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Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript Americana

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Auction Name Printed and Manuscript Americana Total Sales (USD) 715,831.00
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 504,500.00
Sale Number #2721 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 745,500.00
Total Lots 360
Sold Lots 315.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 590,800.00
% of Lots Sold 87.50% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 872,200.00
Unsold Lots 45 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 82.07%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17 Benjamin Beal

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) Unpublished diary of a lieutenant serving in the Invasion of Quebec

 17 March to 6 December 1776 USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 76,200.00
23 George Washington

(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1777.) Letter anticipating the coming British campaign against Philadelphia

 19 January 1777 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 USD 69,850.00
193 Joseph Smith

(MORMONS.) Mortgage deed signed with Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith

 12 March 1840 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 48,260.00
156

(FREEMASONRY.) Manuscript of Connecticut Masonic rituals

 circa 1797-1819 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 17,780.00
206 Ebenezer Rand

(MORMONS.) Letters with a non-Mormon perspective on Nauvoo in the 1840s and beyond

 1865 and [1872?] USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 13,970.00
175 Jeremiah B. Taylor

(KANSAS.) Letterbook of a frontier missionary with tales of friendly Indians and unfriendly Confederate guerrillas

 1839-1887 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,065.00
286 [Benjamin Rush]

(SPORTS--GOLF.) Sermons to Gentlemen upon Temperance and Exercise

 1772 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,430.00
143 [Smith]

(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) A Declaration . . .

 1764 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,525.00
78 William H. Tabb

(CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE.) Letters of a captain in the 14th Mississippi, at Fort Donelson, Jackson, Atlanta, and more

 1861-1865 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,255.00
69 Charles M. Heaton

(CIVIL WAR.) Letters of a clerk in Washington through the war

 1861-1864 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,620.00
9 George Catlin

(AMERICAN INDIANS.) O-Kee-Pa: A Religious Ceremony; and other Customs of the Mandans

 1867 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,604.00
38 Herman Daggett

(ANIMAL RIGHTS.) The Rights of Animals: An Oration, Delivered at the Commencement of Providence-College

 1792 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,604.00
194 J. Goldsmith

(MORMONS.) A Grammar of General Geography, with ownership signature of the prophet's brother William Smith

 1822 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,604.00
255

(POLITICS.) [Elkanah Tisdale,] The Gerry-Mander, first appearance of this loathsome creature

 26 March 1812 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 6,600.00
130

(DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.) Eleazar Huntington, In Congress July 4th. 1776

 circa 1820-24 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,350.00
184

(MASSACHUSETTS.) Act of the Massachusetts Senate ordering a tax to suppress Shays's Rebellion

 17 February 1787 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 6,350.00
291 Guy R.

(TRAVEL.) Love. Extensive letters and photographs of an American diplomat in Morocco and Ethiopia

 1907-1910 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,350.00
256 [Theodorus Bailey]

(PRESIDENTS--1802.) Authentic Information Relative to the Conduct of the Present & Last Administrations

 1802 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 6,096.00
209 John Taylor

(MORMONS.) Letter enclosing the clipped signature of Brigham Young and the First Presidency

 7 January 1882 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,842.00
292 Brooke Russell [Astor]

(TRAVEL.) Diary as a young American girl in Peking and on the "grand tour."

 1 January to 8 November 1913 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,334.00
311

(WEST--NEW MEXICO.) Hermann Stieffel, early watercolor view of the ruins of a Spanish mission in the Manzano Grant

 circa 1860-1867 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,080.00
57 Maurice, Arthur and Sidney Robinson

(CANADA.) Diary of three English brothers seeking their fortune in the Klondike gold rush

 1897-1898 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
107 Cornelius Agnew

(CIVIL WAR--MEDICINE.) Correspondence relating to his leadership of the Sanitary Commission during the war

 1861-1865 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,826.00
210 Hiram Clawson

(MORMONS.) Letter arranging a 4th of July dinner for polygamist inmates

 26 June 1886 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,826.00
332

(CUBA.) Estatutos de la Liga General de Base Ball de la Isla de Cuba

 14 November 1889 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,826.00
  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b>
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000