AntiquarianAuctions.com: Books, Maps and Photographs, 131, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 28, 2026 - May 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | White A.; Dyer R.A.; Sloane B.L. | The Succulent Euphorbieae |
Pasadena | 1941 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 265.65 |
| 102 | Commelin Jan | Jan Commelin's Monograph on Cape Flora |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 103 | Bolus Harry | The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula |
1888 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 104 | Selous F.C. | A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 105 | Chapman Charles | A Voyage from Southampton to Cape Town |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 | |
| 106 | Irons William | A SETTLER’S GUIDE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND COLONY OF NATAL |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 107 | GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
Cape Town | 1829 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 108 | Oatley Terry; Arnott Graeme | ROBINS OF AFRICA |
N/A | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 175.95 | |
| 109 | Pinney Francis Bertrand | REPORT OF THE ACTION INSTITUTED BY MR PINNEY |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold | |
| 110 | VIEWS OF EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 111 | Pole John | A FEW REASONS WHY THE AGRICULTURAL POOR SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH LAND FOR RAISING THEIR OWN FOOD |
N/A | USD 80.00 - 90.00 | USD 79.35 | |
| 112 | Cathcart George | CORRESPONDENCE OF LIEUT.- GENERAL THE HON. SIR GEORGE CATHCART, K.C.B |
N/A | USD 130.00 - 160.00 | Not Sold | |
| 113 | Findlay George | Dr. ROBERT BROOM |
N/A | USD 50.00 - 60.00 | Not Sold | |
| 114 | Mason G.H. | ZULULAND |
1862 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 115 | Baker Albert Weir (1856-1951) | A SOUTH AFRICAN BOY |
N/A | USD 70.00 - 80.00 | USD 57.50 | |
| 116 | Burchell William John | The South African Drawings of William J. Burchell |
London | N/A | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 117 | Stigand Chauncey Hugh | The Game of British East Africa |
N/A | USD 70.00 - 80.00 | USD 175.95 | |
| 118 | Viney G.; Simons P.G. | The Cape of Good Hope 1806 to 1872 |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold | |
| 119 | Boucher Maurice; Penn Nigel | Britain at the Cape 1795-1803 |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | Not Sold | |
| 120 | Daniell Samuel | African Scenery and Animals |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 121 | Angas GF | The K***rs Illustrated |
1849 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 122 | Baines Thomas | Scenery and Events in South Africa |
1852 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 123 | Mandela Nelson | A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles |
N/A | USD 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,300.00 | |
| 124 | Folklore Journal 1879 - 1880 |
1879-1880 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 187.45 | ||
| 125 | Williams Gardner F | The Diamond Mines of South Africa |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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