Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington

Auction Details

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
51	Robley Major-General	Moko; or Maori Tattooing With 180 Illustrations From Drawings By The Author And From Photographs		1969	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	NZD 154.70
52	Elsdon Best	2 Elsdon Best Dominion Museum Monographs No 3, The Astronomical Knowledge Of The Maori, 1922. No 5, Polynesian Voyagers, The Maori as a Deep-sea Navigator, Explorer and Colonizer, 1923		1922; 1923	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 71.40
53	White John	Illustrations Prepared For White's Ancient History of The Maori	Wellington	1897	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	NZD 654.50
54	Scott Dick	The Parihaka Story	Auckland	1954	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 77.35
55	Stack James West; H. Fildes	A White Boy Among The Maoris In The "Forties", edited by A. H. Reed, published by Reed, 1934, together with, The Last of the Ngati Mamoe, The Wild People of the New Zealand Mountain and Bush by H. Fildes, Reed, 1936		1934; 1936	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 65.45
56		Te Oranga Maori me ona tikanga rekareka. The Maori at home with his pleasures and pastimes. A collection of images of Maori people and their homes	Auckland	1920	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
57		4 Tanner Bros Ltd Maoriland Photographic Series Postcards c1910-20 comprising, Hanaero, Tuwharetoa Chief, N.Z. 2186. Maihi Paraone, N.Z. 2171. A Rotorua Chief, N.Z. 2202. Oneha Ra! (Departed Days) 633		c1910-20	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 59.50
58		4 Vintage Postcards Of Maori Chiefs 2 Tanner Bros Ltd Photographic Series examples, numbers 98 & 100, Te Ritimana, Te Rapouru and Maori Chief N.Z. 2 others being Chief Mita and another by F. J. Denton, Wanganui	Wanganui	N/A	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 130.90
59		4 Tanner Bros Ltd Maoriland Photographic Series Postcards c1910-20 comprising, A Maori Warrior, N.Z. 97. Maori Chief, N.Z. 103. Maori Washing Rotorua, N.Z. R55. You Like Haka? Rotorua, N.Z. R53		c1910-20	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 59.50
60		4 Vintage Maori Black & White Postcards comprising, Wairehu, Tuwharetoa Chief, N.Z. 2189 from Tanner Bros Ltd Maoriland Photographic Series. Te Hongi . An unnamed Maori beauty by F. J. Denton, Wanganui, and Maori Beauties, NZ	Wanganui	N/A	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 59.50
61	E Le Grice; Frederick George Radcliffe	4 Vintage Maori Postcards comprising Maoris Cooking, Maori Kitchen, Maori Whare, General View Ohinemutu	Rotorua, N.Z.	N/A	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
62		14 Vintage Maori/NZ Black & White Photographs		N/A	NZD 400.00 - 800.00	NZD 238.00
63	Aileen Fox; Ernest & Pearl Beaglehole; J. M. Barrington & T. H. Beaglehole; T. Barrow; Patricia Burns; Margaret Orbell	6 Maori Related Volumes: Prehistoric Maori Fortifications; Some Modern Maoris; Maori Schools; Life and Work of the Maori Carver; Te Rauparaha; Natural World Of The Maori		1976; 1946; 1974; 1963; 1980; 1985	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 107.10
64	A G Bagnall	Wairarapa An Historical Excursion	Masterton	1976	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 89.25
65	Herries Beattie	Pioneer Recollections (Signed copy) Dealing chiefly with the Early Days of the Mataura Valley	Dunedin	1911	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 154.70
66	Herries Beattie	The Maoris and Fiordland (Signed copy) Maori Myths, Fascinating Fables, Legendary Lore		1949	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	Not Sold
67	Herries Beattie	Far Famed Fiordland (Signed copy) Histporic and Descriptive, European Explorers		1950	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	Not Sold
68	Herries Beattie	Our Southernmost Maoris Their Habitat, Nature Notes, Problems and Perplexities		1954	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
69	Herries Beattie	Tikao Talks (Signed & Inscripbed copy) Traditions And Tales Told By Teone Taare Tikao To Herries Beattie	Dunedin	1939	NZD 140.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
70	Herries Beattie	Mackenzie Of The Mackenzie Country Pioneer, Explorer, Sheeplifter		1946	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 130.90
71	Herries Beattie	3 Herries Beattie Volumes: Maori Place-names of Otago; Early Runholding In Otago; Moriori. The Morioris of the South Island		1944; 1947; 1993	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 113.05
72	Herries Beattie	2 Herries Beattie Volumes On Otago: The Pioneers Explore Otago; Early Runholding In Otago		1947	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 101.15
73	Herries Beattie	2 Herries Beattie Volumes: Moriori The Morioris of the South Island; Our Southernmost Maori		1941; 1954	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 119.00
74	Herries Beattie	Otago Place Names As Bestowed by the Pakeha and Jotted down by Herries Beattie		1948	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	NZD 107.10
75	Herries Beattie	Maori Lore of Lake Alp and Fiord, Folk Lore, Fairy Tales, Traditions and place-Names		1945	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold

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