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…
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: 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: 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: 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…
2021: Year in Review
As we close out another successful year at Swann we look back at our record-filled sales.
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…
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…