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Frederick Douglass

April 2, 2018|Ferry Foster|Printed & Manuscript African Americana

Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript African Americana

Institutional purchases dominated the buying field at our auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana on March 29. The top lots of the auction were almost entirely manuscripts, archives, early…

January 16, 2018 | Printed & Manuscript African Americana

A Look Inside the Catalogue: Printed & Manuscript African Americana

On March 29 we will offer Printed & Manuscript African Americana, an array of material that encompasses a wide range of the African-American experience, from letters by Frederick Douglass to his…

June 16, 2017 | Swann

Records & Results: Spring 2017

The spring 2017 season at Swann Galleries marked the 75th anniversary of our first auction. On March 27, 1942, Benjamin Swann held an auction dedicated to rare and antiquarian books.…

March 31, 2017 | Printed & Manuscript Americana

Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript African Americana

On Thursday, March 30, our annual auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana exceeded $1M for the first time in the department’s 20+ year history. The success was largely due to…

March 28, 2013 | Printed & Manuscript African Americana

Top Lots: Printed & Manuscript African Americana

Our annual auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana, held on March 21, featured an outstanding array of material devoted to the Civil War, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights…

March 9, 2011 | Printed & Manuscript African Americana