Swann Galleries Printed & Manuscript Americana
March 10
104 East 25th St,
New York, NY 10010
Preview: March 5 & 6, 10–6;
March 7, 10–4;
March 9, 10–6; March 10, 10–12

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Archive of drawings by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry), made to illustrate a lost mining memoir, Texas, circa 1883–84. Estimate $30,000 to $40,000.
The Book of Mormon, first edition, Palmyra, NY, 1830. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Diego Basalenque, Historia de la Provincia de San Nicolas de Tolentino de Michoacan, first edition of an early history of the Augustinians in Michoacán, Mexico, 1673. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500.
Francis Scott Key, Star Spangled Banner, first printing of Bacon’s publication of the
national anthem, Philadelphia, circa 1814–16. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
Brigham Young, letter signed to Elder Charles C. Rich, an invitation to a post-Pioneer Day commemoration in the wake of the Utah War, 1858. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Old and New Testament, early
edition of the Bay Psalm Book, circa 1648–65. Estimate $50,000 to $75,000.
Diploma from the Princeton Class of 1783, whose commencement was attended by Washington and the Continental Congress, 7 October 1783. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.
Royal decree authorizing passage for Cortés as he returned to New Spain, signed by Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Spain, as “Yo la Reyna,” 13 December 1529. Estimate $10,000 to $15,000.