Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript African Americana, 2663, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Harlem Third World Trade Institute brochure. |
New York | circa 1984 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 469.00 | |
| 77 | Barbershop poster of "Modern Haircut Styles." |
Philadelphia | circa early 1960s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 688.00 | |
| 78 | Exterior view of Lewis Michaux's famous Harlem bookstore. |
New York | 1964 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 938.00 | |
| 79 | Victor H. Green, editor | The Negro Travelers' Green Book. |
New York | 1958 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 80 | Compliments of Petersburg Va. Negro Business Association. |
Petersburg VA | 1937 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,063.00 | |
| 81 | Samuel L. Jackson, editor | The Vanguard: A Tri-Annual Register of the Elite of African Descent. |
New York | 1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 688.00 |
| 82 | Negro Business and Information Directory . . . Des Moines, Iowa. |
Des Moines IA | 1939 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 83 | Vivian M. Scott, editor | Scott's Blue Book . . . of Chicago's Citizens with Inter-Racial Features. |
Chicago | 1956 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,188.00 |
| 84 | The Bronze American National Travel Guide, 1963-64 |
Chicago IL | 1963 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 | |
| 85 | The Green Book: Classified Directory of Black Owned and or Operated Businesses, Shreveport, Louisiana. |
Shreveport LA | 1977 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 86 | Who Should Buy Stock in the Afro-American Mercantile Company and Why? |
Wilmington NC | undated | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 87 | Elaborate history of the Liberty Life Insurance Company of Illinois titled "Book of Achievement" |
Chicago | circa 1924 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 88 | Maggie Lena Walker | Group of items relating to bank president Maggie Lena Walker and her Order of St. Luke. |
Richmond VA | 1935-1952 and undated | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 89 | Henry J. Brown | Henry J. Brown, My Family Undertaker. |
Newark NJ | circa 1920 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 90 | Papers of the Bruce Funeral Home in St. Louis. |
Various places | bulk 1940-1974 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 91 | Records of Pittsburgh's Green Book-listed Ellis Hotel and Shangri-La Lounge, including guest receipts. |
Pittsburgh PA | 1948-1959 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 92 | Ashtray for the U.S. Bond's Motel "for Colored" in Arkansas. |
Madison AR | circa 1954-1964 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 93 | Postcard for the Green Book-featured Atlas Hotel. |
St. Louis MO | 1955 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 531.00 | |
| 94 | The New Negro Traveler and Conventioneer. |
Chicago IL | 1969 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 95 | Promotional brochures and business card for the planned Black community in Whitesboro, New Jersey. |
No place | circa 1923 and undated | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 96 | Brochure for the Eureka Villa development in Los Angeles County, California. |
Los Angeles CA | 1926 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 406.00 | |
| 97 | Promotional pamphlet for Woodland Park Resort in Michigan. |
Bitely MI | circa late 1930s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 406.00 | |
| 98 | Business card for the "Vieux Carre of Old New Orleans," a Black-owned restaurant in California. |
Palo Alto CA | circa 1940s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 99 | Early interior photographs of Atlanta's famous Paschal's Restaurant. |
Atlanta GA | circa 1950s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 100 | Postcard for B&B Oasis Lounge and Snack Bar in St. Louis. |
St. Louis MO | circa 1950 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
