The fall Early Printed Books auction on October 12, 2023, will feature lots from three important collectors, including more from Ken Rapaport, as well as works on the history of…
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…
A standout offering of original illustration art features in the June 15 sale of Fine Books & Autographs. Below is a selection of highlights from the auction. Charles Schulz…
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…
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…
Swann’s Focus on Women auction, scheduled for June 1st, pulls together an eclectic set of material representing women’s contributions to art, life, and society. From…
Cartwright, Comedies, Tragi-Comedies, with Other Poems (1651): Books owned by Mary Kemeys Sarah Lindenbaum is an independent scholar currently working on a book about the…
A period hand-colored edition of Tasso’s La Gieursalemme Libertata features extraordinary work, with full-page engravings colored completely by hand in atmospheric chalky…
John Larson, Swann’s nineteenth and twentieth century literature specialist, shares five exciting lots from the March 2, 2023 sale of Fine Books & Autographs. An…
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…
