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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Harambee (pair of newspaper issues). |
Los Angeles, CA | 1966 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 77 | Black Soul: That Extra Bit of Truth. |
Roxbury, MA | 1966 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 78 | Stokely Carmichael. | Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America, signed. |
New York | [1967] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 495.00 |
| 79 | Festival of the Black Arts, Featuring LeRoi Jones & Ossie Davis. |
[New Haven, CT] | 1968-04-13 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,016.00 | |
| 80 | Five press photographs of Denver's "Project Pride" community festival. |
Denver, CO | 1969 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 81 | Flag reading "In Black We Trust, United We Stand--Divided We Fall," |
circa 1970s? | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 476.00 | ||
| 82 | Brother Marvin X Is In Jail Now! New York: Black Theatre Magazine, |
[September 1970] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 83 | Smash Racism: Build the Unity of the Working Class. |
New York | 1971 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 84 | Students for a Democratic Society. Racist Theories Exposed. |
Minneapolis | 1972 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 85 | Barbara Wyatt. | Packet of "Black Is" novelty napkins. |
[Austin, TX?] | 1972 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 635.00 |
| 86 | Assata Shakur, et al. | Break de Chains. |
New York | [1973] | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 87 | Horus Hawk. | The Black Revolutionary Primer. |
Why! How! Where! New York | 1978 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 88 | Black United Front, Defend or Die! |
New York | [1979] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 89 | Bell produced for the inaugural meeting of the National Negro Business League. |
Boston | 1900-08-23 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 4,318.00 | |
| 90 | Collection of calendars produced for Black businesses and consumers. |
Various places | 1935-1988 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 4,318.00 | |
| 91 | Alonzo B. Willis, editor. | The Negro in Louisiana, 78 Years of Progress. |
New Orleans | 1942 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 952.00 |
| 92 | Hey Now! Something New! Opening of a Colored Skating Rink. |
[Plain Dealing, LA] | 1949 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 93 | Self Help, a Nation of Islam newspaper centerfold. |
1968-03-01 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 222.00 | ||
| 94 | Exterior view of Lewis Michaux's famous Harlem bookstore. |
New York | 1964-07-23 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 594.00 | |
| 95 | Promotional postcards for the West Side Apparel Shop in Lansing, Michigan, 1944 and undated |
1944 and undated | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 96 | Afro-American Journal and Directory, Adrian, Michigan. |
Adrian, MI | 1895 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 97 | New Harlem Blue Book. |
New York | 1940 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 952.00 | |
| 98 | The Bronze American National Travel Guide. |
Chicago | 1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 | |
| 99 | Leaflet for the Keystone Mercantile & Insurance Co. |
Bramwell, WV | circa 1905 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | |
| 100 | Group relating to Maggie Lena Walker and her Order of St. Luke. |
Richmond, VA | 1930s-1950s | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
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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.