Browsing Tag Geoffrey Chaucer

January 3, 2023

2022 was a historic year for Swann in more ways than one. The house celebrated its 80th year of auctions, bringing with it the 70th anniversary of the first photography auction to…

October 18, 2022

The October 13, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books at Swann Galleries was the highest-gorssing auction of books in the auction house's history at $1.1 million.

September 19, 2022

From the Collection of Ken Rapoport Related Reading William Shakespeare Shakespeare makes several appearances in the sale, with a Fourth Folio of the complete plays, the third…

May 3, 2022

The May 5, 2022 sale of Early Printed Books features the first part of the complete library of bibliophile Ken Rapoport. Below are some of the highlights from the selection.…