Ahead of Swann’s first auction dedicated to the accomplishments of women on July 15, senior specialist and cur…
What You Need to Know on Auction Day This auction will be held live and conducted remotely. There will not be biddin…
Bibliographers, cataloguers, and scholars rely upon the veracity of a book’s imprint—that is, the publication inform…
Featuring illuminated manuscripts, including an ornate Book of Hours, Use in Utrecht, and a robust section of import…
In a year that was unlike any in our lifetimes, Swann’s specialists and staff proved to be as resilient and in…
Early Printed Books, at auction October 27, 2020, featuring sought-after early imprints, incunabula, North American …
Join Us October 5, 2020 at 7PM ET for a fascinating, terrifying look at the rarest books―bound in human skin―and the…
What Goes Around Comes Around Devon Eastland shares the joys of handling early printed books and how sometimes unexp…
Our sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts on Thursday, July 30, 2020 boasted high prices across categories with earl…
Any experienced cataloger, scholar, collector, or reader of early printing is accustomed to discovering an array of …
As a bibliophile expands their collection, they gain a feel for auction house and bookseller’s catalogues, whi…
Or, WTſ? It’s a common source of confusion: “I have this book, and it’s really old, and all of the s’s are f’s, so I…
