Swann Galleries: Fine Photographs, 2691, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 17, 2024 - December 17, 2024
Page Size: 223 items in 9 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 MAX YAVNO (1911- 1985)

Aaron Siskind, Old Yuma Jail, Arizona. 1947; printed circa 1980.

1947; printed circa 1980. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
27 LOTTE JACOBI.

Lotte Jacobi: A monograph of the great German-American photographer.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 688.00
28 YOUSUF KARSH (1908-2002)

Albert Einstein. 1948.

1948 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,750.00
29 W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)

Albert Schweitzer. 1954; printed before 1978.

1954; printed before 1978 USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 Not Sold
30 RUTH BERNHARD (1905-2006)

Classic Torso with Hands. 1952; printed circa 1980.

1952; printed circa 1980. USD 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 USD 3,000.00
31 EDMUND TESKE (1911-1996)

James Whitney, composite with a design of his creation. 1970s.

1970s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
32 LUCIEN CLERGUE (1934-2014)

Nee de la vague [Nude in the sea]. 1968.

1968 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
33 LUCIEN CLERGUE (1934-2014)

Nu de la Foret {Nude of the forest].1973.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
34 LUCIEN CLERGUE (1934-2014)

Two photographs from the Venise series. 1979.

1979 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
35 JACOB RIIS (1849-1914)

New York Tenement Life. Circa 1890; printed by Alexander Alland in 1947.

1947 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,063.00
36 DORIS ULMANN (1882-1934)

African-American Man. 1920s.

1920s. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,875.00
37 EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)

The Moose Hunter - Cree, pl. 623, from The North American Indian, Portfolio XVIII. 1926.

1926 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 500.00
38 LEWIS W. HINE (1874-1940)

Precision Worker. 1925.

1925 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
39 (BEAUTY PAGEANT)

A Panorama of Atlantic City Beauty and Fashion Pageants by Fred Hess and Son. 1936.

1936 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,125.00
40 ROMAN VISHNIAC (1897-1990)

A portfolio entitled The Vanished World. 1936-38; printed 1977.

1936-38; printed 1977 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,750.00
41 BILL BRANDT (1904-1983)

Coal-Searcher Going Home to Jarrow. 1937; printed 1970s.

1937; printed 1970s. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
42 MARION POST WOLCOTT (1910-1990)

A member of the Wilkins family making biscuits on corn-husking day, Tallyho, North Carolina. 1939; printed 1980s.

1939; printed 1980s. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
43 CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (1905-1985)

Through a Door in the Slums (No. 1). 1940; printed 1961.

1940; printed 1961 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,000.00
44 W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)

The Spinner. 1951; printed later.

1951; printed later. USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 813.00
45 CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN (1905-1985)

From the World of Buy and Sell. 1953.

1953 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,125.00
46 W. EUGENE SMITH (1918-1978)

Welder, Pittsburgh. 1955-56; printed 1960s.

1955-56; printed 1960s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,750.00
47 LAURA GILPIN (1891-1979)

Navaho Portrait, from the Enduring Navaho. 1963; printed circa 1970.

1963; printed circa 1970. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,375.00
48 TIMOTHY O'SULLIVAN (1840-1882)

Aboriginal Life Among the Navajo Indians, New Mexico. 1873.

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
49 FRANCIS FRITH (1822-1898)

A suite of 8 photographs from Egypt and Greece. 1857.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,000.00
50 ANTONIO BEATO (circa 1835-1906)

Karnak, Interieur de la salle, Egypt. Circa 1875.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,000.00
  • 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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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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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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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    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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    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    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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