Swann Galleries: Fine Books, 2683, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 24, 2024 - October 24, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bacon, Sir Francis (1561-1626) | A Declaration of the Practises & Treasons Attempted and Committed by Robert late Earle of Essex and his Complices. |
London | 1601 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 2 | Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616) & John Fletcher (1579-1625) | The Knight of the Burning Pestle. Full of Mirth and Delight. |
London | 1635 [i.e. circa 1661]. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 3 | Chapman, George (1559-1634) | The Tragedie of Charles Duke of Byron, Marshall of France. |
London | 1625 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 553.00 |
| 4 | Chaucer, Geoffrey (c. 1343-1400) | The Workes, |
London | 1550? | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 5 | Congreve, William (1670-1729) | The Way of the World, A Comedy. |
London | 1700 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 688.00 |
| 6 | Cotgrave, Randle (d. 1634?) | Dictionarie of the French and English Tongues. |
London | 1611 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 7 | Dekker, Thomas (1572-1632) | The Second Part of the Honest Whore, with the Humors of the Patient Man. |
London | 1630 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 8 | Dryden, John (1631-1700) [Shakespeare Adaptation]. | Troilus and Cressida, or Truth Found too Late. A Tragedy. |
London | 1679 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 531.00 |
| 9 | Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603) | The Historie of Guicciardin |
London | 1599 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 10 | Erasmus (d. 1536) | Apophthegmes, that is to saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentencious Sayinges. |
London | 1542 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 11 | Fletcher, John (1579-1625) | The Tragedy of Thierry King of France, and his Brother Theodoret. |
London | 1649 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,063.00 |
| 12 | Florio, John (1552-1625) | Queen Anna's New World of Words. |
London | 1611 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | Hall, Edward (d. 1547) | The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancaster [&] Yorke |
London | 1550 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 563.00 |
| 14 | Hayward, Sir John (1564?-1627) | The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixt. With the beginning of the Raigne of Queene Elizabeth. |
London | 1630 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 563.00 |
| 15 | Heywood, Thomas (c. 1570-1641) | Pleasant Dialogues and Drammas Selected out of Lucian, Erasmus, Textor, Ovid, &c. |
London | 1637 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 16 | Holinshed, Raphael (1529-1580) | The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande. |
London | 1577 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 17 | Homer, translated by George Chapman (1559-1634) | Homer's Odysses |
[London] | [1614? & 1611] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 18 | John Donne (1572-1631) | Juvenilia: Or Certaine Paradoxes and Problemes. |
London | 1633 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Jonson, Ben (1572-1637) | Catiline His Conspiracy. |
London | 1635 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 563.00 |
| 20 | Jonson, Ben (1572-1637) | The Workes. |
London | 1616 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 21 | Livius, Titus. translated by Philemon Holland (1552-1637) | The Romane Historie. |
London | 1600 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | Locke, John (1632-1704) | An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. |
London | 1694 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 23 | Massinger, Philip (1583-1640) | The Bond-Man: An Ancient Storie. As it hath beene acted with good allowance, at the Cock-Pit in Drury Lane. |
London | 1638 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 594.00 |
| 24 | Milton, John (1608-1674) | Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes. |
London | 1671 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 25 | Milton, John (1608-1674) | Poems of Mr. John Milton, Both English and Latin, Compos'd at several times. |
London | 1645 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
