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Left: Louisa May Alcott, autograph script for a performance of Mrs. Jarley’s Waxworks. Right: Elizabeth Blackwell, The Laws of Life with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls
Louisa May Alcott and Jane Austen Feature in Swann's Focus on Women
May 16, 2023
Swann’s Focus on Women auction, scheduled for June 1, brings together an eclectic set of material representing women’s contributions to art, life, and s
Opening from the Codex Sassoon
Codex Sassoon, Graphic Design, and Early Maps: Auction Preview
May 15, 2023
Here are the auctions I'll be watching this week: On Wednesday, May 17 at Dominic Winter Auctioneers, 325 lots of Photographs, Autographs & Documents, and British Royalty Memorabilia.
Heraldic manuscripts presented to Elizabeth I
Royal Manuscripts, George Washington's Book, Inscribed "Little Women": This Week's Auctions
May 3, 2023
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Gawthorn poster "The Forth Bridge"
German Jewelry Designs, a Lady’s Grand Tour Journal, Posters & Photographs: Auction Preview
April 24, 2023
Ending on Monday, April 24, Bonhams Hong Kong's online sale The Pleasures of Living: A Single-Owner Book Collection (Part 1: Dessert Cookbooks), in 33 lots.
Torquato Tasso, La Gerusalemme Liberate con le Figure di Bernardo Castello; e le Annotationi di Scipio Gentilire, e di Giulio Guastavini.
Early Printed Books Ken Rapoport Collection Part III to Auction
April 13, 2023
Swann Galleries' May 4 Early Printed Books sale features the third installment from
Paul Strand photo "The Family, Luzzara, Italy, 1953"
Photographs, Early Mexican Imprints, and Disney Animation Art: Auction Preview
April 9, 2023
At Heritage Auctions on Wednesday, April 12, Depth of Field: Photogra
James-Presley-Ball-Carte-de-Visite-1870
Carte-de-visite Tops Record $1.3m Swann Sale
April 4, 2023
Swann’s annual Printed & Manuscript African Americana auction was the most successful in its 28-year history.
Colored wood engraving by Gwen Raverat
Raverat Engravings, Wellington Letters, and 54th Massachusetts Surgeon's Diary: Auction Preview
March 27, 2023
Here are the sales I'll be watching this week:
Suzanne Rognon Bernardi, The Story of a Whale Hunt, Wales, circa 1906.
Whaling Journal and Civil War Diaries to Auction
March 27, 2023
Swann Galleries' April 13 Printed & Manuscript Americana auction features an exciting an array of Civil War material represented by several diaries,
Diary of the surgeon from the famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry, and related photos, 1863. Estimate $20,000 to $30,000.
Manuscript Broadside of 13th Amendment Ending Slavery to Auction
March 14, 2023
Swann Galleries' March 30 Printed & Manuscript African Americana sale will feature a manuscript broadside of the 13th Amendment ending slavery, sign