Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2725, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025
Page Size: 307 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 Pierre Dubreuil.

Mon Pekinois.

1929 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 4,826.00
277 Gordon Coster.

Food line, Chicago.

1930s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,651.00
278 Gordon Coster.

Labor Rally, Chicago.

1930s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 635.00
279 Bill Brandt.

East Durham Coal Miner.

1937; printed 1950s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
280 Weegee [Arthur Fellig].

Three women at the theater.

1940s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
281 Lisette Model.

Lower East Side.

1942; printed 1977. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 8,580.00
282 Weegee [Arthur Fellig].

Accident Victim.

1944 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
283 Dmitri Baltermants.

The War Comes to Germany.

1945; printed circa 1965. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
284 W. Eugene Smith.

Woman in Shroud, from Spanish Village.

1951; printed circa 1960. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
285 W. Eugene Smith.

Figure with oar.

Circa 1950s; printed circa 1970. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
286 Weegee [Arthur Fellig].

Jungle show, Hollywood.

Circa 1950. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
287 Arthur Siegel.

Blurred Crowd.

Circa 1950. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,270.00
288 W. Eugene Smith.

Two dogs at pet show.

Circa 1955-57. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 762.00
289 Dmitri Baltermants.

The Queue for Lenin's Tomb.

1959 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,452.00
290 Ansel Adams.

Forest and Stream, Lyell Fork of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park California.

1921; printed 1973-77. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,488.00
291 Edward Weston.

Dunes, Oceano (White Dunes).

1936 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 25,400.00
292 Edward Weston.

Eel River Ranch * North Shore, Point Lobos * Cypress, Point Lobos.

1937; 1944 (2). USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,604.00
293 Eliot Porter.

Agaves, Road to Bahia de Los Angeles * Mission, San Borjas, Baja, California.

1966 and 1964. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,524.00
294 Edward Weston.

Church Door, Hornitos, from Edward Weston: Fiftieth Anniversary Portfolio, 1902-1950.

1940; printed circa 1951 by Brett Weston. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
295 Sonya Noskowiak.

First United Methodist Church, Eureka, CA.

Circa 1940. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
296 Bill Brandt.

St. Paul's Cathedral in the Moonlight.

1942; printed 1950s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,508.00
297 Brett Weston.

Stairway with Broom, New York.

1945; printed 1980s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 792.00
298 Arnold Genthe.

Modern Torso.

1918 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,318.00
299 Frantisek Drtikol.

Pierrot with Columbina.

1926 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,794.00
300 Pierre Jahan.

Untitled (masked figure).

1951 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs<br>Ornithology, Music, Bookplates<br>28th January 2026</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. <i>Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage,</i> 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 44. Gould (John). <i>The Birds of Great Britain,</i> 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs<br>Ornithology, Music, Bookplates<br>28th January 2026</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). <i>Geologic Atlas of the United States,</i> 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs<br>Ornithology, Music, Bookplates<br>28th January 2026</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). <i>La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…,</i> 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800 <b><center>Dominic Winter<br>Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs<br>Ornithology, Music, Bookplates<br>28th January 2026</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for <i>Belshazzar’s Feast,</i> [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
  • <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Dramatic Works,</i> 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>Troilus and Criseyde,</i> one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Borges (Jorge Luis). <i>Luna de Enfrente,</i> first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Nolli (Giovanni Battista). <i>Nuova Pianta di Roma,</i> Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Roberts (David). <i>The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Blacker (William). <i>Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing,</i> Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000