Art Press & Illustrated Books
Cheloniidae: Sea Turtles
The Richard Lee Callaway Collection of Alan James Robinson & the Cheloniidae Press The collection of the …
Grapefruit: Yoko Ono’s Guide to Living Art
Visionary Yoko Ono created “event scores” as a way to encourage people to find art and beauty in their q…
Nahui Olin: Muse & Maker
Nahui Olin, the pseudonym of Carmen Mondragón, was a Mexican Surrealist active in the 1920s and ’30s. She hail…
A Personal Collection of Bernhardt Wall Books
Bernhardt Wall was an American illustrator active in the first half of the twentieth century. A selection of fine, e…
A Bright Light at a Dark Time: The WPA Handicraft Project
One unusual piece in our December 2016 auction of Art, Press & Illustrated Books was a six-volume folio of texti…
Le Corbusier’s Color Theory Sample Book
Before the holidays drive you up a wall, let an unusual piece in our December 1, 2016 sale of Art, Press & Illus…
Leather Bindings, Decorative Dust Jackets and Beyond
While the old adage tells us that we certainly shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, it’s hard to ignore …
Collectors on Collecting: Sam Speigel on Collecting Edward Gorey
On May 7, 2014 Swann will auction The Edward Gorey Collection of Samuel Speigel, and the catalogue for that sale ope…
The Glory of Gorey: Swann to Offer the Sam Speigel Collection
On May 7, 2014, Swann will auction one of the top private collections of Edward Gorey books, illustrations and ephem…
Christine von der Linn on Irving Oaklander
Thursday, May 9th, our sale of Art, Press & Illustrated Books will feature the inventory of the late Irving Oakl…
Penises and Pompadours: The Erotic Art of Franz von Bayros
Decadent! Erotic! Phantasmagoric! Fin-de-siècle grotesqueries! Gents and ladies disporting themselves, occasionally …
Books Arts or Art Books? Call Them What You Will
Three books by modern artist book master Vincent FitzGerald & Company represent more contemporary arti…