Fine Books

February 24, 2020

Swann Galleries saw a successful sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts on Thursday, February 20 with literature and autographs bringing strong numbers.

February 19, 2020

For the first time in nearly a decade, first editions all six of Jane Austen's major novels will be offered in our winter 2020 sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts on February 20. The…

October 29, 2019

Our Thursday, October 24 sale of Early Printed, Medical, Scientific & Travel Books saw a full auction room and active bidding on the internet and phones with a particular interest…

October 21, 2019

Born in London in 1606, John Bulwer was an important figure in the study of deafness, gesture and the human body and a pioneer the education of the deaf in England. He published…

October 7, 2019

Bibliophiles of every denomination—Americana, autographs, art books, archives, atlases, ephemera, literature, maps—can…

September 8, 2019

A choice selection of incunabula brings to auction infrequently seen editions of Johannes Jacobus Canis’s 1476 guide to the study of civil and canon law; Albertus Magnus’s…

September 3, 2019

Before being moved to its permanent home at the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections, a choice selection of works from the Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual…

August 27, 2019

Remarkable firsts in unrestored dust jackets by Barnaby Ross, Owen Wister, Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, plus well-loved titles by Margaret Atwood, Toni Morrison and Kurt…

August 27, 2019

Fall 2019 promises a strong collection of exquisite artist's books, and illustrated volumes, some unique and some from fine presses, including works by Arthur Rackham, William…

May 21, 2019

Rare Bond Titles Lead Literature at Swann     John Larson: “The enduring appeal of inscribed first editions, particularly those with…