Swann Galleries: Autographs, 110625, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025

Page Size: 271 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
227		(Writers.) Group of 25 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 924.00
228	Charles Addams.	Charles Addams. Two reproductions of his cartoons, each Inscribed and Signed. Np, 1964; January 1965.	Np	1964; January 1965.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 412.00
229	Kenneth Paul Block.	Kenneth Paul Block. Ink drawing Signed, "KPB." Np, circa 1975.	Np	circa 1975.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
230	Jean Cocteau.	Jean Cocteau. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "A Abelardo Arias / Tres / amicalement / Jean Cocteau / [star] 1961," bust portrait. Np, 1961.	Np	1961	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 396.00
231	Howard Cook.	Howard Cook. Holograph greeting card Signed and Inscribed, with two ink drawings. Np, 1967.	Np	1967	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
232	Victor De Pauw.	Victor De Pauw. Group of 8 sketchbooks containing over 200 mostly ink or ink-and-watercolor drawings. Np, 1963-68.	Np	1963-68.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 539.00
233	Marcel Duchamp.	Marcel Duchamp. Robert Lebel. Marcel Duchamp. Signed and Inscribed, in French. New York: Grove, (1959); inscription: Np, 1959.	Marcel Duchamp.		USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
234	James Ensor.	James Ensor. Autograph Note Signed, to Editor of La Plume magazine Leon Deschamps, in French, on a postcard. Ostend, 4 November 1898.	Ostend	4 November 1898.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 726.00
235	James Montgomery Flagg.	James Montgomery Flagg. Ink drawing Signed, with a 5-line poem in holograph. Np, [April 1921].	Np	[April 1921].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 539.00
236	Grandma Moses.	Grandma Moses. Autograph Letter Signed, to her dealer Louis J. Caldor ("Dear Mr. Caldor"), in pencil. Eagle Bridge, 18 October no year.	Caldor ("Dear Mr.		USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 539.00
237	Keith Haring.	Keith Haring. First Day Cover dated and Signed, with small ink drawing. Np, 1988.	Np	1988	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,143.00
238	Al Hirschfeld.	Al Hirschfeld. Typed Letter, unsigned, with small ink drawing, to illustrator Don Freeman. Np, [1943].	Np	[1943].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
239	Ezra Jack Keats.	Ezra Jack Keats. Hi, Cat! Signed and Inscribed, "Hi--to the Head Start boys & girls / Best Wishes," on the dedication page. New York: Macmillan Company, 1970; inscription: Np, nd.	New York; Np	1970; inscription: nd.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
240	Nam June Paik.	Nam June Paik. Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, with three small ink drawings, to art critic David Bourdon. Los Angeles, [13 September 1970].	Los Angeles	[13 September 1970].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 539.00
241	Ilya Repin.	Ilya Repin. Postcard dated and Signed, "19 Febr / Ilya Repin / 1915," in Cyrillic characters. Np, 19 February 1915.	Np	19 February 1915.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 571.00
242	Norman Rockwell.	Norman Rockwell. The Problem We All Live With. Lithograph on wove paper Signed. Np, [1974].	Np	[1974].	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 2,794.00
243	Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.	Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Two woodcuts, each Signed, "SRottluff." Np, circa 1950; circa 1961.	Np	circa 1950; circa 1961.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 396.00
245	Kees van Dongen.	Kees van Dongen. Two items, each Signed, "VanDongen": Small ink drawing * Brief Autograph Letter. Biarritz, 23 September 1926; "Villa Said" [Paris], nd.	Biarritz; "Villa Said" [Paris]	23 September 1926; nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 825.00
246	Kees van Dongen.	Kees van Dongen. Three Autograph Notes Signed, to "Dear friend," in French. Paris, 2; 26 January no year; Np, nd.	Paris; Np	2; 26 January no year; nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
247		(Artists.) Group of 4 Autograph Letters Signed, two with a drawing, by artists: George Cruikshank * Benjamin West * Hablot Knight Browne. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
248		(Artists.) Group of 10 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold

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.
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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