Swann Galleries: Illustration Art, 2690, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 12, 2024 - December 12, 2024
Page Size: 233 items in 10 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
176 JOSEPH LOMBARDERO (1922-2004)

Feather quill and inkwell.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 293.00
177 JAMES MARSH (1946- )

The Monkey Puzzle: Are Apes Descended from Man?

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 344.00
178 STANLEY MELTZOFF (1917-2006)

Ten Days' Wonder.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
179 NICHOLAS (NICKY) ZANN (1943-2020)

The Door to Doom.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 688.00
180 ARTIST UNKNOWN

"Aahmes, Soldier of the Pharaoh."

USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
181 NAVA ATLAS (1955- )

"Let the Sky Rain Potatoes."

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
182 AUBREY BEARDSLEY (1872-1898)

Three Large Lilies.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
183 AUBREY BEARDSLEY (1872-1898)

Woman with elaborate headdress.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
184 MAHLON BLAINE (1894-1969)

Untitled.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
185 ELEANOR VERE BOYLE (1825-1916)

Gift book of illustrations.

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
186 HOWARD CHANDLER CHRISTY (1872-1952)

"She used to bore me awfully about you."

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
187 CHARLES DANA GIBSON (1867-1944)

"At the Pavilion."

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
188 ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)

Possible self-portrait.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
189 ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)

Sprite.

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
190 ARTHUR RACKHAM (1867-1939)

The Eiger and Monch from Murren, Switzerland.

USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
191 EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953)

"Lest . . . the adversary deliver thee to the judge."

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,875.00
192 ROBERT SHORE (1924-2014)

Walt Whitman.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 594.00
193 ROBERT SHORE (1924-2014)

The Confidence Man.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
195 SAUL STEINBERG (1914-1999)

Flying Harpies.

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,250.00
196 JAMES THURBER (1894-1961)

Woman in tree.

USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
197 RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)

Frontispiece.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 715.00
198 RICHARD TAYLOR (1902-1970)

Monk building doll.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 715.00
199 MURRAY TINKELMAN (1933-2016)

The earth caught in a web.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
200 WAYNE ANDERSON (1946- )

Dragon eggs.

USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 488.00
201 WAYNE ANDERSON (1946- )

Megalump.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
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    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
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    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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