Books & Manuscripts

Family Archives Command Premium Prices in Swann’s Spring Printed & Manuscript Americana Auction Swann Galleries’ spring 2025 sale of Printed & Manuscript…

Bella Savignano walks us through Joan Wyatt’s ‘Middle Earth Album’ and her original art depicting scenes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the…

We love all of the lots in our auctions equally. Here are a few from our June 12 Americana sale, which are more equal than the others. The Iconic… Thomas…

With the end of World War II and the advent of the Korean War, the return of soldiers to the U.S. created a market for popular reading focused on adventure, masculinity, and…

The Thursday, May 29 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books features a rare unbound copy of Karl Bodmer’s Travels in the Interior of North…

Highlights of this exceptional auction span nearly five centuries of American history, featuring remarkable items from colonial exploration to modern presidential photography.

Our Spring auction features a varied selection of antique maps from around the globe satisfying all levels of collector interest.

This year's Focus on Women gathers together important archives, first edition books, fine art, craft art, vernacular photography and more in a very special sale celebrating…

From Holy Land travel books to signed Picasso illustrations, fine bindings to first editions—this auction spans centuries for every kind of fine book collector.

Swann’s Thursday, March 20 auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana finished at $1,116,969, one of the best sales of the year so far and one of the best since this…