Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Leopold Hugo

Leopold Hugo. The Pacific. Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,143.00
2 George Fiske

George Fiske. Big Tree Room, Barnard's Hotel, Yosemite. 1884.

1884 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
3 Floyd B. Evans

Floyd B. Evans. Sand Falls. Circa 1940.

Circa 1940. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
4 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. The Three Brothers, Yosemite. Circa 1872.

1878-81. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,160.00
5 Isaiah West Taber

Isaiah West Taber. The Three Brothers, 3,818 feet, reflected, Yosemite, California. Circa 1872; printed 1880s.

Circa 1872; printed 1880s. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
6

The Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Circa 1885.

Circa 1885. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 698.00
7 Eadweard Muybridge

Eadweard Muybridge. Mariposa Grove of Mammoth Trees. Wm. H. Seward, 85 Feet in Circumference, 268 Feet High * North Dome, Yosemite, CA. 1872 and early 1870s.

1872 and early 1870s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,794.00
8

Teddy Roosevelt in Glacier Point, Yosemite. 1903; printed circa 1930.

1903; printed Circa 1930. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
9 Dain L. Tasker

Dain L. Tasker. Photographing the waves (possibly Will Connell). Circa 1920.

Circa 1920. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
10 Augustus William Ericson

Augustus William Ericson. Scene in the California Redwoods. Circa 1900.

Circa 1900. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,016.00
11 Isaiah West Taber

Isaiah West Taber. Sorting prunes by hand, Santa Clara County, California. Circa 1880.

Circa 1880. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
12 Hi Worth

Hi Worth. Harvesting Celery * Trucks hauling produce. 1947 and 1950.

1947 and 1950. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
13 Otto Hagel

Otto Hagel. Lumberjack. 1960.

1960 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
14

An early two-part panorama of the San Francisco Waterfront, with thousands of ships in the harbor, most deserted. 1850-51; copied by Martin Behrman from a daguerreotype sometimes called "Forest of Masts" circa 1910.

1850-51. Circa 1910. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,286.00
15 Robert H. Vance

Robert H. Vance. Four children, San Francisco. Circa 1855.

Circa 1855. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
16

Gold miner William Pitt's Cabin in Diamond Springs, California, accompanied by his letter home. 1853.

1853 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
17 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. The University of California, Berkeley, and Bay, Alameda County. Circa 1874.

Circa 1874. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,572.00
18 Andrew Hill

Andrew Putnam Hill. The Winchester Mystery House, San Jose. Circa 1890.

Circa 1890. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
19

Opening Ceremonies, Transpacific Telephone Service. December 23, 1931.

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
20 Carleton E. Watkins

Carleton E. Watkins. Geary Street Cable R.R., San Francisco. Circa 1880.

1880s. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
21

Oil Wells and House, Looking East from First Street, Los Angeles. Circa 1910.

Circa 1910. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
22

Union Oil Company L.B.C. #11 (Los Angeles). Circa 1930.

Circa 1930. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
23

A bird's-eye view of Los Angeles. Circa 1890.

Circa 1890. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
24 Sy Seidman

Sy Seidman. Crooked Little Street, Lombard St. San Francisco, CA. Circa 1945.

Circa 1945. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
25 Will Connell

Will Connell. Pasadena Freeway. Circa 1950.

Circa 1950. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,524.00
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
    Collection Georgette J. Salles
    Open for bidding 8-29 April
    Apr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.