AMERICAN MAP. Group of 4 sailing charts for the Florida-Georgia coast on one sheet	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
7		AMERICAN MAP. Map of the United States and Territories, showing the Extent of Public Surveys and other Detail	Washington	1868	USD -	Unknown
8		AMERICAN MAP. Mexico or New Spain	Philadelphia	1814	USD -	Unknown
9		AMERICAN MAP. A New Map of the World, from the Latest Observations	London	1721	USD -	Unknown
10		AMERICAN MAP. North America	Philadelphia	1823	USD -	Unknown
11		AMERICAN MAP. Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia	Amsterdam	1662	USD -	Unknown
12		AMERICAN MAP. Nova Hispania et Nova Galicia	Amsterdam	1690	USD -	Unknown
13		AMERICAN MAP. Ornamental Map of the United States & Mexico	New York	1848	USD -	Unknown
14		AMERICAN MAP. Paraquaria, vulga Paraguay, cum Adjacentibus	Amstelaedami	1662	USD -	Unknown
15	M. Lane	AMERICAN MAP. Partie des Cotes de Labrador, depuis le Cap Charles a la Baye de Sand wich, leve par ordre du Commodore Byron	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
16		AMERICAN MAP. Plan de Boston, avec les Sondes et les Directions pour la Navigation	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
17		AMERICAN MAP. A Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia		1777	USD -	Unknown
18		AMERICAN MAP. Port de Rhode Island et Narraganset Baye	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
19		AMERICAN MAP. Port et Barre d'Amelia de la Floride Orientale, leve en 1775 par Blarney, Patron de la Goelette St. Jean	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
20		AMERICAN MAP. Port Royal dans la Caroline Meridionale, leve par le Capt. Gascoigne, publie a Londres en 1776	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
21		AMERICAN MAP. Riviere du Cap Fear de la Bare a Brunswick, traduit de l'Anglais	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
22		AMERICAN MAP. Rivere et Detroit de D'Awfoskee en Caroline Meridle	Paris	1778	USD -	Unknown
23		AMERICAN MAP. United States of America, compiled by John Melish	Philadelphia	1818	USD -	Unknown
24		AMERICAN MAP. Peru...	Amstelodami	1645	USD -	Unknown
25		AMERICAN MAP. Group of 4 maps, as below...			USD -	Unknown
26		AMERICAN MAP. Group of 4 maps, as below, relating to the Northwest	Paris	1775	USD -	Unknown
27		AMERICAN MAP. French paper fan	Paris	1775	USD -	Unknown
28		AMERICAN MAP. Another paper fan, identical in shape and size with the above	Paris	1775	USD -	Unknown
29		AMERICAN MAP. Another paper fan, identical in shape and size with the above	Paris	1775	USD -	Unknown
30		ADIRONDACKS. Group of 15 views and maps		1840	USD -	Unknown
31	AESOP	Die Erneuerten Aesopischen Fabeln, nebst den hiezu geeigneten Lehren	Muenchen	1923	USD -	Unknown
32	AKEN, DAVID	Pioneers of the Black Hills, or Gordon's Stockade Party of 1874	Milwaukee	1920	USD -	Unknown
33		ALABAMA. Group of 14 reports and bulletins of the Geological Survey of Alabama	Montgomery	1875	USD -	Unknown
34		ALASKA. Group of 16 original photographs		1900	USD -	Unknown
35	Kefer, Georg	ALEXANDRIAN LIBRARY. Ueber die Bibliothek, welche die Araber zu Alexandrien Verbrannten			USD -	Unknown
36	ALLEN, ZACHARIAH	The Science of Mechanics as applied to the Present Improvement in the Useful Arts in Europe and in the United States	Providence	1829	USD -	Unknown
37		ALMANACS. The United States National Almanac, for 1825-32	Philadelphia	1825	USD -	Unknown
38		AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY. Archaeologia Americana: Transactions and Collections	Worcester	1820	USD -	Unknown
39	Duganne, A. J. H.	AMERICAN FICTION. Massasoit's Daughter, or the French Captives	New York	1870	USD -	Unknown
40	Ellis, Edward S.	AMERICAN FICTION. The Ranger, or the Fugitives of the Border	London	1870	USD -	Unknown
41		AMERICAN HERITAGE Book of Indians	New York	1961	USD -	Unknown
42		AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY	Philadelphia	1884	USD -	Unknown
43	Morris, Margaret	AMERICAN REVOLUTION. Private Journal, kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War	Philadelphia	1836	USD -	Unknown
44	ANDREWS, WILLIAM LORING, Editor	The Heavenly Jerusalem: a Mediaeval Song of the Joys of the Church Triumphant	New York	1908	USD -	Unknown
45	Southard, Charles Z.	ANGLING. Trout Fly-Fishing in America	New York	1914	USD -	Unknown
46	Linton. W. J.	APPLEDORZ PRESS. Famine, a Masque	Hamden, Conn.	1887	USD -	Unknown
47	Birch, Samuel	ARABIC. Inscriptions in the Himyaritic Character, discovered in Southern Arabia, and now in the British Museum	London	1863	USD -	Unknown
48	Muir, C. T. von	ARABIC. Inscriptio Arabico Litteris Cuficis Auro Textili Picta in Infima Fimbria Pallii Imperialis, Panormi, A. C. 1133 Confecti	Norimbergae	1790	USD -	Unknown
49	Brooks, S. H.	ARCHITECTURE. Modern Architecture: a Series of Designs for Street Elevations, Shop Fronts, Buildings Adapted for Towns . . . for Labourers' Cottages, &c.	London	1852	USD -	Unknown
50	Coues, Elliott	ARIZONA. Prodrome of a Work on the Ornithology of Arizona Territory	Philadelphia	1866	USD -	Unknown
51		ARMES, COL. GEORGE A. Ups and Downs of an Army Officer	Washington	1900	USD -	Unknown
52	Layard, Austen H.	ASSYRIOLOGY. Inscriptions in the Cuneiform Character, from Assyrian Monuments	London	1851	USD -	Unknown
53	Bentley, John	ASTRONOMY. A Historical View of the Hindu Astronomy, from the Earliest Dawn of that Science in India	London	1825	USD -	Unknown
54	Diaz Covarrubias, Francisco	ASTRONOMY. Viaje de la Comision Astronomica Mexicana al Japon	Mexico	1876	USD -	Unknown
55	Bentley, Richard	ATHEISM. The Folly and Unreasonableness of Atheism Demonstrated	London	1699	USD -	Unknown
56		ATWATER, CALEB. A History of the State of Ohio	Cincinnati	1838	USD -	Unknown
57	Velasquez, Pedro	AZTECS. Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America, resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of IXIMAYA, and the Possession of Two Remarkable Aztec Children	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
58	BALDAEUS, PHILIPPUS	Wahrhaftige Ausfuehrliche Beschreibung der Beruehmten Ost-Indischen Kusten Malabar und Coromandel, als auch der Insel Zeylon	Amsterdam	1672	USD -	Unknown
59	BARROW, SIR JOHN	Travels in China, containing Descriptions, Observations	Philadelphia	1805	USD -	Unknown
60	BARTOLI, PIETRO-SANTE	Admiranda Romanarum Antiquitatum ac Veteris Sculpturae Vestigia . . . Notis J. P. Bellorii	Romae	1693	USD -	Unknown
61	BEADLE, J. H.	The Undeveloped West, or Five Years in the Territories . . . Life and Adventure on Prairies, Mountains, and the Pacific Coast	Philadelphia	1873	USD -	Unknown
62	BEADLE, J. H.	Western Wilds, and the Men Who Redeem Them	Cincinnati	1878	USD -	Unknown
63	BELDEN, GEORGE P.	Belden, the White Chief, or Twelve Years among the Wild Indians of the Plains	Cincinnati	1872	USD -	Unknown
64		BELL'S NEW PANTHEON: or Historical Dictionary of the Gods, Demi-Gods, Heroes, and Fabulous Personages of Antiquity	London	1790	USD -	Unknown
65	Robert L. Bensly, J. Rendel Harris, and F. C. Burkitt	BIBLE. The Four Gospels in Syriac, transcribed from the Sinaitic Palimp-sest		1894	USD -	Unknown
66		BIBLE. The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha	Boston		USD -	Unknown
67	P. Marion Simms	BIBLE IN AMERICA: Versions that have played their Part in the Making of the Republic	New York	1936	USD -	Unknown
68	E. Kaine Diatheke	BIBLE IN GREEK. Superb engraved title; splendid copperplate headpieces and initials	Parisiois	1642	USD -	Unknown
69	Lewis, John	BIBLIOGRAPHY. A Complete History of the Several Translations of the Holy Bible, and New Testament, into English, both in MS. and in Print, and of the Most Remarkable Editions of them since the Invention of Printing	London	1739	USD -	Unknown
70		BIBLIOGRAPHY. Deutsche Bibliophile in Drei Jahrzehnten: Verzeichnis der Veroeffentlichungen der Deutschen Bibliophilen Gesellschaften und der ihnen Gewidmeten Gaben, 1898-1930	Leipzig	1931	USD -	Unknown
71	Schiff, Mario	BIBLIOGRAPHY. La Bibliotheque du Marquis de Santillane	Paris	1905	USD -	Unknown
72		BINDING. Lou Consounie de la Prouvenco: Adouba per l'Escolo Parisenco dou Felibrige	Avignoun & Marsiho	1900	USD -	Unknown
73		BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY of Eminent Scotsmen	Glasgow	1854	USD -	Unknown
74		BIRDS. Eaton. Birds of New York: Part I--Water Birds and Game Birds...			USD -	Unknown
75	BLANCHARD, RUFUS	The Discovery and Conquests of the Northwest, in-cluding the Early History of Chicago	Chicago	1880	USD -	Unknown
76	Janin, Jules	BOOK COLLECTING. Le Livre	Paris	1870	USD -	Unknown
77	Thomas T. Bouve	BOSTON SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY Historical Sketch	Boston	1880	USD -	Unknown
78	BOUDINOT, ELIAS	A Star in the West, or a Humble Attempt to Discover the Long Lost Ten Tribes of Israel	Trenton	1816	USD -	Unknown
79	BOUTCHER, WILLIAM	A Treatise on Forest-Trees, containing ... a Variety of New and Useful Discoveries	Edinburgh	1775	USD -	Unknown
80	BOWEN, ELI	The Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylania: its Scenery, Internal Improvements, Resources, and Agriculture	Philadelphia	1852	USD -	Unknown
81	Combrune, Michael	BREWING. The Theory and Practice of Brewing	London	1762	USD -	Unknown
82	Bolingbroke, Henry	BRITISH GUIANA. A Voyage to the Demerary, containing a Statistical Account of the Settlements there, and of those on the Essequebo, the Berbice, and Other Contiguous Rivers of Guyana	Philadelphia	1813	USD -	Unknown
83		BROADSIDE BALLADS of the Restoration Period, from the Jersey Collection known as the Osterley Park Ballads	London	1930	USD -	Unknown
84	BUCHANAN, GEORGE	Opera Omnia, ad Optimorum Codicum Fidem Summo Studio Recognita & Castigata	Edinburgi	1715	USD -	Unknown
85	R. Mitra, editor	BUDDHISM. Ashtasahasrika: a Collection of Discourses on the Metaphysics of the Mahayana School of the Buddhists	Calcutta	1888	USD -	Unknown
86	BUTLER, MANN	A History of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	Louisville	1834	USD -	Unknown
87	Schaeffer, Luther M.	CALIFORNIA. Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California	New-York	1860	USD -	Unknown
88		CALIFORNIA MINES AND MINERALS: Published by the California Miners' Association	San Francisco	1899	USD -	Unknown
89		CALIFORNIA NAMES and Their Literal Meanings	Los Angeles	1893	USD -	Unknown
90	CALVIN, JEAN	The Institution of Christian Religion	London	1634	USD -	Unknown
91		CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF INDIA		1937	USD -	Unknown
92		CANADA. Large hand-colored copperplate of the DEATH OF WOLFE AT THE BATTLE OF QUEBEC			USD -	Unknown
93	Hunter, William S., Jr.	CANADA. Hunter's Panoramic Guide from Niagara Falls to Quebec	Boston	1857	USD -	Unknown
94	Burdett, Charles [Kit Carson]	(CARSON, KIT). The Life and Adventures of Christopher Carson, the Celebrated Rocky Mountain Hunter	San Francisco	1861	USD -	Unknown
95	CARVER, JONATHAN	Three Years Travels throughout the Interior Parts of North-America, for more than Five Thousand Miles	Portsmouth, N. H.	1794	USD -	Unknown
96	CHARDIN, SIR JOHN	Travels into Persia and the East-Indies	London	1686	USD -	Unknown
97	CHARLES I.	A Large Declaration concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland, from their First Originalls	London	1639	USD -	Unknown
98		CHATEAUX DE FRANCE: Recueillis et mis en ordre par Hector Saint-Sauveur	Paris		USD -	Unknown
99	Kopp, Hermann	CHEMISTRY. Beitraege zur Geschichte der Chemie	Braunschweig	1869	USD -	Unknown
100		CHEROKEE BIBLE. New Testament, printed in the syllabic alphabet invented by SEQUOYAH	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.