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

Auction Details

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
176 Alzora Mathews

A mother's letter to her children's new teacher in rural North Carolina.

Cary NC circa 1927 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
177

Catalogue of the Bluestone-Harmony Academic and Industrial School, with minutes of the Bluestone Baptist Association.

Various places 1910-1962 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,063.00
178 Evelyn V. Ross

The Atlanta University scrapbook of Evelyn V. Ross.

Atlanta GA circa 1927-1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 813.00
179

Minutes and other papers of the Maryland State Colored Teachers' Association.

Maryland 1933-1951 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 688.00
180

Oddly upbeat photo album from the last years of West Kentucky Industrial College.

Paducah KY 1936-1939 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
181

Photos of a segregated school parade in eastern Texas.

Gilmer TX 1958 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
182

The Brother Needs You: VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America.

No place 1968 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
183

Pinback button for the Malcolm-King Harlem College Extension.

New York circa early 1970s? USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 688.00
184

Look! Look! Big Juneteenth Celebration . . . Hear Colored Blues Singers . . . Hottest and Fastest Baseball Game.

Huntsville TX 1936 or 1942? USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,875.00
185

Barnum's American Museum advertisement for "The Latest Novelty . . . the Celebrated African United Twins."

New York 1854 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 813.00
186

Carte-de-visite and advertising cards of the conjoined twin performers Millie and Christine.

No place circa 1883 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
187

Promotional flier for the Smart Set, a popular touring revue.

New York 1908? USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 938.00
188 Katherine Dunham

Four photographs of Katherine Dunham performing one of her early compositions; with a later program.

New York circa 1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 875.00
189 Vandamm Studio, Katherine Dunham

Group of 3 promotional shots of Katherine Dunham's Bal Negre.

New York circa 1946 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
190

Promotional pamphlet for "The Birth of a Race," produced in response to "Birth of a Nation."

Chicago 1917 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,500.00
191

The Lure of a Woman, Featuring . . . a Notable Cast of Colored Players.

Kansas City 1921 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 406.00
192

Poster for the French film Zouzou, featuring its star Josephine Baker

Paris 1934 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,250.00
193 Pearl Bowser

Research files and other papers of film scholar Pearl Bowser.

Various places circa 1972-2001 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 813.00
194 Francis Johnson

The American Boy: A New Patriotic Song, from the American Sentinel.

Philadelphia circa 1835 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 688.00
195

Slave Songs of the South, by the Hampton Colored Students.

No place 1873 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
196

The Greater Black Patti Troubadours. Black Patti, Greatest Singer of Her Race (Mme. Sissiereta Jones.)

Chicago circa 1900 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 18,750.00
197

Songs as Sung by the Black Patti Troubadours, the Greatest Colored Show on Earth.

New York and Chicago 1900 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,000.00
198 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

Collection of 4 autographs by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

London and elsewhere circa 1903-1911 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 563.00
199 Scott Joplin

Wall Street Rag.

New York 1909 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,875.00
200

Street view of San Francisco's famous Black-owned early jazz hotspot, the So Different Club.

San Francisco CA circa - USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 500.00
  • 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.
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    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • 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€
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