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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Sella Martin. | Signed message denouncing oppression by the wealthy as "barbarism." London, 1866 |
N/A | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 27 | 45th Anniversary of Emancipation: Celebration by Negroes of Brooklyn. |
Brooklyn, NY | 1909-01-01 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,524.00 | |
| 28 | Group of periodicals regarding Paul Cuffe's settlement in Sierra Leone. |
Various places | 1814-1817 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |
| 29 | Jehudi Ashmun. | History of the American Colony of Liberia. |
Washington | 1826 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 30 | Maryland State Colonization Society . . Constitution and Ordinances of Maryland in Liberia. |
Baltimore, MD | [1834] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 31 | [William Lloyd Garrison]. | The Maryland Scheme of Expatriation Examined. |
Boston | 1834 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 32 | Lottie E. Wilson, | Photograph of her portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Sojourner Truth. |
No place | 1902 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,016.00 |
| 33 | Illustrated Catalogue of Religious Paintings by . . . Henry O. Tanner. |
New York | 1908 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,604.00 | |
| 34 | Albert Alexander Smith. | Group of 2 oil paintings and a lithograph. |
No place | 1926 and undated | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 35 | Family photographs and other papers of artist Albert Alexander Smith. |
Various places | 1902-circa 1950s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,079.00 | |
| 36 | Allan Rohan Crite. | Elaborately signed book, letter, and illustrated pamphlet. |
Boston and Cambridge, MA | 1948-1977 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 37 | Charles White. | Six Drawings. |
New York | [1953] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,842.00 |
| 38 | Christmas card from Charles White; with a letter denouncing him. |
[Los Angeles, CA | circa 1971] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 698.00 | |
| 39 | Charles Bible, artist. | Group of 6 historical portrait prints. |
Various places | 1968-1970 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 40 | Jacob Lawrence. | Olympische Spiele Munchen 1972. |
[Munich, Germany?] | 1971 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 41 | Romare Bearden. | The Olympics: Where Men & Women of All Nations Engage in Peaceful Competition. |
No place | [1976] | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 42 | Romare Bearden. | [Three Women (Easter Sunday)]. |
[New York | 1979] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,794.00 |
| 43 | Sketches, etc. for the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial by sculptor Robert Berks, 1961-1974 |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,508.00 | ||
| 44 | Scale models and documentation for monument to Mother Clara Hale by sculptor Robert Berks, 1993-1996 |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 990.00 | ||
| 45 | Move On Over or We'll Move On Over You. |
No place | circa 1966 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,334.00 | |
| 46 | Guilty of Murder / Guilty of Brutality. |
[Los Angeles] | circa 1966 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 47 | The Black Panther: Black Community News Service, Volume 1, Number 1. |
Oakland, CA | 1967-04-25 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 48 | Black Power: SNCC Speaks for Itself. |
Boston | circa 1967 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,143.00 | |
| 49 | Mikhail Bakunin. | The Catechism of the Revolutionist. |
Oakland, CA | undated | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 952.00 |
| 50 | Eugene Hawkins, artist. | Am I Not a Man and a Brother? |
Los Angeles | 1967 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
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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.