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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Papers of librarian Alberta E. Calvin, including diplomas signed by U.S. President Taft, 1907-1981 |
1907-1981 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | ||
| 152 | Papers of child performer Danellen Mabry. |
Los Angeles and elsewhere | 1930s-1960s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 153 | Photographs and program of Pittsburgh's elite social club, the Frogs, 1913, 1947 and undated |
1913, 1947 and undated | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 539.00 | ||
| 154 | Pair of photographs of Cincinnati's Top Hat Social Club. |
[Cincinnati, OH | 22 March 1937] | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 155 | Collection of Paul Robeson photographs, programs, and signed cards, circa 1930-1973 |
circa 1930-1973 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 156 | Group of Josephine Baker ephemera, including a letter and sheet music, 1930-1968 and undated |
1930-1968 and undated | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 571.00 | ||
| 157 | Carl Van Vechten, photographer. | Josephine Baker attending luncheon in her honor. |
New York | 1951 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | Poster and program for the week-long Black Expo festival. |
New York | 22 April [1969] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | Cake Walk No. 1 [through 5] collection of prints, 1899 |
1899 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 160 | Embroidery of two men and two women demonstrating the cake walk, circa 1900 |
No place, | circa 1900 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 161 | Postcards of the Florida Creole Girls demonstrating the Cake Walk. |
Paris | 1903 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 162 | Large collection of cake walk postcards, circa 1903-1911 |
circa 1903-1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,842.00 | ||
| 163 | Carl Van Vechten, photographer. | Portrait of Alvin Ailey. |
New York | 1955-03-22 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 164 | Katherine Dunham. | Signed first-day cover. |
New York | 1978-04-26 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 165 | Norman Film. | Bill Pickett, World's Colored Champion, in "The Bull-Dogger," 1921 |
1921 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,716.00 | |
| 166 | Lobby cards for Oscar Micheaux's "The Girl from Chicago." |
No place | [1932] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 167 | Paul Robeson in "The Song of Freedom," |
[1936] | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 792.00 | ||
| 168 | Papers of actor and producer Brock Peters, |
1964-1992 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,858.00 | ||
| 169 | Playbills of Black comedian and singer Billy Kersands, |
circa 1875-1884 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 412.00 | ||
| 170 | Alabama Quartette poster. |
Milwaukee, WI | circa early 1900s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 635.00 | |
| 171 | Galaxy of Stars minstrel poster. |
Milwaukee, WI | early 1900s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 285.00 | |
| 172 | Broadsides for J.C. Lincoln's Mighty Minstrels, 1935-1937 |
Lincoln's Mighty Minstrels | 1935-1937 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 173 | Cabinet card of the Afro-Cuban violinist Jose White Lafitte. |
New York | circa 1875 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 285.00 | |
| 174 | Group of sheet music from the Hyers family musical "Out of Bondage," |
1877-1887 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,286.00 | ||
| 175 | Joseph A. Emidy. | Bronson's Galop. |
New York | [1878] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 539.00 |
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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.