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William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals: Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints

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Auction Name Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints Total Sales (USD) 6,690.60
Auction Date July 09, 2019 - July 09, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 7,800.00
Sale Number #70919 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 16,780.00
Total Lots 56
Sold Lots 54 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 7,940.00
% of Lots Sold 96.43% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 17,060.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 39.22%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
16626 Andre Kertesz (Hungarian-American, 1894-1985)

ANDRE KERTESZ (HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN, 1894-1985), PHOTOGRAPH "LOUIS TIHANYI"

USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,770.00
16625 Andre Kertesz (Hungarian-American, 1894-1985)

ANDRE KERTESZ (HUNGARIAN-AMERICAN, 1894-1985), PHOTOGRAPH "SIDEWALK", SILVER GELATIN PRINT

USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,180.00
16825 Currier & Ives

1875 CURRIER & IVES LITHOGRAPH MAP OF PHILADELPHIA

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 413.00
16804 Horace,

HORACE, "QUINTI HORATII FLACCI OPERA"

1749 USD 140.00 - 280.00 USD 200.60
16666 Marguerite Kirmse (American, 1885-1954)

MARGUERITE KIRMSE ETCHING OF TERRIERS "THE OPTIMIST"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 188.80
16809 William Somerset Maugham

INSCRIBED, WILLIAM SOMERSET MAUGHAM "OF HUMAN BONDAGE", TO CHARLES HIRES

1915 USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 USD 188.80
16678 Charley Harper (American, 1922-2007)

CHARLEY HARPER SERIGRAPH "CRAWLING TALL"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 177.00
16679 Charley Harper (American, 1922-2007)

CHARLEY HARPER (2) SERIGRAPHS "RACCROBAT"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 177.00
16627 Harold Edgerton (American 1903-1990)

HAROLD EDGERTON (AMERICAN 1903-1990) PHOTOGRAPH "FAN AND SMOKE VORTICES", GELATIN SILVER PRINT ON PAPER

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 141.60
16628 Harold Edgerton (American 1903-1990)

HAROLD EDGERTON (AMERICAN 1903-1990) PHOTOGRAPH "DANCER", GELATIN SILVER PRINT ON PAPER, SIGNED ON BACK

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 129.80
16637 Yngve Edward Soderberg (American, 1896-1971)

YNGVE EDWARD SODERBERG ETCHING OF SAILING SCENE

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 129.80
16794

(3) MILITARY PHOTOGRAPHS

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 129.80
16827 R.R.M. Carpenter,

ONLY EDITION, R.R.M. CARPENTER, "MY AFRICAN SAFARI"

1937 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 129.80
16832 Walter Whitman

1ST PRINTINGS: WALT WHITMAN AND WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

1838-1842 USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 129.80
16926

(7) JAPANESE PRINTS, WOODBLOCK, OTHER

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 106.20
16800 Charles Rollin,

CHARLES ROLLIN, "THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIANS, CARTHAGINIANS...."

1828 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 94.40
16834 Jeremiah Reynolds

1ST PRINTING: "MOCHA DICK", INSPIRATION FOR "MOBY DICK"

1839 USD 80.00 - 160.00 USD 82.60
16922 Manabu Saito

(4) FRAMED MANABU SAITO JAPANESE PRINTS

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 82.60
16760 Lawrence Taylor

LAWRENCE TAYLOR SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

USD 60.00 - 100.00 USD 70.80
16805

(10) BOOKS: AMERICAN PUBLISHERS' BINDINGS

USD 80.00 - 160.00 USD 70.80
16623 Wang Lan (Taiwanese, 1922-2003)

WANG LAN (2) LITHOGRAPHS

USD 80.00 - 160.00 USD 59.00
16646

MODERNIST LITHOGRAPH OF FIGURES ON BEACH

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 59.00
16649 Paul Brown (American),

PAUL BROWN"THE WATER JUMP IN THE GRAND NATIONAL OF 1931"

USD 60.00 - 120.00 USD 59.00
16667 After Henry Alken,

AFTER HENRY ALKEN (4) FOX HUNTING PRINTS

USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 59.00
16680 Jaromir Stretti-Zamponi (Czech, 1882-1959)

JAROMIR STRETTI-ZAMPONI ETCHING "LES BOUQUINISTES"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 59.00
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