Books & Manuscripts

Books & Manuscripts

Swann in Profile: Devon Eastland

With the 2020 auction season on the horizon, we sat down with the newest addition to our books and manuscripts depar…

Books & Manuscripts

Fine Books & Manuscripts: Winter 2020

First editions of all of Jane Austen’s major novels, over 20 inscribed first editions by Graham Greene, autographmat…

Books & Manuscripts

Hawaiian-Language Schoolbook Makes its Market Debut at $68k in Fall 2019 Maps & Atlases Sale

Swann Galleries closed out the decade with a marathon sale of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plat…

Maps & Atlases

Collector’s Guide: Currier & Ives

Founded by Nathaniel Currier in 1835, Currier & Ives was the major poster firm of the nineteenth century. James…

Maps & Atlases

Fall 2019: Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books

Interesting items for all collectors feature in the sale with botanical and historic prints, plates by John James Au…

Books & Manuscripts

Science Leads Fall 2019 Early Printed Books

Our Thursday, October 24 sale of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books saw a full auction room and …

Books & Manuscripts

Early Printed Books by John Bulwer — A Pioneer in the Education of the Deaf in England

Born in London in 1606, John Bulwer was an important figure in the study of deafness, gesture and the human body and…

Books & Manuscripts

Fall 2019 Fine Books & Manuscripts Brings Record Prices

We brought forth a remarkable offering of autographs, art, press and illustrated books, as well as nineteenth and tw…

Auctions 101

The History of Books & Manuscripts at Swann Galleries

Bibliophiles of every denomination—Americana, a…

Archives Revealing Information on Slavery & the Underground Railroad Lead Fall 2019 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana

The September 26 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana was an overall success with material relating to slaver…

Autographs

Two Books Once Owned by Herman Melville Come to Swann

Two volumes from Herman Melville’s personal library come to auction at Swann Galleries October 10.

Printed & Manuscript Americana

Documenting the Underground Railroad: The Story Behind the Shugart Family Papers

An extensive and detailed record of the Underground Railroad is set to come across the block in our upcoming sale of…