Sothebys: The Library of Dr Rodney P Swantko, N11497, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 26, 2024 - June 26, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams, Ansel | Half Dome, Merced River |
1938 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 2 | Baum, L. Frank | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; first edition, presentation copy |
Chicago & New York | 1900 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 108,000.00 |
| 3 | [Burke, Edmund --- French Revolution] | An Historical Sketch of the French Revolution |
London | 1792 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | [Chicago Architecture] | The Architectural Work of Graham Anderson Probst & White, Chicago and Their Predecessors |
London | 1933 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | A most attractive example of Clemens's first novel, the Swann copy |
Hartford | 1876 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 6 | Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | An exquisite example of Huckleberry Finn in blue cloth, the Doheny copy |
New York | 1885 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 48,000.00 |
| 7 | Clemens, Samuel Langhorne | A fine, bright copy of Huckleberry Finn in green cloth |
New York | 1885 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 8 | Dickens, Charles | An extraordinary presentation copy of the author's best-loved book |
London | 1843 | USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 | USD 228,000.00 |
| 9 | Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir | The most significant Sherlock Holmes manuscript extant |
1890 | USD 800,000.00 - 1,200,000.00 | USD 960,000.00 | |
| 10 | [Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir] | Sidney Paget's original illustration of "The Death of Sherlock Holmes" |
1893 | USD 250,000.00 - 350,000.00 | USD 384,000.00 | |
| 11 | Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir | The Hound of the Baskervilles; perhaps the best-loved crime story |
London | 1902 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 12 | [Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir] --- Vincent Starrett | The Unique Hamlet: "one of the rarest pieces of Sherlockiana" |
Chicago | 1920 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | [Doyle, Arthur Ignatius Conan, Sir] --- Vincent Starrett | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, a large paper dedication copy of this pinnacle of Sherlockiana |
New York | 1933 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 14 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Beautiful and Damned; first edition, presentation copy to Harry Hansen |
New York | 1922 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 20,400.00 |
| 15 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby; first edition, inscribed to Zelda's sister and her husband |
New York | 1925 | USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 336,000.00 |
| 16 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | Tender is the Night; first edition, inscribed to Donald Ogden Stewart |
New York | 1934 | USD 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 17 | Frost, Robert | A Boy's Will, signed by the author |
London | 1913 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 18 | Frost, Robert | "Good fences make good neighbors." |
London | 1914 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 19 | [Gaspey, Thomas, attributed] | Richmond; or, Scenes in the Life of a Bow Street Officer |
New York | 1827 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 20 | Hemingway, Ernest | The author's first book, retaining the elusive glassine jacket |
Paris: | 1923 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | [Irving, Washington] | The first appearances of "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" |
New York | 1819-1820 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 22 | Kerouac, Jack | On the Road; first edition, inscribed to Joyce Johnson |
New York | 1957 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 120,000.00 |
| 23 | Melville, Herman | "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme." |
New York; London | 1851 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,600.00 |
| 24 | Nabokov, Vladimir | Lolita; first edition, inscribed to Graham Greene with a butterfly |
Paris | 1955 | USD 180,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 264,000.00 |
| 25 | Nabokov, Vladimir | Lolita; first American edition, inscribed to his wife Vera with a butterfly drawing |
New York | 1958 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 72,000.00 |
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
