October 7, 2017Swann NewsPrinted & Manuscript Americana Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Read more about Records & Results: Printed & Manuscript Americana Hoards of history-lovers came out to attend the preview for our auction of Printed & Manuscript Americana on September 28. The sale featured a trove of unique material, much of which… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Diary of a Syrian-American Woman, 1908 September 26, 2017 Printed & Manuscript Americana Diary of a Syrian-American Woman, 1908 On a trip to her homeland, a young Syrian-American woman named Mary Arbeely kept a diary recording her attempts to connect with her ancestors while feeling deeply homesick. The diary,… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about A Look Inside the Birdman of Alcatraz April 8, 2014 Printed & Manuscript Americana A Look Inside the Birdman of Alcatraz Our April 2014 sale Printed & Manuscript Americana offers a rare and fascinating lot related to Robert Stroud, known as the Birdman of Alcatraz. This research archive contains many hundreds… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about Chiles Rellenos, circa 1825, with Americana Specialist Rick Stattler September 5, 2013 Printed & Manuscript Americana Chiles Rellenos, circa 1825, with Americana Specialist Rick Stattler We will be offering an early Mexican manuscript cookbook in our October 10, 2013 Printed & Manuscript Americana auction. We don’t know the author, we don’t know the date, but… Share Facebook Twitter
Read more about First Known Reference to Baseball at Yale September 30, 2010 Printed & Manuscript Americana First Known Reference to Baseball at Yale James Beebee Brinsmade Jr.’s diary offers intimate details of what life was like on Yale University’s campus in the 1840s. Brinsmade’s two-volume diary appears at auction today in the Printed… Share Facebook Twitter