Swann Galleries: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 736,799.00 |
| Auction Date | July 30, 2020 - July 30, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 435,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #2543 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 635,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 451 | ||
| Sold Lots | 351 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 549,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 803,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 100 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 91.75% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295 | Smith, Adam (1723-1790) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. |
USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 | |
| 20 | Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Louis Antoine. | Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte. |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 27,500.00 | |
| 246 | de Veer, Gerrit (c. 1573-1598) ; Willem Lodewijcksz's (d. 1604) | Diarium Nauticum seu Vera Descriptio Trium Navigationum Admirandarum. [bound with] Prima Pars Descriptionis Itineris Navalis in Indiam Orientalem, |
1598 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 231 | Book of Hours in Flemish. |
15th century. | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 | |
| 348 | [Disney Studios.] Sketch Book [For Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]. Illustrated with twelve tipped-in color plates. |
1938 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 | |
| 406 | CARROLL, LEWIS / SALVADOR DALÍ. | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. |
1969 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 443 | REY, ROBERT. | Estampes the complete portfolio. |
1950 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 14,300.00 |
| 376 | JOYCE, JAMES. | Ulysses. |
1922 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 42 | JACKSON, ANDREW. | JACKSON, ANDREW. Letter Signed, |
1835 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 37 | ADAMS, JOHN. | ADAMS, JOHN. Letter Signed, |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 | |
| 143 | GERSHWIN, GEORGE | GERSHWIN, GEORGE. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, with an Autograph Musical Quotation from An American in Paris. |
1928 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 451 | Czeschka, Otto. | Kabarett Fledermaus. 4 color plates designed by Oskar Kokoschka, Berthold Löffler, and two by Fritz Zeyman |
1907 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 378 | KEROUAC, JACK. | Doctor Sax. Faust Part Three. |
1959 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,100.00 |
| 260 | Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) | A Dictionary of the English Language. |
1755 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 447 | ZDANEVICH, IL'YA ILIAZD (pseud.). | Lidantiu Farat [Lidantiu As A Beacon]. |
1923 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 216 | DISNEY, WALT. | DISNEY, WALT. Ward Greene. Lady and the Tramp. |
1953; inscription | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,250.00 |
| 320 | Shackleton, Ernest (1874-1922) and Robert F. Scott (1868-1912) | South Polar Times. |
1907-1914. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 354 | ENGELS, FREDERICK. | The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844. Translated by Florence Kelley Wischnewetzky. |
1887 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,000.00 |
| 47 | LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. | LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, |
1862 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 314 | Hawkesworth, John (1715?-1773) | A New Voyage Round the World [...] Performed by Captain James Cook. |
1774 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 218 | PICASSO, PABLO. | PICASSO, PABLO. Complete exhibition catalogue Signed and Inscribed, |
1961; inscription | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 422 | DERRIÈRE LE MIROIR. Group of 50 volumes. |
1949-1982 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,460.00 | |
| 177 | (MUSICIANS.) SEMBRICH, MARCELLA. Over 40 Signatures by musicians and others gathered to celebrate Sembrich's retirement |
1909 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 5,250.00 | |
| 241 | Carta Executoria de Hidalguía, Spain, Illuminated Manuscript on Parchment. Folio-format manuscript, seventy-eight leaves, bestowing the noble status of hidalgo (a minor title that exempts the bearer from taxation) |
1576 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 5,250.00 | |
| 268 | Locke, John (1632-1704) | Further Considerations Concerning Raising the Value of Money. |
1695 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,250.00 |
