Fine Books

April 26, 2019

On May 14, 2019, we are brought a selection of 13 Ian Fleming first editions to auction. Fleming, a former intelligence officer and journalist, debuted the stylish James Bond in…

Mary Mapes Dodge
March 29, 2019

At Auction May 14 Complete Catalogue This sale features significant material by the man behind everyone’s favorite MI6 agent, James Bond, including a first edition of Casino…

March 11, 2019

Illuminated Manuscripts Lead Early Printed Books at Swann     Coinciding with Rare Book Week in New York City, our spring offering of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific…

February 26, 2019

Rare Book Week kicks off March 5 in NYC. We gathered a selection of our favorite events happening throughout the week, as well as several not-to-be-missed exhibitions. See you…

February 8, 2019

Georges Rouault’s Livres d’Artiste Lead Swann Galleries’ Fine Illustrated Books & Graphics    We opened out 2019 season with…

January 17, 2019

The Richard Lee Callaway Collection of Alan James Robinson & the Cheloniidae Press   The collection of the late Richard Lee Callaway forms the cornerstone of the fine…

November 15, 2018

Signed & Inscribed Oscar Wilde Play Leads Literature Auction SciFi Works Continue to Prove to be Popular in Swann Literature Sales   Book collectors from far and wide…

November 5, 2018

“The Transcendental Club,” as it would come to be known, was founded in Massachusetts, in September of 1836, by prominent New England intellectuals. Ralph Waldo…

October 19, 2018

Jean de Mandeville Reaches $100K in Early Printed Books Auction  Philippine Imprint sets record   Our auction of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel…

September 28, 2018

The study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world has always been a curiosity, and the publishing of theories, studies and findings has, in the last few…