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
127	Franklin D. Roosevelt.	Franklin D. Roosevelt. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Judge Charles J. McDermott. Washington, 14 September 1936.	Washington	14 September 1936.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 476.00
128	Franklin D. Roosevelt.	Franklin D. Roosevelt. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Walter K. Morris. Washington, 14 November 1936.	Washington	14 November 1936.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 444.00
129	Franklin D. Roosevelt.	Franklin D. Roosevelt. Autograph Letter Signed, "Roosevelt," as President, to Cordell Hull ("For Secretary of State, Buenos Aires"). Np, [December 1936?].	Np	[December 1936?].	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
130	Franklin D. Roosevelt.	Franklin D. Roosevelt. Photograph Signed. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 2,032.00
131	Theodore Roosevelt.	Theodore Roosevelt. Two items, each Signed, "T. Roosevelt," as Acting Secretary of the Navy: Endorsement * Typed Letter. [Washington], 28 April 1897; 19 June 1897.	[Washington]	28 April 1897; 19 June 1897.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,143.00
132	Theodore Roosevelt.	Theodore Roosevelt. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President. Washington, 15 May 1908.	Washington	15 May 1908.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,524.00
133	Theodore Roosevelt.	Theodore Roosevelt. Typed Letter Signed, "T. Roosevelt," to Joseph L. Printz. New York, 10 June 1912.	New York	10 June 1912.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 635.00
134	Theodore Roosevelt.	Theodore Roosevelt. Small archive of 4 Typed Letters Signed, as President, to Cecil A. Lyon. [Cove Neck], 4 February 1916. Washington or Oyster Bay, 14 March 1903; 28 March 1904; 4 September 1906; 13 June 1908.	[Cove Neck] Washington or Oyster Bay	4 February 1916. 14 March 1903; 28 March 1904; 4 September 1906; 13 June 1908.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,302.00
135	William H. Taft.	William H. Taft. Small archive of 5 Typed Letters Signed, "WmHTaft," including 4 as President, to Cecil A. Lyon. Washington, 12 April; 27 May 1908; 6 June 1909; 9 February 1910; 18 December 1911.	Washington	12 April; 27 May 1908; 6 June 1909; 9 February 1910; 18 December 1911.	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,270.00
136	Zachary Taylor.	Zachary Taylor. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, "Z. Taylor," as President. Washington, 26 September 1849.	Washington	26 September 1849.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,540.00
137	George Washington.	George Washington. Clipped portion of a partly-printed DS, three-language ship's papers. [Philadelphia], circa 15 November 1796.	[Philadelphia]	circa 15 November 1796.	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 17,780.00
138	Woodrow Wilson.	Woodrow Wilson. Autograph Quotation Signed, 12 lines from his Congressional Government. Np, nd.	Np	nd.	USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00	USD 2,159.00
139	Woodrow Wilson.	Woodrow Wilson. Printed full-length portrait Signed, showing him seated. Np, circa 1918.	Np	circa 1918.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 429.00
140	Samuel Barber.	Samuel Barber. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and dated. Mount Kisco, September 1965.	Mount Kisco	September 1965.	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 5,715.00
141	Bela Bartok.	Bela Bartok. Two vinyl long playing records, each Signed, "accepted / Bartok." Np, circa 1940.	Np	circa 1940.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 698.00
142	Vincenzo Bellini.	Vincenzo Bellini. Musical Manuscript Signed, "Bellini." Np, 1810-25.	Np	1810-25.	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
143	Irving Berlin.	Irving Berlin. Typed Letter Signed, "Irving," to vaudeville performer Lillian Shaw. New York, 13 December 1909.	New York	13 December 1909.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	Not Sold
144	Benjamin Britten.	Benjamin Britten. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and dated. Np, 22 June 1936.	Np	22 June 1936.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 825.00
145	John Cage.	John Cage. Two items, each Signed, to Joseph Gerwood: Color Photograph * Brief Autograph Letter. Np; New York, nd.	Np; New York	nd.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 317.00
146	Enrico Caruso.	Enrico Caruso. Group of 4 items. 3 drawings, signature. [Stuttgart?], 1913; [Ostende?], nd; [New York?], nd; Berlin, 1906.	[Stuttgart?]; [Ostende?]; [New York?]; Berlin	1913; nd; nd; 1906	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 825.00
147	Enrico Caruso.	Enrico Caruso. Two items: Autograph Letter Signed * Autograph Note, with small ink drawing. New York, 12 February 1906; [London, 28 May 1913: from postmark].	New York; [London	12 February 1906; 5/28/1913	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 429.00
148	Claude Debussy.	Claude Debussy. Autograph Note Signed, to "Miss" [his student Miss Worms de Romilly, later Mrs. Gerard de Romilly], in French. Np, "Wednesday" [1898-1908].	Np	Wednesday [1898-1908].	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 627.00
149	Claude Debussy.	Claude Debussy. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Miss" [his student Miss Worms de Romilly, later Mrs. Gerard de Romilly], in French. Paris, 1 March 1900 [from postmark].	Paris	1 March 1900 [from postmark].	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 462.00
150	Claude Debussy.	Claude Debussy. Score for voice and piano of Chansons de Bilitis, Paris: Eugene Fromont, (1898); inscription: Np, January 1902.	Paris; Np	(1898); inscription: January 1902.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,112.00
151	Claude Debussy.	Claude Debussy. Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Sir and Friend," [Mr. Gerard, husband of his former student Miss Worms de Romilly]. Np, 18 May 1904.			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 660.00

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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