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Swann Auction Galleries 2068
10:30 AM PT - Feb 28th, 2006

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Swann Galleries, Inc.

104 East 25th Street
New York, NY 10010
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Sale 2068 - Printed & Manuscript African-Americana - begins at 1:30pm in New York on Tues, Feb 28.
All material on display at our premises in New York City, 104 East 25th Street, as follows - Thurs, Feb 23: 10am to 6pm - Fri, Feb 24: 10am to 6pm - Sat, Feb 25: 10am to 4pm - Mon, Feb 27: 10am to 6pm - Tues, Feb 28: 10am to Noon.

372 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
2068001

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten bill of sale for
COLONIAL MARYLAND SLAVE DOCUMENT. (SLAVE...

600
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800
24 Bids
2068003

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partially printed document,
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partially printed document, accomplishe...

1,000
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1,500
14 Bids
2068004 Lot 2068004

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partially printed document,
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Partially printed document, accomplishe...

1,500
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2,500
23 Bids
2068005

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten document signed
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten document signed by Leffert ...

1,500
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2,500
23 Bids
2068006

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten document of inde
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten document of indenture.<...

1,500
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2,500
25 Bids
2068007

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten slave document,
(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) Handwritten slave document,...

250
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350
25 Bids
2068008 Lot 2068008

(SLAVE DOCUMENT.) "An Account of the Age of My
"SIN AND SORROW ARE CONSTANT CONSTANT.". ...

800
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1,200
2 Bids
2068009

(SLAVE DOCUMENT--JAMAICA.) "Return of Slaves i
(SLAVE DOCUMENT--JAMAICA.) "Return of Slaves in the Paris...

1,500
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2,500
6 Bids
2068010 Lot 2068010

(ASIENTO DOCUMENT.) Signed "Yo La Reyna," by M
TWO IMPORTANT SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SPANISH MANUSCRIPTS.

4,000
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6,000
24 Bids
2068011 Lot 2068011

Afro-American Historical Family Record.
AN EXCEPTIONAL CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC FAMILY RECORD. ...

3,000
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5,000
12 Bids
2068012 Lot 2068012

The American Declaration of Independence Illus
The American Declaration of Independence Illustrated....

800
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1,200
32 Bids
2068013 Lot 2068013

ARMISTEAD, WILSON. A Tribute for the Negro: Be
ARMISTEAD, WILSON. A Tribute for the Negro: Being a Vindi...

1,000
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1,500
10 Bids
2068014

[BENEZET, ANTHONY, compiler.] A short account
RARE ANTI-SLAVERY TRACT. [BENEZET, ANTHO...

1,000
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1,500
8 Bids
2068015

BENEZET, ANTHONY. Some Historical Account of G
BENEZET, ANTHONY. Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its ...

800
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1,200
10 Bids
2068016

(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.) Copy of an Ord
PAVING THE WAY FOR THE END OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE.

400
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600
29 Bids
2068017

(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.) Group of 8 Bri
(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.) Group of 8 British Parlia...

600
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800
15 Bids
2068018

(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.) Papers Relatin
THE CHRISTMAS UPRISING WITH THE TESTIMONY OF THE REBEL SL...

800
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1,200
12 Bids
2068019

(BRITISH GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS.) Copy or Extrac
A TOTAL OF 860 SLAVES ABOARD TWO SHIPS--IN 1860. ...

400
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600
3 Bids
2068020 Lot 2068020

(BROADSIDE.) A Negro Woman's Lamentation.
(BROADSIDE.) A Negro Woman's Lamentation. Pri...

500
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700
13 Bids
2068021 Lot 2068021

CAPITEIN, JACOBUS ELISA JOANNES. Copper Engrav
CAPITEIN, JACOBUS ELISA JOANNES. Copper Engraving by Abra...

1,000
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1,500
22 Bids
2068022

CHAPMAN, MARIA WESTON. Right and Wrong in Mass
CHAPMAN, MARIA WESTON. Right and Wrong in Massachusetts.<...

400
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600
17 Bids
2068023

CHILD, LYDIA MARIA. The Right Way, the Safe Wa
CHILD, LYDIA MARIA. The Right Way, the Safe Way, Proved b...

300
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500
8 Bids
2068024

(CRIME.) Mail Robbery by a Slave
UNITED STATES VERSUS AMY. (CRIME.) Ma...

1,000
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1,500
2 Bids
2068025

(CUBA.) Group of reports relative to a slave-h
(CUBA.) Group of reports relative to a slave-hunting part...

1,500
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2,500
19 Bids
2068026

(CUBA.) Group 17 manuscript documents and 3 te
SLAVES BEING SMUGGLED INTO CUBA. (CUBA.)...

1,000
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1,500
11 Bids
2068027

(DETROIT RIOTS.) A Thrilling Narrative from th
(DETROIT RIOTS.) A Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of t...

400
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600
2 Bids
2068028 Lot 2068028

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. Carte-de-visite photograp
DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. Carte-de-visite photograph showing D...

1,500
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2,500
4 Bids
2068029 Lot 2068029

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. My Bondage and My Freedom
INSCRIBED. DOUGLASS, FREDERICK. My Bo...

20,000
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25,000
7 Bids
2068030

DOUGLASS, FREDERICK; and RAY, CORDELIA. Oratio
DOUGLASS, FREDERICK; and RAY, CORDELIA. Oration by Freder...

3,000
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5,000
15 Bids
2068031 Lot 2068031

Emancipated Slaves. Brought from Louisiana by
"EMANCIPATED SLAVES...". Emancipated ...

4,000
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6,000
13 Bids
2068032 Lot 2068032

(EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.) The First Reading
(EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.) The First Reading of the Ema...

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
2068033

(ENGRAVINGS.) Negresse Namaquas * Negre Namaqu
(ENGRAVINGS.) Negresse Namaquas * Negre Namaquas....

300
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400
1 Bid
2068034

(FAIRBANK, REVEREND CALVIN.) Reverend Calvin F
(FAIRBANK, REVEREND CALVIN.) Reverend Calvin Fairbank dur...

400
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600
21 Bids
2068035 Lot 2068035

The Fifteenth Amendment.
The Fifteenth Amendment. Elaborate hand-color...

800
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1,200
22 Bids
2068036

GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD. The Liberator.
GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD. The Liberator. Group...

1,000
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1,500
2 Bids
2068037

(HAITI.) [Dewey, Lorrin Daniel.] Correspondenc
(HAITI.) [Dewey, Lorrin Daniel.] Correspondence Relative ...

800
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1,200
2 Bids
2068038 Lot 2068038

HORSMANDEN, DANIEL. The New York Conspiracy, o
HORSMANDEN, DANIEL. The New York Conspiracy, or a History...

1,500
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2,500
5 Bids
2068039

JONES, CHARLES COLCOCK. Suggestions on the Rel
JONES, CHARLES COLCOCK. Suggestions on the Religious Inst...

300
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500
18 Bids
2068040 Lot 2068040

The Latimer Journal and North Star. Volume 1,
The Latimer Journal and North Star. Volume 1, No. 7.<...

600
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800
4 Bids
2068041

(MAURITIUS.) Chambre des Pairs de France. . .
(MAURITIUS.) Chambre des Pairs de France. . . Developpmen...

150
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250
3 Bids
2068042 Lot 2068042

(MEDAL.) Am I Not A Man and A Brother. A Voice
ANTI-SLAVERY MEDAL. (MEDAL.) Am I Not...

400
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600
20 Bids
2068043

Miscegenation: The Theory of the Blending of t
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE WORD MISCEGENATION. <...

400
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600
22 Bids
2068044

[PENNIMAN, PURCELL.] Questions and Expositions
[PENNIMAN, PURCELL.] Questions and Expositions of Slavery...

300
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500
1 Bid
2068045

PENNINGTON, J. W. C. Autograph Letter Signed,
"THE WHOLE LAND IS FULL OF BLOOD". PENNI...

800
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1,200
16 Bids
2068046

PENNINGTON, J.W.C. A Two Years' Absence, or A
PENNINGTON, J.W.C. A Two Years' Absence, or A Farewell Se...

400
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600
16 Bids
2068047

(PENNSYLVANIA.) Report of the Senate Committee
(PENNSYLVANIA.) Report of the Senate Committee relative t...

300
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500
7 Bids
2068048 Lot 2068048

(PERU.) Para que Apremien Los Espanoles, Baldi
AN ORDER FROM THE INQUISITION. (PERU.) <...

1,500
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2,500
32 Bids
2068049

(PERU.) Correspondence between William Seward
EMIGRATION SCHEME. (PERU.) Correspond...

1,000
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1,500
2 Bids
2068050 Lot 2068050

(PHILADELPHIA.) Silver Fireman's Trumpet prese
PRESENTED BY THE COLORED WOMEN OF PHILADELPHIA. <...

15,000
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25,000
8 Bids
2068051 Lot 2068051

(POSTAL COVERS.) Pair of Civil War period post
(POSTAL COVERS.) Pair of Civil War period postal covers.<...

1,200
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1,800
16 Bids
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