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William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals: Francis Hopkinson Family Americana Collection

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Auction Name Francis Hopkinson Family Americana Collection Total Sales (USD) 346,701.70
Auction Date June 23, 2020 - June 23, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 64,380.00
Sale Number #62320 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 118,560.00
Total Lots 292
Sold Lots 288 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 64,780.00
% of Lots Sold 98.63% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 119,360.00
Unsold Lots 4 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 290.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
189

bookplate of Francis Hopkinson included, with "O.H. (Oliver Hopkinson) 1849" "Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis."

 1757 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 53,100.00
224

Photographs and Autographs of Distinguished Civil War Union Generals, 1864

 1864 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 47,200.00
195 Francis Hopkinson

"Cases adjudg'd in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania and in the High Court of Errors & Appeals"

 1779-1790 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 23,600.00
367 Alexander Reinagle

"Federal March / Faederal March"

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 8,850.00
72 Alexander Hamilton Hopkinson

(35) Manuscript Letters from Alexander Hamilton Hopkinson (1804 - 1827), his account on the USS Franklin,

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 7,080.00
194

"Unfinished MSS of Joseph Hopkinson - The Life of Alexander Hamilton".

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 7,080.00
218 John Pennington Hopkinson

"Hi ho! for Sally Keley".

1822 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 7,080.00
244 John Witherspoon

Group of (3) John Witherspoon signatures, Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 5,900.00
216 Francis Hopkinson (1737

Original ink illustration signed and dated 1783 by Francis Hopkinson (1737 - 1791).

1783 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,720.00
71 Edward Coale Hopkinson

(28) Manuscript Letters from Edward Coale Hopkinson (1814-1831) (son of Joseph Hopkinson, 1770-1842) his account on the sole voyage of USS Hudson 1828-1830

 1828-1830 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 4,425.00
155

8 pieces of antique currency, including: US Fractional Currency 10 Cents, Columbian Bank Note

 USD 40.00 - 80.00 USD 4,425.00
74 Oliver Hopkinson

(26) Manuscript Letters from and pertaining to Oliver Hopkinson (1812 - 1905).

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 3,835.00
191

"The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church Of England, together with the Psalter or Psalms of David"

 1762 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 3,835.00
192 Signed by six generations of the Hopkinson Family, John Locke

"An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"

1741 USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,835.00
193 Joseph Hopkinson

"Mss Lecturs, Joseph Hopkinson" filled with original manuscripts written by Joseph Hopkinson (1770 - 1842) himself.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,835.00
219 Francis Hopkinson

This original sketch, found with the other sketches in lots 216 and 217, depicts an early stage of what obviously became the final design for the seal.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,835.00
168 William Morris,

Love Is Enough

1897 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,540.00
186 David Rittenhouse

An Oration Delivered February 24, 1775 before the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.

1775 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,540.00
70 John Penington Hopkinson

(19) Manuscript Letters from John Penington Hopkinson (1801 - 1836) (son of Joseph Hopkinson, 1770-1842) from the years 1828 & 1829.

1828 & 1829. USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 2,950.00
172

The Holy Bible, containing Old and New Testaments

 1764 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,950.00
196

Manuscript Log Book and General Orders of the USS Franklin, the first vessel to be laid down at the Philadelphia Navy Yard 1815.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,950.00
119 George Cruikshank

"My Sketch Book"

 1834 USD 120.00 - 240.00 USD 2,596.00
202 Francis Hopkinson

Francis Hopkinson signed document "In the Court of Admiralty of the State of Pennsylvania" also signed by Charles Grant

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,596.00
357 Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) signature / signed note written on postcard. This card was stamped by the USPS in Camden Feb 6th 2PM 1884, and then also stamped Feb 6th 3PM Philadelphia PA Transit. The card itself, handwritten by Whitman, reads as follows: "

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,596.00
242 John Jay

Signed letter by John Jay (1745 - 1829)

 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 2,360.00
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
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    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
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    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
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