Books & Manuscripts

This sale strikes a particularly rich vein of western mining material from Alaska, California, Colorado, and Nevada.

This November auction will include rare autographs by world leaders, authors, Arthurian legends, and musical figures.

Swann autographs specialist Marco Tomaschett visited the Schomburg Center to view their display celebrating James Baldwin’s centenary year. The exhibition is open through…

This fall’s sale promises to tempt with bibliographic rarities from before the invention of movable type through the twentieth century.

In honor of the 400th anniversary of the founding of New York City, Swann Galleries is bringing back the New York sale.

Who was Gerda Wegener? Since its release, David Ebershoff’s debut novel The Danish Girl and its subsequent 2015 film adaptation have reintroduced artist couple Gerda Wegener…

In the 2024 Winter-Spring season, Swann Galleries continued to provide high-quality auctions of unusual and rare material. Several single-owner collections were featured,…

Swann closed out June 2024 with a standout Printed & Manuscript Americana sale on Thursday, June 27. The auction earned $1 million against a $647,100 to $970,700 pre-sale…

As a specialized auction house, Swann has the unique ability to connect collectors with their specific interests. This is especially true for aviation collectors; the auctions…

Our June 27 Americana sale stretches across the ages from the 1500s to the 1980s. The age of early exploration is represented by a lovely 1590 De Bry Latin printing of Thomas…