Early Printed Books

Early Printed Books

Early Printed Books: May 4, 2023 Auction Highlights

A period hand-colored edition of Tasso’s La Gieursalemme Libertata features extraordinary work, with full-page…

2022: Year in Review

2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing w…

Books & Manuscripts

October 2022 Sale of Early Printed Books Brings the Highest-Grossing Auction for the Category at Swann

The October 13, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books at Swann Galleries was the highest-gorssing auction of books in the…

Early Printed Books

Early Printed Books: October 13, 2022 Auction Highlights

From the Collection of Ken Rapoport Related Reading William Shakespeare Shakespeare makes several appearances in the…

This Season’s Successes: Winter-Spring 2022 Auctions in Review

The winter-spring auction season at Swann is a masterclass in marathon training, and the 2022 iteration proved no di…

Letters from Us: Epistolary Novels by Women

In this year’s Focus on Women sale, we are pleased to offer several interesting epistolary novels written by women. …

Early Printed Books

Early Printed Books: Part I of the Ken Rapoport Collection

The May 5, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books features the first part of the complete library of bibliophile Ken Rapop…

Early Printed Books

Early Printed Books: May 5, 2022 Auction Highlights

The Collection of Ken Rapoport Swann is also pleased to offer a book from the library of bibliophile Jean Grolier, b…

19th & 20th Century Literature

2021: Year in Review

As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.

Books & Manuscripts

Devon Eastland on Librarian George Parker Winship

When I was an undergraduate, I only knew George Parker Winship’s name because of the series of lectures delivered in…

Books & Manuscripts

Upcoming Highlights: Early Printed Books—At Auction October 14, 2021

This October’s Early Printed Books sale featuring travel, medicine, and science offers another chance for rare book …

First Sale Dedicated to the Accomplishments of Women at Swann Exceeds High Estimate

Early Printed Book, Archives, Vernacular and Fine Art Photography, Among other Material, Draws Interest Among Collec…