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
101	Wulff, Oskar	CHRISTIAN ART. Die Altchristliche Kunst, von ihren Anfaengen bis zur Mitte des Ersten Jahrtausends	Berlin	1918	USD -	Unknown
102		CHRONICLES of London Bridge	London	1827	USD -	Unknown
103		CIRQUE OLYMPIQUE, ou les Exercises des Chevaux de MM. Franconi, du Cerf Coco...	Paris	1817	USD -	Unknown
104	CIST, CHARLES	Cincinnati in 1841: its Early Annals and Future Prospects	Cincinnati	1841	USD -	Unknown
105		CIVIL WAR. Department of the Tennessee		1863	USD -	Unknown
106		CLOCKS & WATCHES. Courvoisier, Wilcox Mfg. Co: Makers of Solid Gold, Gold Filled and Silver Watch Cases of the Highest Grade	New York	1896	USD -	Unknown
107	Cooper, J. W., M.D.	COCKFIGHTING. Game Fowls: their Origin and History . . . how to Breed and Cross . . .	West Chester, Pa.	1869	USD -	Unknown
108		COLOPHON, The: a Book Collectors' Quarterly	New York	1934	USD -	Unknown
109	Millspaugh, Charles F.	COLORED HERBAL PLATES. Medicinal Plants: an Illustrated and Descriptive Guide to Plants Indigenous to and Naturalized in the United States which are used in Medicine	Philadelphia	1892	USD -	Unknown
110	COLTON, WALTER	Deck and Port: Incidents of a Cruise to California	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
111	Wyatt, Thomas	CONCHOLOGY. A Manual of Conchology according to the System laid down by Lamarck	New-York	1838	USD -	Unknown
112		CONGRESS. Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Seventh Congress of the United States	Washington	1803	USD -	Unknown
113		CONGRESS. Acts passed at the First Session of the Twelfth Congress of the United States	Washington	1812	USD -	Unknown
114	Croly, Mrs. J. C.	COOKERY. Jennie June's American Cookery Book	New York	1866	USD -	Unknown
115	Glasse, Hannah	COOKERY. The Art of Cookery, made Plain and Easy	London	1774	USD -	Unknown
116	Holland, Mary	COOKERY. The Complete Economical Cook, and Frugal Housewife	London	1824	USD -	Unknown
117	Jeaffreson, John Cordy	COOKERY. A Book about the Table	London	1875	USD -	Unknown
118	Merle, Gibbons	COOKERY. The Domestic Dictionary and Housekeeper's Manual	London	1842	USD -	Unknown
119	Colquhoun, Patrick	CRIME. A Treatise on the Police of London	Philadelphia	1798	USD -	Unknown
120		CROFUTT'S Trans-Continental Tourist's Guide	New York	1872	USD -	Unknown
121	Balzac, Honore de	CURIOSA. Droll Tales: the Second Decade	New York	1929	USD -	Unknown
122	Voltaire	CURIOSA. The Odalisque		1928	USD -	Unknown
123	CURLEY, EDWIN A.	Nebraska: its Advantages, Resources, and Drawbacks	New York	1875	USD -	Unknown
124		CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT. Huge, brightly colored lithograph of the event, with full detail of the bloody scene	St. Louis	1896	USD -	Unknown
125	DAVIS, JOHN	Travels of Four Years and a Half in the United States of America during 1798-1802	New York	1909	USD -	Unknown
126		DERRYDALE PRESS. Bayliss, Marguerite F. Bolinvar...			USD -	Unknown
127	DICKENS, CHARLES	Sketches of Young Ladies, Young Couples, and Young Gentlemen	London	1845	USD -	Unknown
128	Dejean, Ferdinand	DISTILLATION. Traite Raisonne de la Distillation, ou la Distillation reduite en Principes	Paris	1777	USD -	Unknown
129	Johnstone, John	DRAINAGE. An Account of the Mode of Draining Land according to the System practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington	London	1801	USD -	Unknown
130	DULAC. EDMUND	Lyrics Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z	London	1906	USD -	Unknown
131		DYEING. Half-Silk Dyeing with Colours	Leverkusen bei Koeln	1890	USD -	Unknown
132	EASTMAN, MARY H.	The American Aboriginal Portfolio	Philadelphia	1853	USD -	Unknown
133	EDDY, MARY B. GLOVER	Science and Health	Lynn	1881	USD -	Unknown
134	EGAN, MAJOR HOWARD	Pioneering the West, 1846-78	Richmond, Utah	1917	USD -	Unknown
135		EGYPT EXPLORATION FUND	London	1888	USD -	Unknown
136	EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D.	Crusade in Europe	Garden City	1955	USD -	Unknown
137		ENGINEER and MACHINIST'S ASSISTANT: a Series of Plans, Sections, and Elevations of Stationary, Marine, and Locomotive Engines, Water Wheels, Spinning Machines, Tools, etc.	Glasgow	1853	USD -	Unknown
138	Curtis, C. Densmore	ETRUSCAN ART. The Bernardini Tomb	Offprint	1917	USD -	Unknown
139	Lawrence Henry Gipson	EVANS, LEWIS	Philadelphia	1939	USD -	Unknown
140	Magaud d'Aubusson, L.	FALCONRY. La Fauconnerie au Moyen Age et dans les Temps Modernes	Paris	1879	USD -	Unknown
141	FARNHAM, THOMAS J.	FARNHAM, THOMAS J. Life	New York	1850	USD -	Unknown
142	Daniel Cady Eaton	FERNS OF NORTH AMERICA: Colored Figures and Descriptions	Boston	1880	USD -	Unknown
143	FILSON, JOHN	The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky	New-York	1793	USD -	Unknown
144	FINERTY, JOHN F.	War-Path and Bivouac, or the Conquest of the Sioux	Chicago	1890	USD -	Unknown
145		FIREARMS. Wilkinson. Engines of War...			USD -	Unknown
146	Dunshee, Kenneth H.	FIREFIGHTING. As You Pass By	New York	1952	USD -	Unknown
147	FLINT, TIMOTHY	A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley	Cincinnati	1828	USD -	Unknown
148	Cory, Charles B.	FLORIDA. Hunting and Fishing in Florida, including a Key to the Water Birds	Boston	1896	USD -	Unknown
149	FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN	Philosophical and Miscellaneous Papers	London	1787	USD -	Unknown
150	Arscot, Alexander	FRANKLIN IMPRINT. Some Considerations relating to the Present State of the Christian Religion	Philadelphia	1732	USD -	Unknown
151	Estaugh, John	FRANKLIN IMPRINT. A Call to the Unfaithful Professors of Truth	Philadelphia	1744	USD -	Unknown
152	FREMONT, JOHN CHARLES	Oregon and California: the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California	Buffalo	1849	USD -	Unknown
153		(FREMONT). Map of Oregon and Upper California, from the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and other Authorities	Washington	1848	USD -	Unknown
154		FRENCH ARCHITECTURE. Exposition Universelle de 1900: Architecture et Sculpture...			USD -	Unknown
155	Becq de Fouquieres, L.	GAMES. Les Jeux des Anciens: leur Description, Origine	Paris	1869	USD -	Unknown
156	GENET, JEAN	Our Lady of the Flowers	Paris	1949	USD -	Unknown
157	Lelewel, Joachim	GEOGRAPHY. Die Entdeckungen der Carthager und Griechen auf dem Atlantischen Ocean	Berlin	1831	USD -	Unknown
158	GILLETT, JAMES B.	Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881	New Haven	1925	USD -	Unknown
159	Neri, Merret, and Kunckel	GLASSMAKING. Art de la Verrerie. auquel on a ajoute le Sol Sine Veste d'Orschall, l'Helioscopium Videndi sine Veste Solem Chymicum, le Sol None Sine Veste	Paris	1752	USD -	Unknown
160	GOODLANDER, C. W.	Memoirs and Recollections of the Early Days of Fort Scott, 1858-70	Fort Scott, Kansas	1900	USD -	Unknown
161	GORLAEUS, ABRAHAM	Dactyliothecae, seu Annulorum Sigillarium quorum apud Priscos tam Graecos quam Romanos Usus	Lugduni Batavorum	1707	USD -	Unknown
162	Pugin, A.	GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. Motifs & Details Choisis d'Architecture Gothique empruntes aux Anciens Edifices de l'Angleterre	Paris & Liege	1858	USD -	Unknown
163	GREELEY, HORACE	An Overland Journey, from New York to San Francisco, in the Summer of 1859	New York	1860	USD -	Unknown
164	Guttmann, Oscar	GUNPOWDER. Monumenta Pulveris Pyrii: Reproductions of Ancient Pictures concerning the History of Gunpowder	London	1906	USD -	Unknown
165	HASSELQUIST, FREDERICK	Voyages and Travels in the Levant, 1749-52	London	1766	USD -	Unknown
166	HEAP, GWINN HARRIS	Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E. F. Beale and G. H. Heap from Missouri to California, in 1853	Philadelphia	1854	USD -	Unknown
167	HENRY, ALEXANDER	Travels and Adventures in Canada and the Indian Territories, betwen the Years 1760 and 1776	New-York	1809	USD -	Unknown
168	HEWITT, RANDALL H.	Across the Plains and Over the Divide: a Mule Train Journey from East to West in 1862	New York	1906	USD -	Unknown
169	HOLLEY, FRANCES C.	Once Their Home, or Our Legacy from the Dahkotahs	Chicago	1890	USD -	Unknown
170	William Howe Downes	HOMER, WINSLOW: Life and Works of	Boston	1911	USD -	Unknown
171	Cuyer, Edouard; and Alix, Eugene	HORSES. Le Cheval: Exterieur, Structure et Fonctions, Races	Paris	1886	USD -	Unknown
172	HUNTER, COL. GEORGE	Reminiscences of an Old Timer ... a Pioneer, Hunter, Miner and Scout of the Pacific Northwest	Battle Creek	1888	USD -	Unknown
173		ILLINOIS in 1837: a Sketch Descriptive of the Situation, Boundaries, Face of the Country	Philadelphia	1837	USD -	Unknown
174		ILLINOIS in 1837 & 8: a Sketch Descriptive of the Situation, Boundaries, Face of the Country	Philadelphia	1838	USD -	Unknown
175		INCUNABULA. The Legendary History of the Cross: a Series of 64 Woodcuts from a Dutch book published by Veldener, 1483	London	1887	USD -	Unknown
176	Thomas a Kempis	INCUNABULA. The Imitation of Christ: a Facsimile Reproduction of the First Edition printed at Augsburg in 1471-2	London	1893	USD -	Unknown
177		INDIAN ATROCITIES: Narratives of the Perils and Sufferings of Dr. Knight and John Slover among the Indians, during the Revolutionary War	Cincinnati	1867	USD -	Unknown
178	Meginness, John F.	INDIAN CAPTIVITY. Biography of Frances Slocum, the Lost Sister of Wyoming	Williamsport, Pa.	1891	USD -	Unknown
179	Smith, Col. James	INDIAN CAPTIVITY. An Account of the Remarkable Occurrences in [his] Life and Travels during his Captivity with the Indians. 1755-59	Cincinnati	1907	USD -	Unknown
180		INDIAN CAPTIVITIES. Kelly. Narrative of My Captivity among the Sioux Indians...			USD -	Unknown
181	Bryant, Charles S.; and Murch, A. B.	INDIAN MASSACRE. A History of the Great Massacre by the Sioux Indians in Minnesota	Cincinnati	1868	USD -	Unknown
182		INDIAN WARS. Brewerton. Wars of the Western Border. New York, 1857...			USD -	Unknown
183	Hubbard, J. Niles	INDIANS. An Account of Sa-go-ye-wat-ha, or Red Jacket and his People, 1750-1830	Albany	1886	USD -	Unknown
184	R. G. Brinton and A. S. Anthony, editors	INDIANS. A Lenape-English Dictionary, from an Anonymous MS. in the Archives of the Moravian Church at Bethlehem, Pa	Philadelphia	1888	USD -	Unknown
185	Wise, Jennings C.	INDIANS. The Red Man in the New World Drama: a Politico-Legal Study with a Pageantry of American Indian History	Washington	1931	USD -	Unknown
186	Yawger, Rose N.	INDIANS. The Indian and the Pioneer: an Historical Study	Syracuse	1893	USD -	Unknown
187		INDIANS. Copway. Life...			USD -	Unknown
188	HENRY; and CODY, W. F.	INMAN. The Great Salt Lake Trail Profusely illustrated	Topeka	1899	USD -	Unknown
189		IRAN AND THE U. S. A. [Monthly]	Teheran	1946	USD -	Unknown
190	Geoffrey Crayon, Gent	(IRVING, WASHINGTON). Bracebridge Hall, or the Humorists	London	1822	USD -	Unknown
191	IRVING, WASHINGTON	A Tour on the Prairies	London	1835	USD -	Unknown
192	IRVING, WASHINGTON	The Rocky Mountains, or Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Far West, digested from the Journal of Captain B. L. E. Bonneville	Philadelphia	1837	USD -	Unknown
193		ITALIAN PALACES. Palast-Architektur von Ober-Italien und Toscana	Berlin	1886	USD -	Unknown
194	Berthold Laufer	JADE: a Study in Chinese Archaeology and Religion	South Pasadena	1946	USD -	Unknown
195	JAMES, WILL	Cow Country...			USD -	Unknown
196		JAMES, WILL. The Drifting Cowboy...			USD -	Unknown
197		JAPAN. Enthronement of the 124th Emperor of Japan	Tokyo	1928	USD -	Unknown
198		JESSE JAMES: the Life and Daring Adventures of this Bold Highwayman and Bank Robber, and his No Less Celebrated Brother Frank; together with the Thrilling Exploits of the Younger Boys	Philadelphia	1882	USD -	Unknown
199	Dacus, J. A.	JESSE JAMES. Illustrated Lives and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James and the Younger Brothers, the Noted Western Outlaws	St. Louis	1882	USD -	Unknown
200	JOHNSON, ANDREW	Colored lithograph caricature, "The Man That Blocks Up the Highway"		1866	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.