“The Transcendental Club,” as it would come to be known, was founded in Massachusetts, in September of 1…
According to our Literature specialist John D. Larson, there are five first editions of Fahrenheit 451 of interest t…
Children’s literature is a perennially popular genre. We were all children once, and the antics of Willy Wonka…
This is the first time a signed first edition of The Prophet has appeared at auction. Interestingly, Gibran, th…
Through her poignant writing and tragic story, Anne Frank has become a source of inspiration for millions. Two of ou…
Walt Whitman was in Boston overseeing the publication of his third edition of Leaves of Grass when he attended …
Topping our June 19, 2014 auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature was a first American edition of Herman Melvi…
To celebrate the life and literary oeuvre of James Joyce on the international holiday that is Bloomsday, we are look…
Thanks to John D. Larson, Swann’s 19th & 20th Century Literature Specialist, for contributing this post: I…
Decadent! Erotic! Phantasmagoric! Fin-de-siècle grotesqueries! Gents and ladies disporting themselves, occasionally …
Any collector knows that the reasons behind a particular collection are often just as fascinating as the collection …
