Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript Americana, 2708, New York

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
June 12, 2025 - June 12, 2025
Page Size: 267 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
77

The Soldiers' Guide in Philadelphia.

[Philadelphia], [January 1863] USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 594.00
78 Jacob S. Devine.

Letter from a Union officer held at Libby Prison.

Richmond, VA 2 November 1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 813.00
79

Group of 6 unmounted views from Alexander Gardner's studio,

Various places 1862-1865 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 531.00
80

Family letters of Judge George W. Summers, a noted Charleston Unionist.

Various places, bulk 1860-1865 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 8,750.00
81

Journals of Major Robert Rogers . . . of the Several Excursions he Made . . . upon the Continent of North America.

London 1765 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,500.00
82 James De Lancey.

Letter appointing an officer on the New York frontier after the French attack on Hoosick.

New York 2 September 1754 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 813.00
83 Samuel Nott.

Record book kept for 70 years as pastor of the Congregational Church of Franklin.

Norwich / Franklin, CT 1782-1852 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,750.00
84

Photograph album for the Yale University Class of 1872.

New Haven, CT 1872 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
85 MICHEL GUILLAUME ST. JEAN DE CREVECOEUR.

Lettres d'un Cultivateur Americain.

. Paris 1787 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,375.00
86

Admission ticket issued to witness the execution of a Missouri man convicted of murder.

Buchanan County, MO, [25 June 1897] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
87

Centennial Route. 1776-1876, Centennial Memorial. In Congress, July 4, 1776.

New York 1874 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 375.00
89

19th-century copies of Georgetown records relating to Potomac River navigation.

Georgetown, DC 1810-1866 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
90

Issues of Nite Life, a weekly Washington entertainment magazine.

Washington 1937-1939 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 500.00
91 John Fox.

The Door of Heaven Opened and Shut.

Newport, RI 1731 USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 500.00
92 Samuel Mather.

An Apology for the Liberties of the Churches in New England.

Boston 1738 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 438.00
93 Jonathan Edwards.

An Account of . . . David Brainerd, Minister of the Gospel, Missionary to the Indians.

Boston 1749 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
94 Jonathan Mayhew.

Seven Sermons . . . Preached at a Lecture in the West Meeting-House in Boston.

Boston 1749 USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
95 Jonathan Mayhew.

Practical Discourses Delivered on Occasion of the Earthquakes in November, 1755.

Boston 1760 USD 500.00 - 750.00 Not Sold
96

Now in the Press . . . The Life and Adventures of a Certain Quaker Presbyterian Indian Colonel.

No place, [1 October 1766] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,000.00
97

Family photographs and correspondence of Bessie Rockefeller Strong, daughter of John D. Rockefeller.

Various places 1882-1905 and undated USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 5,720.00
98

Family papers of gold mining baron Thomas Walsh and his socialite daughter Evalyn Walsh McLean.

Various places 1902-1925 and undated USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
99

Photograph albums and papers from the family of W.G. Fargo, founding partner of Wells Fargo.

Buffalo, NY and elsewhere 1865-1888 and undated USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
100

Papers of diplomat Herbert Squiers: photo albums and letters from postings in Cuba and Boxer Rebellion-era Beijing.

Various places circa 1880s-1912 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,750.00
101

Papers of naval engineer Harry H. Rousseau, an important force in the construction of the Panama Canal.

Various places, bulk 1898-1930 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 16,250.00
102

A Relation of the Invasion and Conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, under the Command of Fernando de Soto.

London 1686 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,430.00
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