September 27, 2019Marco TomaschettAutographs

Two Books Once Owned by Herman Melville Come to Swann

Two volumes from Herman Melville’s personal library come to auction at Swann Galleries October 10.

August 1, 2019 Autographs

Herman Melville: A Bicentennial Celebration

We celebrate the author, now recognized as one of the cornerstones of American literature, on what would have been his 200th birthday.

June 23, 2014 19th & 20th Century Literature

Top Lots: Melville’s Whale, Signed Flannery O’Connor Firsts, Rex Stout Titles

Topping our June 19, 2014 auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature was a first American edition of Herman Melville’s seminal Moby-Dick, which brought $40,000 against a pre-sale estimate of $18,000…

November 20, 2013 19th & 20th Century Literature

Herman Melville: Neighbor

Thanks to John D. Larson, Swann’s 19th & 20th Century Literature Specialist, for contributing this post: It’s a fine thing (call it geographic serendipity) to share a similar address with someone who…