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Swann Galleries: Printed & Manuscript Americana
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Printed & Manuscript Americana | Total Sales (USD) | 1,109,257.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | November 25, 2014 - November 25, 2014 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 563,170.00 |
| Sale Number | #2368 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 837,330.00 |
| Total Lots | 384 | ||
| Sold Lots | 335.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 590,770.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 878,530.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 49 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 126.26% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | [Paine, Thomas.] | The American Crisis. |
1776-77 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 |
| 24 | Russell, Thomas. | Letter copy book of a Boston merchant during the war. |
1777 to 1781 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 96 | Martin, Luther. | The Genuine Information, Delivered to the Legislature of the State of Maryland, Relative to the Proceedings of the General Convention. |
1788 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 70,000.00 |
| 18 | The Invitation of the Continental Congress, to their Brethren who are Sons of Liberty and Seamen, to Engage in the Defence of the Liberties of America. |
1775; 1776 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 192 | The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi. |
1830 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 93 | [Goodrich, Josiah.] | Manuscript diary of a lieutenant at Ticonderoga. |
1759; 1798 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 54 | Shitai, Liang (also known as See Tay); photographer. | Photograph of Ulysses S. Grant and the Chinese general Li Hongzhang. |
1879 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 193 | The Book of Mormon. |
1837 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 | |
| 301 | [Cogswell, Milton?] | Diary of an officer on Macomb's Exploring Expedition. |
1859 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 105 | Stone, William J.; engraver. | In Congress, July 4, 1776. |
circa 1833 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 196 | Young, Ann Eliza (Webb). | Letter from an ex-wife of Brigham Young. |
1881 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 200 | [Schimonsky, Stanislas W.Y.] | The Omaha and Ottoe Mission at Bellevue from the East. |
circa 1855 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 94 | Mathews, Alfred E. | Canyon City, Colorado, and its Surroundings. |
1870 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 139 | Noah, Mordecai. | Discourse on the Restoration of the Jews. |
1845 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 195 | Weed, Thurlow. | Letter describing Joseph Smith's hunt for a printer of the first Book of Mormon. |
1881 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 331 | Siguenza y Gongora, Carlos de. | Libra Astronomica, y Philosophica. |
1690 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 203 | Four generations of diaries, letters, and account books from the Hurd family. |
1816-1943 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 12,350.00 | |
| 188 | Kendall, George W.; and Carl Nebel. | The War between the United States and Mexico Illustrated. |
1851 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 68 | Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union . |
1861 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 | |
| 216 | Meigs, Henry. | Informal Proceedings kept as secretary of the American Institute of the City of New York. |
1845-60 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 25 | Thornton, Matthew. | In Provincial Congress, Exeter . |
1775 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,400.00 |
| 71 | Archive of correspondence of the Iowa Sanitary Commission, many by agent Annie Wittenmyer in the field. |
1861-64 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 | |
| 125 | Smith, Adam. | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. |
1789 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,450.00 |
| 276 | Group of 4 substantial letters to Continental Congress member David Howell. |
1783-86 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 | |
| 343 | Archive of Elizabeth Turner Miller's two extended tours of the Mayan ruins. |
1940-43 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
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Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.