Swann Galleries: LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History, 2712, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
August 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Page Size: 399 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
229 Aenjai Graphics

Lesbian Herstory Archives, Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Inc. : in memory of the voices we have lost.

Circa 1985. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 281.00
230 Joan E. Biren

Portrait of the poet and essayist Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), Montague, MA.

1981; printed 1987. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
231 Joan E. Biren

Portrait of Storme DeLarverie.

1986; printed 1987. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,000.00
232 Joan E. Biren

Portrait of the feminist writer Audre Lorde (1934-1992), Washington DC.

1987 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
233 Mark Geller

Joan Jett-Blakk for President: By Any Means Necessary.

1992 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
234 Anonymous

Catch the freedom train to Washington poster and button.

1979 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 750.00
235

Group of pinback buttons from the gay liberation movement.

1971-1984. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 422.00
236

Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987.

1987 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,000.00
237 Susie Gaynes, Amy E. Bartell Jan Phillips

Come Out...Come Out...Wherever You Are / National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

1987 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,250.00
238 Miami Victory Campaign

Pair of T-shirts from the boycott against Anita Bryant.

Circa 1977. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 375.00
239 Mathew Jones

[The New York Daily News on the day that became the Stonewall Riot]

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
240 Steve Lawrence

Studio 54 / Fiorucci.

1977 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,000.00
241 Michael Vernaglia

The Saint.

1980 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,500.00
242 Club posters

Club posters and ephemera from The Saint, the Sleaze Ball, and more--one illustrated by Mapplethorpe.

1979-1994. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 875.00
243 Jack Smith

I was a Mekas Collaborator: A Jungle Jack Radio Adventure?

 1976 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 406.00
244 John McLaughlin (Sex)

Annual Group Erotic and Pornographic Art Exhibition.

1980 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,430.00
245 Ronald Tavel

My Foeutus Lived on Amboy Street.

1985 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
246 Hilary Knight

Two Posters from the Dance Theater of Harlem.

1984 and 1985. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 562.00
247 WIGSTOCK

Run of programs for the annual Wigstock festivals from 1991 to 1995.

1991-1995. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 750.00
248 David Wojnarowicz

On the Prowl Series (#2).

1978 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,000.00
249 David Wojnarowicz

David Wojnarowicz and Brian Butterick at Tiffany's.

1979; printed 2024. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 910.00
250 David Wojnarowicz

David Painting at Ward Line Pier 34 * David Wojnarowicz at Ward Line Pier 34, New York.

1983; printed 2025. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,875.00
251 David Wojnarowicz

Desde New York.

1982 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,875.00
252 David Wojnarowicz

Jean Genet Masturbating in Metteray Prison.

1983 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,250.00
253 David Wojnarowicz

Fire in My Belly (Ants on Crucifix).

1990 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,000.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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