Swann Galleries: Printed and Manuscript African Americana, 2697, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date
March 20, 2025 - March 20, 2025
Page Size: 403 items in 17 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
175

(EDUCATION.) Bridging the Gap Between Training and Employment

Nashville, TN 1953-03-01 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
176

(EDUCATION.) Yearbook of the private Sister Clara Muhammad Elementary School, with a related promotional card

[Kansas City, MO] circa 1976 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
177

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Papers of Alonzo Collins, proprietor of Washington's Club Caverns

Washington bulk 1926-1960 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 Unknown
178

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Collection of nightclub photos

Various places 1946-1972 and undated USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
179

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Program for the Tattler Fashion Show and Dance, a Christmas Eve event in Rochester

Rochester, NY 1923-12-24 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
180

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Group of 75 social club invitations from 1930s Los Angeles

Los Angeles 1930-1942, bulk 1933-1939 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
181

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Photographs, manuscript lyrics and other papers of Harlem entertainers Thomas "Chink" Lee and Estrellita Morse

Various places bulk 1930s-1940s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
182

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Postcard showing "A Portion of the New Midway at Tasley Fair Grounds--Looking from Grandstand."

New Church, VA (postmark) 1941-08-22 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
183

(ENTERTAINMENT.) 6 oversized press photos of Chicago's annual Bud Billiken parade

Chicago, IL 1948-1953 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
184

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Ethel Waters: signed photo from "The Member of the Wedding," Van Vechten postcard, and "Cabin in the Sky" program

Various places 1940 and 1952 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
185

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Josephine Baker group: early Paris program with her image inside, signed photo postcard, and Playbill

Various places circa 1920s-1971 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
186 Carl Van Vechten, photographer.

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Josephine Baker attending the "Josephine Baker Day" NAACP luncheon in her honor

New York 1951-05-20 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
187

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Print of Paul Robeson

No place circa early 1970s? USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
188

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Large wide-ranging group of publicity photos

Various places circa 1930s to 1970s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
189

(ENTERTAINMENT.) Records of the International Association of Black Owned Discos and Cabarets

Various places 1978-1984 and undated USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
190

(ENTERTAINMENT--DANCE.) Family photo album including two Harlem dancers: Henri Wessels and his mother Lillian Fairley

Various places circa 1920s-1960s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
191

(ENTERTAINMENT--DANCE.) Note signed by the influential modern dancer Hemsley Winfield

No place 1929-08-25 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
192

(ENTERTAINMENT--DANCE.) Group of 3 Katherine Dunham programs, one of them signed and inscribed. 3 items, various sizes, generally minor wear and foxing. New York, 1945-1955

New York circa 1945. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
193

(ENTERTAINMENT--DANCE.) Group of modern dance programs

Various places 1947-1996 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
194 John Ancar and Richard Pryor.

(ENTERTAINMENT--FILM.) Slick Willy: First Draft Screenplay

Los Angeles circa 1970s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
195

(ENTERTAINMENT--MAGIC.) Black Herman's Easy Pocket Tricks Which You Can Do

No place circa mid-1930s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
196 Justin Holland.

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Holland's Comprehensive Method for the Guitar

Boston 1874 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
197 Harry Burleigh.

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Manuscript of his original composition Nachtgang

No place circa 1890s? USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
198

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) 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 Unknown
199

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Signature of the famed opera singer Sissieretta Jones

Providence, RI undated USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown