Auction
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TASTY BITE Swann Galleries’ annual fine books auction, which coincides with the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, takes place tomorrow. Highlights include an unusual English volume containing cartoon-like engravings (c. 1827) and Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna’s copy of an 1875 Russian prayer book. At left is Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (est. $3,000-$4,000); “James and the Giant Peach” is also on the block. Tomorrow, 10:30 a.m., Swann Galleries, 104 E. 25th St. at Park Avenue South, 212-254-4710.
