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
200

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) 4 letters and 2 printed pieces by classical composer R. Nathaniel Dett. 4 Typed Letters Signed with manuscript notes from Dett to Julius J. Lenkes

Various places 1900-1929 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
201

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Photo album of jazz saxophone player Fletcher Allen's tours through Europe, India, and Egypt

Various places 1928-circa 1943 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
202

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Pair of early "race record" catalogues, with an early compilation of blues music

Various places 1927, 1929 and later USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
203

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Photograph of Louis Armstrong being honored by New Orleans musicians at the Astoria Hotel

New Orleans, LA summer 1931 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
204

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Poster for an early appearance of Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestra

Springfield, MA 26 August [1931] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
205

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Collection of gospel music, photographs, and ephemera

Various places 1931-1956 and undated USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
206

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Group of promotional photographs of the influential early gospel musician Elder Charles D. Beck

No place circa 1930s-1950s USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
207

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Pair of photographs of Alex Green and his Cotton Club Orchestra

No place circa 1933 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
208

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Photograph and 3 programs from Mary Cardwell Dawson, a pioneering opera singer and educator

Pittsburgh, PA 1936-1941 and undated USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
209

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Papers of Pittsburgh gospel performer John Shelton III

Pittsburgh, PA and environs 1940-1970 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
210

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Promotional photographs of the singer Etta Moten

Various places circa 1939-1970s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
211

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Joe Glaser Presents the King of the Trumpet, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

Port Dover, ON 4 June [1941] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
212

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Papers of bebop drummer Kenny Clarke from his first years in France

Various places 1948-1951 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
213

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Signed note by Charlie Parker. Autograph

No place 1953-11-05 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
214

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Jet Magazine poster and photograph of singer Joyce Bryant

No place 1953 and undated USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
215

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Concert & Dance . . . Top 10 Rhythm & Blues Review . . . Bo Diddley

Chattanooga, TN 1955-09-27 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
216

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Big Rock & Roll Show . . . Creator of "Maybellene," Chuck Berry Trio

Chattanooga, TN 14 October [1955] USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 Unknown
217

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Concert & Dance . . . Little Richard and His Band

Chattanooga, TN 8 August [1957] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
218

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) "Returned by Popular Demand" poster with gospel acts Nightingales, Davis Sisters, Hightower Brothers and more

Chattanooga, TN 16 July [1959] USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
219 Chuck Berry.

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Signed sheet music for "School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)."

New York 1957 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
220

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Group of manuscript scores for 1960s R&B stars: the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and the O'Jays

No place circa 1963-1966 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
221

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Large collection of Temptations memorabilia, including arrangements for their backing musicians and more

Various places circa 1966-1979 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
222

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Group of 4 framed displays of Temptations / David Ruffin memorabilia, including signed checks and a contract

Various places circa 1968-1979 USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
223

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Group of autographs of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and Clark Terry

Various places 1971 and undated USD 600.00 - 900.00 Unknown
224

(ENTERTAINMENT--MUSIC.) Charlotte Coliseum . . . In Concert . . . "Natural Woman" Aretha Franklin . . and Orchestra

Charlotte, NC [1968] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown