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William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals: Eclectic Variety Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name Eclectic Variety Auction Total Sales (USD) 5,323.50
Auction Date November 19, 2024 - November 19, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,880.00
Sale Number #111924 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 5,660.00
Total Lots 26
Sold Lots 24 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 3,120.00
% of Lots Sold 92.31% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 6,140.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 86.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
19745

(5) 1806 Pa. land grants signed by Thomas McKean

1806 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,040.00
19575 Genevieve Claisse

Op Art Abstract Silkscreen

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 845.00
19547 Edgar Chahine

Etching "Jane Avril"

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
19560

(7) Antique Botanical and Bird Prints

USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 390.00
19569 John Chamberlain L

ithograph "Flashback #2"

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 357.50
19581 Currier & Ives

(4) Framed Prints

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 260.00
19685

Japan: Described and Illustrated by the Japanese

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 221.00
19545 Edgar Chahine

"Les Coussins ou la Frileuse"

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 169.00
19663 Ernest Seton Thompson and his wife, Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson,

(17) early or first editions by Seton-Thompson

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 156.00
19753

A framed 1824 N. J. apprenticeship indenture

1824 USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 156.00
19661 H. Rider Haggard

(19) early or first editions by H. Rider Haggard

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 143.00
19852 Beers, Comstock & Cline

Map of New Jersey

c. 1872 USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 143.00
19546 Edgar Chahine

Etching "La Victoria"

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 130.00
19683

A Collection of Philadelphia Related Books

USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 130.00
19573 Kaoru Kawano

Woodblock Print "Girl & Cranes"

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 104.00
19662 Seton-Thompson

Lives of the Hunted by Seton-Thompson (signed)

1901 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
19754

A framed 1778 N. J. deed for island land

1778 USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 104.00
19574 Joan Miro

"Derriere le Miroir"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 91.00
19664

(15) various 19th & 20th c. British books

19th and 20th centuries USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 78.00
19576 After Chagall, Villoin & Derain

After Chagall, Villoin & Derain (3) Graphics

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
19665

(20) various 19th & 20th century books

19th and 20th centuries USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
19149

After Lowell Nesbitt for Greg Copeland

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 39.00
19681

Books Related to Arts, Culture, Design

USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 39.00
19755

A framed 1818 N. J. deed for land in Amwell

1818 USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 39.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD