Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | A G Bagnall | Old Greytown The Story Of The First Hundred Years Of Greytown's Settlement 1854-1954 by A G Bagnall |
1854-1954 | NZD 50.00 - 0.00 | NZD 89.25 | |
| 127 | John Brown | Ashburton New Zealand Its Pioneers And Its History 1853-1939 by John Brown |
Dunedin | 1940 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 29.75 |
| 128 | James Cowan | The Old Frontier Te Awamutu The Story Of The Waipa Valley by James Cowan |
1922 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 190.40 | |
| 129 | William Downie Stewart; Sheila Natusch; John Hall-Jones; Irvine Roxburgh; Janet C Angus; A. H. Reed | 6 South Island Related Volumes The Journal Of George Hepburn On His Voyage from Scotland to Otago in 1850 |
1934; 1978; 1971; 1990; 1977; 1948 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 71.40 | |
| 130 | Barbara Chinn; June A Wood; John Hall-Jones; John McCraw; Dr Jill Hamill; Frank Tod | 6 Volumes Including Goldfields Whaling Clinton Etc Clinton Our Story by Barbara Chinn |
2008; 1976; 1982; 1983; 1982 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 71.40 | |
| 131 | L. W. McCaskill; Jack Orlowski; Ruth Hayes; Heather Buckingham; Margaret Trotter; John. O'C Ross; Doreen Lange; John H. Angus | 8 South Island Volumes Molesworth Revised Edition by L. W. McCaskill |
1975; 1976; 1991; 1983; 1969; 1977 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 35.70 | |
| 132 | Atholl Anderson; Brian Allingham; Ian Smith; C. F. W. Higham; G. M. Mason; S. J. E. Moore; Julius Haast | 3 Books On NZ Archaeology & The Moa Shag River Mouth, The Archaeology of an Early Southern Maori Village |
1996; 1976 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 59.50 | |
| 133 | Ian S Kerr; Jack McClenaghan; Janet C. Angus; Tracey Coote; Christine Hunt; H. A. Glasson | 6 Otago & South Island Volumes Campbell Island A History by Ian S Kerr |
1976; 1966; 1984; 1979; 1957 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 71.40 | |
| 134 | Assorted Otago Books & Booklets including, Central Otago, Golden Canyon, The Story Of Wakatipu |
2017 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 119.00 | ||
| 135 | Carton Of South Island Vols, Moirs Guide, Maori Dunedin Etc |
N/A | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 89.25 | ||
| 136 | Sydney Parkinson | A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas In His Majesty's Ship, The Endeavour by Sydney Parkinson |
London | 1773 | NZD 7,500.00 - 12,000.00 | NZD 10,710.00 |
| 137 | George Alexander Cooke | Modern And Authentic System Of Universal Geography (2 Vols) by George Alexander Cooke |
London | 1802 | NZD 750.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 452.20 |
| 138 | David Collins | An Account Of The English Colony in New South Wales Volume I by David Collins |
London | 1798 | NZD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 595.00 |
| 139 | Fridtjof Nansen; Otto Svendrup | Farthest North (2 Volumes) Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram 1893-96 by Fridtjof Nansen |
1893-96 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 142.80 | |
| 140 | Thomas Roscoe; Samuel Prout | The Tourist in Italy Illustrated From Drawings By Samuel Prout by Thomas Roscoe |
London | 1831 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 214.20 |
| 141 | Erskine John Elphinstone | Journal of A Cruise Among The Islands of The Western Pacific |
London | 1853 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | NZD 59.50 |
| 142 | A. Henry Savage Landor | Henry Savage, In the Forbidden Land, (2 Volumes) |
New York & London | 1899 | NZD 160.00 - 280.00 | NZD 214.20 |
| 143 | C. Boden Kloss | In The Andamans And Nicobars The Narrative Of A Cruise In The Schooner "Terrapin" |
London | 1903 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 142.80 |
| 144 | Gunnar Landtman | The Kiwai Papuans Of British New Guinea A Nature-Born Instance Of Rousseau's Ideal Community |
London | 1927 | NZD 350.00 - 500.00 | NZD 95.20 |
| 145 | Walter Lawry; Elijah Hoole | Friendly And Feejee Islands A Missionary Visit to Various Stations In The South Seas |
London | 1850 | NZD 350.00 - 500.00 | NZD 452.20 |
| 146 | J. P. Mills | The Rengma Nagas Directorate Of Art And Culture Government Of Nagaland |
1982 | NZD 40.00 - 80.00 | NZD 65.45 | |
| 147 | J. P. Mills | The Lhota Nagas |
London | 1922 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 41.65 |
| 148 | T. C. Hodson | The Naga Tribes Of Manipur |
London | 1911 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 71.40 |
| 149 | W. O. Oldman | Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens Limited Edition number 994 of 1000 |
1976 | NZD 120.00 - 240.00 | NZD 273.70 | |
| 150 | Heinz Kelm | Kunst Vom Sepik (Complete in 3 Volumes) |
1966; 1968 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 119.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’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, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste 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 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old 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 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950