Personal correspondence and manuscript material are always a highlight in our auctions of Printed & Manuscript Americana. On April 12, we’ll be offering a selection letters from Thomas Belknap, a clerk…
One item in our upcoming auction is an album of autographs compiled to be sold for charity. During the American Civil War, and especially in the years 1863-64, civilians in…
A 1855-65 portrait of Grant. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Ulysses S. Grant, a man whose persistence brought him to the highest offices in U.S. military and politics, had a surprising early…
Swann’s April 16 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana featured documents and books from as early as 16th-century colonial America through 20th-century material relating to explorers, sports, politics and more. The top…
Important Photobooks & Photographs sold well in Tuesday’s auction, with several records set and strong interest in some very interesting pieces. The top lot of the sale, Andrew J. Russell’s…
