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Auction Date
August 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025
Page Size: 279 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Platter (John)

JOHN PLATTER'S BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN WINES (1980)

1980 USD 120.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
27 Cole (Ernest)

HOUSE OF BONDAGE (1967)

New York 1967 USD 150.00 - 150.00 USD 138.00
28 Krenkel (Erich)

GEOLOGY OF AFRICA [3 VOLUMES] (1925-1938)

Berlin 1925-1928-1938 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
29 Hatch (Frederick H.) and Chalmers (J.A.)

THE GOLD MINES OF THE RAND (1895)

London & New York 1895 USD 350.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
30 Curle (James Herbert)

THE GOLD MINES OF THE WORLD (1899)

London 1899 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
31 Stokes (Ralph S. G.)

MINES AND MINERALS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1908)

London 1908 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
32 His Majesty's Stationery Office:

A MANUAL OF PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA (1920)

London 1920 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
33 Wolfs (Dries) & Van Mechelen (Jos)

THE PROCESSING OF THE DIAMOND (1956)

Antwerpen 1956 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
34 Santos, Thomas dos (Nuno Beja Valdez)

THE UNKNOWN NIASSA (1964)

Lisboa 1964 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
35 Klempner (Paul)

THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES (1951)

London 1951 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
36 Launay (Louis de)

THE GOLD MINES OF THE TRANSVAAL (1896)

Paris 1896 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
37 Basil (Worsfold, W.)

PORTUGUESE NYASSALAND (1899)

London 1899 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
38 Religion (Bible)

BIJBEL, DAT IS: DE GANSCHE HEILIGE SCHRIFT, BEVATTENDE AL DE KANONIJKE BOEKEN VAN HET OUDE EN NIEUWE TESTAMENT (1853)

Amsterdam / Haarlem / Groningen 1853 & 1855 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
39 Potgieter (Dr. Carel) & Theunissen (N. H.)

HENDRIK POTGIETER (1938) - inscribed & dated by the author

Johannesburg 1938 USD 80.00 - 80.00 USD 96.60
40 Hansford (Professor S. Howard)

JADE - ESSENCE OF HILLS AND STREAMS. The Von Oertzen Collection of Chinese and Indian Jades (1969)

Cape Town 1969 USD 90.00 - 90.00 USD 69.00
41 Fitzpatrick (Sir Percy)

THROUGH MASHONALAND WITH PICK AND PEN (1892) - very early Johannesburg publication

Johannesburg 1892 USD 700.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
42 Cigarette Album

DEUTSCHE KOLONIEN "German Colonies" (1936) - Vintage German Cigarette Album Complete With 270 Cards

Dresden, Germany 1936 USD 80.00 - 80.00 USD 72.45
43 Cigarette Album

1.) UNIFORMEN DER ALTEN ARMEE (1930) & 2.) UNIFORMEN DER MARINE UND SCHUTZTRUPPEN (1930) - Vintage Cigarette Albums With All Cards

Munchen, Germany 1930 USD 150.00 - 150.00 USD 144.90
44 Cigarette Album

DIE DEUTSCHE WEHRMACHT "The German Military" (1936) - Vintage Cigarette Card Album Complete with all 270 cards

Dresden, Germany 1936 USD 70.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
45 Von Wuhlisch (Freia)

KATI TRECKT INS SANDVELD "Katie treks in the Sandveld" (1960)

Windhoek, South West Africa 1960 USD 70.00 - 70.00 USD 57.50
46 Fritz Metzger (compiler)

UND SEITHER LACHT DIE HYANE "And the Hyena has been laughing ever since" (1952) A Compilation of South West African Bushman Fables

Windhoek, South West Africa 1952 USD 80.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
47 Rapkin (J.)

MAP OF NATAL AND KAFFRARIA

London 1851 USD 120.00 - 120.00 USD 115.00
48 Botha (Colin Graham)

SOCIAL CUSTOMS IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE 18TH CENTURY

Johannesburg 1925 USD 50.00 - 55.00 Not Sold
49 Nel (Nardus)

Two original black and white photographs of WALTER BATTISS

USD 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
50 Empire Exhibition:

EMPIRE EXHIBITION 1936

Johannesburg 1936 USD 50.00 - 60.00 USD 46.00
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