Printed & Manuscript Americana

Family Archives Command Premium Prices in Swann’s Spring Printed & Manuscript Americana Auction Swann Galleries’ spring 2025 sale of Printed & Manuscript…

We love all of the lots in our auctions equally. Here are a few from our June 12 Americana sale, which are more equal than the others. The Iconic… Thomas…

Highlights of this exceptional auction span nearly five centuries of American history, featuring remarkable items from colonial exploration to modern presidential photography.

This year's Focus on Women gathers together important archives, first edition books, fine art, craft art, vernacular photography and more in a very special sale celebrating…

Punks, goths, mods, beatniks, club kids, and hippies: a shortlist of an endless supply of social factions that make up the fabled “underground.” In the grander societal context,…

2024 was an eventful year for Swann that brought about exciting changes, including the reorganization of our Fine Art Department, which saw Nigel Freeman step in as the head of…

Swann’s Thursday, November 21 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought $608,036, landing squarely in the pre-sale estimates, with 234 of the 320 lots offered…

This sale strikes a particularly rich vein of western mining material from Alaska, California, Colorado, and Nevada.

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare material. Several single-owner collections were featured,…

Swann closed out June 2024 with a standout Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, June 27. The auction earned $1 million against a $647,100 to $970,700 pre-sale…