Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2729, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 290 items in 12 pages
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 Unknown
2 George Fiske

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

1884 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
3 Floyd B. Evans

Floyd B. Evans. Sand Falls. Circa 1940.

Circa 1940. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
4 Carleton E. Watkins

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

1878-81. USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Unknown
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 Unknown
6

The Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Circa 1885.

Circa 1885. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
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 Unknown
8

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

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

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

Circa 1920. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
10 Augustus William Ericson

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

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

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

Circa 1880. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
12 Hi Worth

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

1947 and 1950. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
13 Otto Hagel

Otto Hagel. Lumberjack. 1960.

1960 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
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 Unknown
15 Robert H. Vance

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

Circa 1855. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
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 Unknown
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 Unknown
18 Andrew Hill

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

Circa 1890. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
19

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

1931 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
20 Carleton E. Watkins

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

1880s. USD 500.00 - 750.00 Unknown
21

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

Circa 1910. USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
22

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

Circa 1930. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
23

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

Circa 1890. USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
24 Sy Seidman

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

Circa 1945. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
25 Will Connell

Will Connell. Pasadena Freeway. Circa 1950.

Circa 1950. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: