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June 17, 2025

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

June 10, 2025

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…

March 2, 2021

The house closed out February 2021 with an exceptional sale of Fine Books & Autographs, which saw a 90% sell-through rate and exceeded the total high estimate, bringing in…

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April 16, 2018

Our auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on April 12 was the department’s highest-grossing sale in four years, continuing an upward trajectory as each offering of…

January 30, 2018

Our April 12 auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana illustrates the multifaceted tapestry of American history, featuring a cypress twig cut by General Lafayette at George…

June 16, 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…

April 27, 2017

On Thursday, April 27, our tenth consecutive auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana exceeded $700,000. Much of the top material was unique or extremely rare, including…