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Fine Books

Swann Auction Galleries, New York · 22 Oct 2026

Starts
Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 10:30 am (ET)
Location
New York, 10 010
Sale format
Online Only
Lots
48

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About this sale

This sale has 48 lots, listed under Fine Art & Prints. It takes place on Thursday 22 October 2026. Swann Auction Galleries has 2 other upcoming sales on Auction Eagle.

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Upcoming auction: Fine Books.

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Catalog Lots (48)

48 lots in Fine Books.

  1. Lot 1 16th Century English Books: Two Defective Examples 16th Century English Books: Two Defective Examples $400 - $600
  2. Lot 2 16th century English Imprints: Three Defective Titles 16th century English Imprints: Three Defective Titles $400 - $600
  3. Lot 3 François-Hédelin, Abbé d'Aubignac (1604-1676) The Whole Art of the Stage. London: Printed for the Author and sold by William Cadman, Rich. Bentley, Sam. Smith & T. Fox, 1684 François-Hédelin, Abbé d'Aubignac (1604-1676) The Whole Art of the Stage. London: Printed for the Author and sold by William Cadman, Rich. Bentley, Sam. Smith & T. Fox, 1684 $600 - $800
  4. Lot 4 Aesop (circa 620-564 BCE) & John Ogilby (1600-1676), trans. The Fables Paraphras'd in Verse, and Adorn'd with Sculpture by John Ogilby. London: Printed by Thomas Warren for Andrew Crook, 1651 Aesop (circa 620-564 BCE) & John Ogilby (1600-1676), trans. The Fables Paraphras'd in Verse, and Adorn'd with Sculpture by John Ogilby. London: Printed by Thomas Warren for Andrew Crook, 1651 $800 - $1,200
  5. Lot 5 Aesop (circa 620-564 BCE) & John Ogilby (1600-1676), trans. The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture. [Bound with] Aesopic's: Or a Second Collection of Fables. London: Roycroft, 1668 Aesop (circa 620-564 BCE) & John Ogilby (1600-1676), trans. The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture. [Bound with] Aesopic's: Or a Second Collection of Fables. London: Roycroft, 1668 $2,000 - $3,000
  6. Lot 6 Henry Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535) Of the Vanitie and Uncertentie of Artes and Sciences London: Imprinted by Henry Wikes, 1569 Henry Cornelius Agrippa (1486-1535) Of the Vanitie and Uncertentie of Artes and Sciences London: Imprinted by Henry Wikes, 1569 $1,500 - $2,000
  7. Lot 7 Giuseppe Antonio Alberti (1712-1768) I Giochi Numerici Fatti Arcani. Bologna: Bartolomeo Borghi, 1747 Giuseppe Antonio Alberti (1712-1768) I Giochi Numerici Fatti Arcani. Bologna: Bartolomeo Borghi, 1747 $800 - $1,200
  8. Lot 8 Appianus (circa 100-170 CE) Historia Romana: Part I. Venice: Bernhard Maler (Pictor), Erhard Ratdolt and Peter Löslein, 1477 Appianus (circa 100-170 CE) Historia Romana: Part I. Venice: Bernhard Maler (Pictor), Erhard Ratdolt and Peter Löslein, 1477 $1,500 - $2,000
  9. Lot 9 Aristotle (384-322 BCE) & John Dickenson (circa 1570-1636), trans. Aristotles Politiques, or Discourses of Government. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1598 Aristotle (384-322 BCE) & John Dickenson (circa 1570-1636), trans. Aristotles Politiques, or Discourses of Government. London: Printed by Adam Islip, 1598 $8,000 - $12,000
  10. Lot 10 Francis Bacon (1561-1626) The Essayes or Counsels Civil and Morall. London: printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whitaker, 1625 Francis Bacon (1561-1626) The Essayes or Counsels Civil and Morall. London: printed by John Haviland for Hanna Barret, and Richard Whitaker, 1625 $3,000 - $5,000
  11. Lot 11 Francis Bacon (1561-1626) The Two Bookes of Sr. Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Humane. London: Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for William Washington, 1629 Francis Bacon (1561-1626) The Two Bookes of Sr. Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Humane. London: Printed [by Nicholas Okes] for William Washington, 1629 $400 - $600
  12. Lot 12 Hebraica Biblia. Bible in Hebrew & Latin. Basel: Ex Officina Bebeliana, impendiis Michaelis Isingrinii et Henrici Petri, 1534-1535 Hebraica Biblia. Bible in Hebrew & Latin. Basel: Ex Officina Bebeliana, impendiis Michaelis Isingrinii et Henrici Petri, 1534-1535 $4,000 - $6,000

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Fine Books takes place on Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 10:30 am (ET) in New York by Swann Auction Galleries.

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