Autographs

January 31, 2024

Nicholas D. Lowry shares his picks for The Subculture Sale. Bidding open now through February 8.

January 8, 2024

Highlights from the February 8 Subculture Sale

December 19, 2023

Swann Galleries continued to offer exceptional auctions of quality material in 2023. The year featured several collections, including a special selection of 100 works from the…

October 4, 2023

Autographs The spirits of conflict and exploration are intertwined in the autographs on offer. Among the most respected explorers of the unknown are scientists, each of whom must…

October 4, 2023

One of the best-known modern Romanian historians, Nicolae Iorga, has the distinction of being one of the few scholars of his day or before to document the lives of educated…

October 3, 2023

One of the best-known modern Romanian historians, Nicolae Iorga, has the distinction of being one of the few scholars of his day or before to document the lives of educated…

July 6, 2023

Winter/Spring 2023 Brings a Record-Breaking Season for the Books & Manuscripts Department Books and manuscripts had a standout winter/spring season at Swann. “As a company…

June 6, 2023

The house’s third iteration of Focus on Women on June 1, 2023, an auction dedicated to the contributions of women to art, life, and society, brought $361,090, a total more…

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, first American editions, finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery, Boston, 1954-56. Estimate $9,000 to $12,000. 
May 24, 2023

Our June Fine Books & Autographs sale features remarkable items signed by U.S. Presidents, musicians, and entertainers, as well as a special selection of autographs by…

February 7, 2023

Bidders will have the opportunity to explore material from visionaries, including a signed and inscribed photograph of Walt Disney speaking to a leprechaun from his film Darby…