Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript African Americana, 2732, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 19, 2026 - March 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Letters of an Army surgeon and several Tuskegee Airmen to one woman, 1941-1944 |
1941-1944 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 277 | Dwight D. Eisenhower. | Order regarding the Red Ball Express, 1 October 1944 |
1944-10-01 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 278 | Photograph of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, 1945 |
1945 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,524.00 | ||
| 279 | Idlewild Community Herald. |
Idlewild, MI | 1930-02-01 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 280 | The Bedford Dweller, the community newsletter of a Pittsburgh public housing project, 1947 |
1947 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | ||
| 281 | Group of 16 point-of-purchase posters from Jet, Ebony, and Tan, 1952-1956 and undated |
1952-1956 and undated | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,905.00 | ||
| 282 | Group of 16 pulp romance magazines issued by Good Publishing, 1957-1964 |
1957-1964 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,905.00 | ||
| 283 | James Presley Ball & Son. | Photograph of a girl, taken at his Helena studio, circa 1887-1892 |
circa 1887-1892 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 284 | Daniel Freeman, photographer. | Cabinet card of three children. |
Washington | circa 1894-1897 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 |
| 285 | Daniel Freeman. | Portrait of a young woman holding what may be a diploma. |
Washington | circa 1913-1916 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 603.00 |
| 286 | Addison Scurlock, photographer. | Portrait of a young woman. |
Washington | 1923-07-02 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 561.00 |
| 287 | James Van Der Zee. | Photograph of Daddy Grace conducting a service. |
New York | 1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 288 | Postcard-sized photograph of Harlem Reniassance model Feral Benga. |
Paris | late 1920s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 289 | Poster from the historic campaign by Carl Stokes for mayor of Cleveland, with related papers, 1966-1968 |
1966-1968 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,640.00 | ||
| 290 | Outrageous! Shirley Chisholm for President. |
No place | [1972] | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,826.00 | |
| 291 | Bring U.S. Together. Vote Chisholm 1972, Unbought and Unbossed. |
New York | 1972 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 292 | Corita Kent, artist. | Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed and Unbought. |
No place | [1972] | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 293 | Group of 20 Shirley Chisholm campaign pins. |
Various places | 1972 and undated | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 889.00 | |
| 294 | Group of Shirley Chisholm ephemera. |
Various places | 1969-1972 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 349.00 | |
| 295 | Shirley Chisholm. | Photograph she autographed for a fellow member of Congress. |
[Washington | circa 1975] | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 349.00 |
| 296 | Shirley Chisholm. | Signed photograph. |
No place | 1984-09-01 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 603.00 |
| 297 | 4 for Justice--4 for Carter. Vote Carter. |
Washington | 2 November [1976] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 285.00 | |
| 298 | Group of 18 Jesse Jackson posters from his presidential and Senate campaigns. |
Various places | 1984-1990 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 299 | George Jackson. | Toward the United Front. |
Berkeley, CA | 1971 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 300 | The Harriet Tubman Prison Movement. |
Los Angeles | circa 1971 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.