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First and only issue of the Harlem Renaissance-era literary magazine ‘Fire!!,’ $32,500

Swann marks strongest Printed & Manuscript African Americana sale to date

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First and only issue of the Harlem Renaissance-era literary magazine ‘Fire!!,’ $32,500

First and only issue of the Harlem Renaissance-era literary magazine ‘Fire!!,’ $32,500

NEW YORK — Swann Galleries’ annual Printed & Manuscript African Americana auction on March 30 was, by a wide margin, the most successful in its 28-year history. The event set records, with $1,377,463 in total sales and an even 94% sell-through rate. Eight lots hit the $50,000 mark — after only 14 lots hit that mark in the previous 27 years combined. It was the third-largest sale in the long history of the house’s book department, behind only two noted single-owner sales, the Epstein sale of 1992 and the Ford sale of 2012.

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Swann sets focus on the African American experience with Mar. 30 auction

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Archive of photographs, negatives and slides taken or developed by famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, estimated at $10,000-$15,000


Archive of photographs, negatives and slides taken or developed by famed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, estimated at $10,000-$15,000

NEW YORK — The Thursday, March 30 auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana at Swann Galleries will feature 300 lots dedicated to the African American experience in North America. The sale includes material documenting the dark days of slavery and the Civil War through the modern era with ephemera related to the Civil Rights movement, artists, performances and concerts and Black-owned businesses. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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