Swann sets record for Frederick Douglass autograph at $112KNEW YORK — Swann Galleries closed out February with an exceptional sale of Fine Books & Autographs, which saw a 90% sell-through rate and exceeded the total high estimate, bringing in $522,632. The auction brought forth historic autographs from political figures and celebrities alike, as well as first editions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Rare copy of Federalist Papers tops $312K at auctionDALLAS – An extremely rare copy of The Federalist Papers that was personally given by James Madison to an American diplomat and a strong selection of literature related to the Mormon church and its founders boosted the total sales for Heritage Auctions’ Rare Books Auction to $1,608,905 March 4 in New York.
PBA Galleries auction May 2 explores early California in printSAN FRANCISCO – On Thursday, May 2, PBA Galleries will conduct a sale of rare Americana including California and the West. On offer will be over 450 lots of important and varied materials on the Americas, covering the discovery, history, culture, society and cartography. Included are books, maps, manuscript material, photographs, ephemera, and much that […]
PBA Galleries to auction rare books, letters, maps March 22SAN FRANCISCO – PBA Galleries will offer The Voice of Truth by Mormon founder Joseph Smith and two early letters written by civil rights leader Martin Luther King on Thursday, March 22. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.