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
50	John Morton.	John Morton. Endorsement Signed, twice (one in the third person within the text). Philadelphia, 18 January 1776.	Philadelphia	18 January 1776.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 698.00
51	William Penn.	William Penn. Brief Autograph Letter Signed, to Robert Southwell. Walthamstow, 11 June 1676.	Walthamstow	11 June 1676.	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
51A	Richard Rush.	Richard Rush. [Jeremy Bentham.] Turth Versus Ashhurst. Signed, "R. Rush," with his holograph note [to himself]. London: T. Moses, 1823; inscription: Np, circa 1823.	London; Np	1823; inscription: circa 1823.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
52	Samuel Francis Smith.	Samuel Francis Smith. Autograph Manuscript dated and Signed, "S.F. Smith." Np, 23 November 1886.	Np	23 November 1886.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,056.00
53	Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben.	Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. Letter Signed, "Steuben Maj: Genl," to Brigadier General George Weedon. Richmond, 29 March [1781].	Richmond	29 March [1781].	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,842.00
54	(Americana.) Two letters, each Signed: John G.	(Americana.) Two letters, each Signed: John G. Walker * Horace Porter. New York, 17 April 1865; 17 February 1894.	New York	17 April 1865; 17 February 1894.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
55		(Americana.) Group of 4 items Signed, or Signed and Inscribed. Vp, vd.	Vp	vd.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
55A		(Album--Watergate.) Autograph album containing over 20 Signatures or inscriptions Signed, by politicians, entertainers, others. Vp, 1970s.	Vp	1970s.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
56	(Astronauts.) Two items: Beta cloth signed by ASTP prime crew * Georgy Shonin.	(Astronauts.) Two items: Beta cloth signed by ASTP prime crew * Georgy Shonin. Autograph Manuscript Signed, "GShonin," in Russian. Np; Star City, Russia, nd.	Np; Star City, Russia	nd.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 698.00
56A	(Astronauts.) Collins and Kraemer.	(Astronauts.) Collins and Kraemer. Space: Discovery and Exploration. Signed and Inscribed by 10 astronauts, to Mark Babinski. [New York]: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, (1993); inscriptions: 1993-95.	[New York]	(1993); inscriptions: 1993-95	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 921.36
57	Sarah Bernhardt.	Sarah Bernhardt. Two items, each Signed: Autograph Letter * Photograph. Np, 3[?] September 1902; nd.	Np	3[?] September 1902; nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 825.00
58	Louis D. Brandeis; and Felix Frankfurter.	Louis D. Brandeis; and Felix Frankfurter. Two Autograph Letters Signed, each by one. Washington, 21 November 1921; Cambridge, 17 November no year.	Washington; Cambridge	21 November 1921; 17 November no year.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 412.00
59	Paul Broca.	Paul Broca. Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed, "PBroca," to "My dear friend," in French, with small ink drawings. Paris, 6 December 1869.	Paris	6 December 1869.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,056.00
60	Charles IX; King of France.	Charles IX; King of France. Vellum Document Signed, "Charles." Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1 May 1563.	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	1 May 1563.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 508.00
60A	Shirley Chisholm.	Shirley Chisholm. Program Signed, "Congresswoman / Chisholm," in red ink, on the cover below her portrait. [Silver Spring, MD, 29 March 1973].	[Silver Spring, MD	29 March 1973].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 670.56
61	Winston S. Churchill.	Winston S. Churchill. Closing the Ring. Signed and Inscribed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1951; inscription: Np, 1953.	Boston; Np	1951; inscription: 1953	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,524.00
62	Charles Cornwallis.	Charles Cornwallis. Autograph Letter Signed, "Cornwallis," to "Dear Turner." "Chatham" [Kent?], 15 March 1771.	"Chatham" [Kent?]	15 March 1771.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
62A	Marie Curie.	Marie Curie. Autograph Note Signed, "M. Curie," to American dancer Loie Fuller ("Dear friend"). Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 5,364.48
62B	Stephen A. Douglas.	Stephen A. Douglas. Autograph Letter Signed, "S.A. Douglas," to a Tammany Hall committee. New York, 5 May 1851.	New York	5 May 1851.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,256.64
62C	Jack Dempsey.	Jack Dempsey. Photograph Signed. Additionally signed by many others. [New York, 1942].	[New York	1942].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
63	Gabriele D'Annunzio.	Gabriele D'Annunzio. Group of 8 Autograph Letters Signed, to his secretary Giuseppe Bonaspetti, in Italian. Vp, circa 1921.	Vp	circa 1921.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
64	Gabriele D'Annunzio.	Gabriele D'Annunzio. Group of 4 Autograph Letters Signed, "D'Annunzio" or in full, to an unnamed recipient. Np or Gardone Riviera, circa 1921.	Np or Gardone Riviera	circa 1921.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,524.00
64A	Thomas Edison; and Terry Ramsaye.	Thomas Edison; and Terry Ramsaye. A Million and One Nights: a History of the Motion Picture. Signed by Ramsaye and Edison ("Thos AEdison"). New York, 1926.	New York	1926	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 2,011.68
65	Edward VII; King of the UK.	Edward VII; King of the UK. Partly-printed Document Signed, "EdwardR&I." "St. James's" [London], 12 January 1903.	[London]	12 January 1903.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 4,488.00
65A	(Albert Einstein.) Elsa Einstein.	(Albert Einstein.) Elsa Einstein. Autograph Letter Signed. [Berlin], 7 July [1908-29].	[Berlin]	7 July [1908-29].	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,173.48

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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