Auction details

Sale 2034 - African-Americana
10:00 AM PT - Feb 28th, 2005

offered by
Swann Galleries, Inc.

104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
Us Auction

Auction dates

419 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
2034001

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Manuscript Slave Document,
FREEING A "WHITE WOMAN SLAVE". (SLAVE DO...

1,000
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1,500
3 Bids
2034002

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Letter of Agreement,
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Letter of Agreement, betwee...

600
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900
1 Bid
2034003

(BRAZILIAN SLAVERY.) Partly Printed Document,
(BRAZILIAN SLAVERY.) Partly Printed Document,...

200
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300
2 Bids
2034004

(CUBAN SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partly Printed Documen
(CUBAN SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partly Printed Document,<...

250
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350
5 Bids
2034005

(PERUVIAN SLAVE DOCUMENTS.) Group of 5 Partly
"OUR LADY OF MERCY" IS A SLAVER. (PERUVI...

1,000
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1,500
6 Bids
2034006

(SPANISH SLAVE DOCUMENT.) The Accounts and Div
(SPANISH SLAVE DOCUMENT.) The Accounts and Division of th...

3,000
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4,000
1 Bid
2034007

(ABOLITION SOCIETY.) Minutes of the Proceeding
(ABOLITION SOCIETY.) Minutes of the Proceedings of the Fo...

300
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400
2 Bids
2034008 Lot 2034008

Afro-American Monument.
Afro-American Monument. Oil process chromo-li...

2,500
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3,500
15 Bids
2034009

(ADVERTISING HANDBILL.) We beg to inform . . .
(ADVERTISING HANDBILL.) We beg to inform . . .

800
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1,200
8 Bids
2034010

(ARKANSAS.) Manuscript transcript of various p
(ARKANSAS.) Manuscript transcript of various phases of th...

1,500
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2,500
4 Bids
2034011

(AUCTION NOTICE.) Public Sale . . . 20 valuabl
(AUCTION NOTICE.) Public Sale . . . 20 valuable slaves, m...

1,000
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1,500
4 Bids
2034012

[BAYS, PETER.] A General History of Negro Slav
[BAYS, PETER.] A General History of Negro Slavery . . . B...

600
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900
2 Bids
2034013

(BIRMINGHAM FEMALE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.) "Alb
PRESENTATION TO LEWIS TAPPAN. (BIRMINGHA...

2,500
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3,500
2 Bids
2034014

(BRAZIL.) De Brito, Peixoto. Consideracoes Ger
(BRAZIL.) De Brito, Peixoto. Consideracoes Geraes sobre a...

400
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600
1 Bid
2034015

(BRAZIL.) Lei N. 2040 - de 28 de Setembro de 1
(BRAZIL.) Lei N. 2040 - de 28 de Setembro de 1871 * Decre...

600
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900
11 Bids
2034016

(BRAZIL.) Escravos Brasileiros do século XIX n
(BRAZIL.) Escravos Brasileiros do século XIX na fotografi...

250
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350
2 Bids
2034017 Lot 2034017

(BRAZIL.) Ball and chain.
(BRAZIL.) Ball and chain. Hand-forged iron ba...

1,500
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2,500
7 Bids
2034018

(BRITISH ACT of PARLIAMENT.) An Act to Enable
(BRITISH ACT of PARLIAMENT.) An Act to Enable the South S...

600
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800
14 Bids
2034019

(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT.) A Return of all
38,033 SLAVES FOUND ON CAPTURED SLAVERS. ...

350
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500
7 Bids
2034020 Lot 2034020

(BROADSIDE.) Union with Freemen. No Union with
(BROADSIDE.) Union with Freemen. No Union with Slaveholde...

800
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1,200
7 Bids
2034021

[CHAPMAN, MARIA WESTON?,] editor. The Liberty
[CHAPMAN, MARIA WESTON?,] editor. The Liberty Bell. By Fr...

400
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600
2 Bids
2034022 Lot 2034022

CLARKSON, THOMAS. Letters on the Slave-Trade,
PRESENTATION COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. CL...

1,500
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2,500
12 Bids
2034023

COCKRUM, WILLIAM M. History of the Underground
COCKRUM, WILLIAM M. History of the Underground Railroad a...

350
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500
9 Bids
2034024

(CUBA.) La Correspondencia de la Tercera Parti
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FELIPE, AN AFRICAN REBEL.

2,500
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3,500
8 Bids
2034025

(CUBA.) Sobre palenques de Negros Cimarrones.
THE REVOLT AND CAPTURE OF "CIMARRONES" IN CUBA. <...

2,500
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3,500
12 Bids
2034026

FAIRBANK, CALVIN. Rev. Calvin Fairbank during
FAIRBANK, CALVIN. Rev. Calvin Fairbank during Slavery Tim...

400
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600
14 Bids
2034027 Lot 2034027

(FETISH.) Hand-wrought iron fetish used to pro
(FETISH.) Hand-wrought iron fetish used to protect onesel...

2,000
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3,000
5 Bids
2034028

GUENEBAULT, J. H. Natural History of the Negro
GUENEBAULT, J. H. Natural History of the Negro Race.<...

2,000
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3,000
1 Bid
2034029 Lot 2034029

(HAITI.) L'Ouverture, Toussaint. Hand-colored
POSSIBLY THE BEST-KNOWN IMAGE OF TOUSSAINT. <...

4,000
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6,000
16 Bids
2034030

(HAITI.) D'Alaux, Gustave. L'Empereur Soulouqu
(HAITI.) D'Alaux, Gustave. L'Empereur Soulouque et son Em...

300
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400
2 Bids
2034031

(HAITI.) A Particular Account of the Commencem
(HAITI.) A Particular Account of the Commencement and Pro...

800
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1,200
2 Bids
2034032

(INDIANA.) The State of Indiana . . . A Joint
(INDIANA.) The State of Indiana . . . A Joint Resolution ...

800
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1,200
2 Bids
2034033 Lot 2034033

(LOGUEN, JERMAIN WESLEY.) May, Samuel. Autogra
SIGNED BY PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON ONLY 5 DAYS AFTER TAKI...

2,500
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3,500
26 Bids
2034034

LOGUEN, JERMAIN WESLEY. Autograph Letter Signe
LOGUEN, JERMAIN WESLEY. Autograph Letter Signed,<...

2,000
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3,000
1 Bid
2034035

(LOUISIANA.) Three volumes containing printed
THE "BLACK CODES". (LOUISIANA.) Three...

600
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900
7 Bids
2034036

MARCHMONT, HUGH HUME CAMPBELL; Earl of. A Stat
MARCHMONT, HUGH HUME CAMPBELL; Earl of. A State of the Ri...

400
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600
1 Bid
2034037 Lot 2034037

All Slaves Were Made Free by Abraham Lincoln
VARIANT ISSUE WITH A PRINTING OF THE JOHN BROWN SONG....

8,000
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12,000
2 Bids
2034038

(MILITARY PASS.) Head-Quarters Military Commis
(MILITARY PASS.) Head-Quarters Military Commission.

400
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600
6 Bids
2034039

MILLER, SAMUEL. A Discourse . . . Promoting th
MILLER, SAMUEL. A Discourse . . . Promoting the Manumissi...

400
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600
1 Bid
2034040

(MISCELLANEOUS.) Bound volume containing 14 sl
SOME OF THE SCARCEST 19TH CENTURY ABOLITIONIST PAMPHLETS....

4,000
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6,000
6 Bids
2034041

(PERIODICALS.) Ruggles, David. The Mirror of L
THE FIRST BLACK PERIODICAL IN AMERICA. (...

1,000
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1,500
6 Bids
2034042

(PHILADELPHIA.) Statistical Inquiry into the C
(PHILADELPHIA.) Statistical Inquiry into the Condition of...

300
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400
3 Bids
2034043

(POETRY BROADSIDE.) Hymns for Anti-Slavery Mee
(POETRY BROADSIDE.) Hymns for Anti-Slavery Meetings.<...

250
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350
5 Bids
2034044 Lot 2034044

(POETRY BROADSIDE.) A Negro Woman's Lamentatio
(POETRY BROADSIDE.) A Negro Woman's Lamentation.<...

400
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600
13 Bids
2034045

PURVIS, ROBERT; Sr. Autograph Letter Signed,
PURVIS, ROBERT; Sr. Autograph Letter Signed, ...

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
2034046

PURVIS, ROBERT; Sr. Autograph Letter Signed,
EXCEPTIONAL CONTENT. PURVIS, ROBERT; Sr....

1,500
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2,500
4 Bids
2034047

(REASON, PATRICK.) The Fountain for Every Day
(REASON, PATRICK.) The Fountain for Every Day in the Year...

800
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1,200
13 Bids
2034048

(RECONSTRUCTION.) Chaille, Stanford. The Livin
(RECONSTRUCTION.) Chaille, Stanford. The Living, Dying, R...

350
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500
1 Bid
2034049

(RECONSTRUCTION.) Conway, Thomas W. Report . .
(RECONSTRUCTION.) Conway, Thomas W. Report . . . on the I...

400
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600
3 Bids
2034050

(RECONSTRUCTION.) Morgan, Albert Talmon. Yazoo
(RECONSTRUCTION.) Morgan, Albert Talmon. Yazoo; or On the...

400
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600
2 Bids