November 18, 2016Swann NewsPrinted & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana The top lot of our November 17 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana was an 1830 first edition of The Book of Mormon, which sold to a private collector for… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Records & Results: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books October 25, 2016 Early Printed Books Records & Results: Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books The October 18 sale of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books was our top-earning sale in the category since the house’s October 2012 offering of Aldine Imprints & Early Printed… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about California Dreaming? Travel Posters Can Take You There October 21, 2016 Vintage Posters California Dreaming? Travel Posters Can Take You There Every autumn we continue our tradition of offering the finest travel posters available. On October 27, the selection reflects the excitement and globalization of the early- to mid-twentieth century, with posters featuring… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Monumental Collection: Early Adventure Literature from the Estate of Timothy Treacy October 6, 2016 Early Printed Books A Monumental Collection: Early Adventure Literature from the Estate of Timothy Treacy This year we are honored to offer material from the collection of Timothy Treacy. So prolific was Treacy as a collector that material from his estate can be found in multiple… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Famous Cartographic Blunder: The Island of California May 15, 2015 Maps & Atlases A Famous Cartographic Blunder: The Island of California Henry Briggs, The North part of America Conteyning… the large and goodly Iland of California, double-page engraved map, London, 1625. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000. For more than a… Share Facebook Twitter
January 16, 2014 African-American Fine Art California Artists Pauline Powell Burns and Beulah Woodard Among the featured artists in Swann’s February 13th auction, Shadows Uplifted: The Rise of American-American Fine Art, are Pauline Powell Burns and Beulah Ecton Woodard. These early Californian artists stand… Share Facebook Twitter