Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript African Americana, 2663, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024
Page Size: 470 items in 19 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101

Promotional menu for the Slim Jenkins restaurant and nightclub in West Oakland.

Oakland CA circa 1960 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
102

Papers of the National Negro Licensed Beverage Association, Western Pennsylvania Branch.

Pittsburgh area 1960-1961 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 975.00
103

Collection of calendars produced for Black businesses and consumers.

Various places 1913-1999 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 688.00
104

Group of advertising fans for a variety of Black-owned businesses.

Various places circa 1960s-1980s? USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 813.00
105

The Texas railroad segregation law, printed for display on the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.

No place circa early 1920s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,063.00
106

Description of an Alabama man being "kicked and mauled" by a theater manager for failing to remove his hat.

. Gadsden AL 1930 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,875.00
107

Omaha's Riot in Story and Picture.

Omaha NE circa 1919 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 813.00
108 Simon Williamson

Papers of the Garveyite and Trotskyist activist Simon Williamson of New York.

Various places 1930-1942 and undated USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 18,750.00
109

Leaflet for the United Afro-American Union, an ephemeral relief group affiliated with both Garvey and the Communists.

New York circa 1940 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
110 Ella J. Baker

Partial letter signed by the important NAACP and SNCC leader.

No place 1944 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 688.00
111

Flier for a mass rally to save the Fair Employment Practices Commission, featuring Mary McLeod Bethune.

Washington 1945 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 594.00
112 Henry A. Wallace

Jim Crow is his enemy--America's enemy--my enemy. Henry A. Wallace.

New York 1948 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,750.00
113 Willie Morgan

Papers of an NAACP branch seeking the release of South Carolina chain gang refugee Willie Morgan.

Westchester County NY bulk 1954-1955 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,250.00
114 A.H. Hamilton and Mary Maloney

Nine Brown Heroes and Heroines.

Pueblo CO 1957 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 531.00
115

Group of three broadsides urging voters to the polls.

Various places 1956-1964 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 469.00
116

Racist flier issued to discredit Daisy Bates, leader of the Little Rock desegregation effort.

Little Rock AR circa late 1957 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,000.00
117

Help Little Rock! by Helping New York.

New York 1957 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
118

Lighting the Way to Freedom: Report of Proceedings, Summit Meeting of Negro Leaders.

Washington 1958 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 3,500.00
119

Group of press photos from the first wave of Freedom Riders.

Various places to 1961 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,750.00
120

Photograph of an early Freedom Rider bus which was burned by an angry mob.

Anniston AL 1961 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 594.00
121

Tent City . . . "Home of the Brave."

Washington 1961 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 750.00
122

Join Hands for Equality Now . . . Join CORE.

New York circa 1963 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 938.00
123 William Hudson, photographe

Iconic photograph of police dogs attacking a Birmingham protester.

Birmingham AL 1963 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,375.00
124 Vivian Malone

Letter by Vivian Malone just after arriving at the University of Alabama, with a signed portrait on a postal cover.

Tuscaloosa AL 1963 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,000.00
125 Danny Lyon, photographer

Come Let Us Build a New World Together.

Atlanta GA circa 1963 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,000.00
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Modern First Editions
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
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