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October 10, 2018|Lauren Kristin|Autographs

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Autographs

At Auction November 8 Complete Catalogue Artists, Authors & Musicians Some artists have adorned their everyday communications with illustrations or artworks, and the sale includes two interesting examples: a…

March 26, 2018 | Autographs

Records & Results: Autographs

Our auction of Autographs on March 22 offered a selection of letters, photographs and works by some of history’s greatest game-changers, with communications by founding fathers, letters from artists and…

March 19, 2018 | Autographs

Charles Dickens Reveals His Inspiration

A very formal letter by Charles Dickens to Lord Robert Grosvenor was a highlight of our March 22 auction of Autographs. The letter, dated July 9, 1838, was…

May 11, 2017 | Books & Manuscripts

George & Robert Cruikshank, Early Caricaturists

Brothers George and Isaac (who often went by his middle name of Robert) Cruikshank were famed early nineteenth-century caricaturists. Their works have appeared in Swann auctions many times over the…

April 26, 2017 | Books & Manuscripts

What is a Cosway-Style Binding?

It’s hard not to judge a book by its cover when it is encased in a fine Cosway-style binding. Two of these sumptuous decorative tomes will be coming to auction…

June 25, 2012 | 19th & 20th Century Literature

Top Lots: 19th & 20th Century Literature

Thursday’s 19th & 20th Century Literature sale boasted a ninety percent sell-through rate, with highlights across all genres. The two top lots were courtesy of Modernist masters James Joyce and…

April 29, 2011 | Art Press & Illustrated Books

Of Books and Brits: Literature at Swann

Today, the world crashes the wedding of Will and Kate through the wonders of digital media. And Swann celebrates the mother country in classic, and always collectible, print form. Agnes…