Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
Page Size: 401 items in 17 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
376 Jacques Nicolas Bellin

Carte Reduite Des Australes 1753 hand coloured map, featured in the Abbe Prevosts massive voyage collection, "Histoire generale des voyages", published between 1746-1759

1753 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 261.80
377

18th Century Map of Cook's Strait in New Zealand hand coloured and published by Alexander Hogg at The Kings Arms, 16 Paternoster Row, London, c1780

London c. 1780 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 89.25
378 William Whitchurch

A Sketch Of Dusky Bay in New Zealand 1773 hand coloured map, Plate No XIII from Cook's "A Voyage Towards The South Pole", published by William Strahan & Thomas Cadell, London, 1777

London 1773; 1777 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 107.10
379 William IV; George IV

2 Interesting Original Letters One Signed William IV the other as Regent George IV The 1837 letter signed William relating to a fine imposed upon a Thomas George Smith

1837 NZD 400.00 - 800.00 NZD 238.00
380 Vincenzo Coronelli

Mare Del Sud/Mare Pacifico a large hand coloured copperplate engraved map, 1696

1696 NZD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 NZD 2,618.00
381

The Islands Of New Zealand

c1838 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 166.60
382 Charles Heaphy

NZ Sketch of the Waikato River 1863

1863 NZD 350.00 - 700.00 NZD 166.60
383 W Deverell

Map Of New Zealand With Mountain Features In Pictorial Relief

N/A NZD 260.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
384 William Hidges

3 18th Century Portrait Engravings After William Hidges

N/A NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 29.75
385 Pierre Tardieu

Carte De L'Oceanie contenant L'Australie La Polnesie et Les Asiatiques 1842

1842 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 47.60
386 Louis Le Breton

Entree De La Baie Des Iles (Nouvelle Zelande) c1840s

Paris c1840s NZD 750.00 - 1,500.00 NZD 595.00
387 Louis Brion de la Tour

L'Angleterre 1766

1766 NZD 70.00 - 140.00 Not Sold
388 Eugene Andriveau Goujon

Mappe Monde en Deux Hemispheres 1854

Paris 1854 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
389 Charles Francois Delamarche

L'Etat Du Monde Vers La Fin Du XVeme Siecle 1848

1848 NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 23.80
390 Gottlieb Canzler

Karte von Funften Eratheil oder Polynesien-Inselwelt oder Australien od Sudindien 1795

1795 NZD 350.00 - 700.00 NZD 273.70
391 George Baxter

Pair Of 19th Century Baxter Prints

N/A NZD 80.00 - 160.00 NZD 83.30
392

5 Various Engravings From Cooks & Other Pacific Voyages

N/A NZD 80.00 - 160.00 Not Sold
393 Robert Benard

Illustrated London News Pages c1860s Etc

c1860s NZD 80.00 - 160.00 NZD 29.75
394 Nicolas Sanson

Principaute De Galles 1658

1658 NZD 70.00 - 140.00 NZD 53.55
395

Group Of 18th & 19th Century Engravings & Prints chiefly architectural

N/A NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 77.35
396 Charles Francois Delamarche

Mappe Monde 1802 ou Carte Generale de toutes les parties du Globe

1802 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 83.30
397 Louis August de Sainson

A Small Group Of Engravings After Louis August de Sainson from the Voyage of the Astrolabe

N/A NZD 80.00 - 160.00 NZD 59.50
398 John Thomson

New Holland and Asiatic Isles 1814

1814 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 309.40
399 F A Garnier

6 Large French Maps By F A Garnier 1860

1860 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 119.00
400 William Hodges

After William Hodges A Women Of New Zealand, Plate No LVIII from James Cook, A Voyage Towards The South Pole, 1777

1777 NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 23.80
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
    Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.
    Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.
    Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
    Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.
    Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.”
  • Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604
    Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950