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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Photograph of Althea Gibson winning the Wimbledon tournament. |
[London] | 1957-07-06 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 1,206.00 | |
| 352 | Photograph of a Chicago hair salon and its staff. |
[Chicago] | circa February 1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 353 | The Walker Method of Hair Culture. |
Indianapolis | circa 1919-1925 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 354 | Order form for the Mme. C.J. Walker Manufacturing Co. |
Indianapolis | 1919 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 355 | Slick Black Colors Gray Hair Black in 1 Minute. |
[Chicago] | circa 1942-1948 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 412.00 | |
| 356 | Illustrated beautician's license of a Florida woman, with other ephemera. |
Miami, FL | 1944 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 571.00 | |
| 357 | Be More Lovable with Lustrasilk Permanent Hair Culture, |
circa 1948-1956 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 635.00 | ||
| 358 | Pair of photographs of New York beauty conventions. |
New York | circa 1948 and 1971 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 359 | Miss Universe Preliminary Contest Souvenir Program. |
[Los Angeles] | 1959 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 360 | Ann Lowe. | Letter and dress design. |
New York | 15 May 1962 and undated | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 |
| 361 | Ebony Fashion Fair's Oriental Flair. |
Newark, NJ | 1962-09-28 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 539.00 | |
| 362 | Maxine Powell. | Fashion Omnibus and Cocktail Hour. |
Detroit, MI | [1955] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 363 | Black Women's United Front. Congress of Afrikan People on the Woman Question. |
Detroit, MI | 1975 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 364 | Smash Colonial Violence, Free Dessie Woods. |
San Francisco, CA | 4 July [1978] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,079.00 | |
| 365 | Free Dessie Woods! Smash Colonial Violence. |
[San Francisco, CA] | circa 1978 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 366 | Sadie Iola Daniel. | Women Builders. |
Washington | [1931] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
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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.