William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals: Eclectic Variety Auction, 40924, Chadds Ford, PA

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 09, 2024 - April 09, 2024
Page Size: 28 items in 2 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5544 Grif Teller

The Steel King Lithograph 1949 Calendar

1949 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
5563 Will Barnet

Lithograph "Stairway to the Sea"

1982-84 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 221.00
5564 Berthe Morisot

Etching "La Lecon de Dessin"

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 247.00
5565

(3) Framed Prints

USD 20.00 - 40.00 USD 39.00
5569 Luigi Kasimir

Luigi Kasimir (2) Color Etchings

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 169.00
5570 Ferdinand Schmutzer & Jan Vendrous

Ferdinand Schmutzer & Jan Vendrous (2) Etchings

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
5571

(4) Signed Etchings

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
5573 Julius Komjati

Julius Komjati (9) Etchings

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
5579 Currier & Ives

"The Lightning Express Trains"

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 715.00
5581 Michael Graves

"Tea For Two" Serigraph

95 USD 300.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
5661 Langston Hughes

Freedom's Plow by Langston Hughes (signed)

New York 1943 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 208.00
5662 Langston Hughes

Simple Stakes A Claim, Langston Hughes (signed)

New York and Toronto 1957 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
5663

A book about a Civil Rights murder (signed)

New York 1968 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 78.00
5664 Alex Haley

Roots by Alex Haley (signed)

Garden City N.Y. 1976 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 169.00
5665

A first ed. of Manchild in the Promised Land

New York 1965 USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 130.00
5666 Richard Wright

A first ed. of 12 Million Black Voices by Wright

New York 1941 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 520.00
5667

A 1st ed., 1st printing of The First Book of Negroes

New York 1952 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
5668

A 1st ed. of The Creoles of Louisiana (1884)

New York 1884 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
5669

(8) books, many limited ed., on U.S. history

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 117.00
5670

(8) books on ancient Roman history

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
5671 Herbert Hoover

The Challenge to Liberty, Herbert Hoover (signed)

New York and London 1934 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 143.00
5672

(6) Folio Society books on culture and history

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
5673

(8) books, some ltd. edition, on culture and history

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 91.00
5674 John Lewis

Across That Bridge by John Lewis (signed)

New York 2012 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 208.00
5675 Toni Morrison

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison (signed)

New York 1977 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 390.00
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
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