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
176	Judd Laura Fish	Honolulu Sketches Of The Life Social, Political And Religious, In The Hawaiian Islands From 1828 To 1861		1928	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 29.75
177	Johnson Captain Peter	Memoirs	San Francisco	1938	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 23.80
178	Cook Captain James (Magra James)	A Journal of a Voyage round the World In His Majesty's Ship Endeavour	London	1771	NZD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	NZD 7,140.00
179	Bankes, Rev. Thomas	A New And Authentic System Of Universal Geography (Complete in One Volume)	London	c. 1790	NZD 750.00 - 1,200.00	NZD 452.20
180	Jarves James Jackson	History of the Hawaiian Or Sandwich Islands	London	1843	NZD 140.00 - 260.00	NZD 89.25
181	Murray Rev Thos Boyles	Pitcairn: The Island The People And The Pastor, Sixth Edition	London	1856	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 23.80
182	De Lamartine Alphonse	Travels In The East (2 Volumes)	Edinburgh	1862	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 35.70
183	Booth Edwin Carton	Australia Illustrated (1874-1876) From Drawings By Skinner, Prout, N Chevalier, O. Brierley	London	ND	NZD 200.00 - 350.00	NZD 142.80
184		14 Vintage Baedeker European Travel Guides including, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Paris the Rhine, Great Britain, Holland, Southern France etc		N/A	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	NZD 452.20
185	De Lolme J L	The Constitution Of England or An Account of The English Government, A New Edition	London	1817	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 47.60
186	Dibdin	The Professional Life of Mr Dibdin (4 Vols) Written By Himself	London	1803	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 59.50
187	Clarke Samuel	A Discourse Concerning The Being And Attributes Of God The Obligations of Natural Religion, and the Truth and Certainty of The Christian Revelation	London	1767	NZD 300.00 - 500.00	NZD 59.50
188	Adam Alexander	Roman Antiquities or An Account of The Manners And Customs of The Romans	London	1830	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
189	Galt John	The Provost	Edinburgh	1822	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 23.80
190	Planche J R	British Costume A Complete History of the Dress Of The Inhabitants of the British Islands	London	ND (1855)	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	NZD 53.55
191	Blackmore Sir Richard	Creation: A Philosophical Poem In Seven Books, To Which Is Prefixed The Life Of The Author, Johnson's Edition	Philadelphia	1806	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
192		Mid 19th Century Vellum Bound Notebook	London	N/A	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 41.65
193	Ventouillac L T	Aventures de Telemaque par Fenelon Nouvelle Edition	London	1825	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 65.45
194	Thomson Richard	Illustrations of the History Of Great Britain (2 Volumes)	Edinburgh	1828	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 35.70
195	Murray Lindley	AnEnglish Grammar (2 Volumes)	York	1808	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 23.80
196	Lord Byron	The Works Of Lord Byron (4 Volumes)	London	1823	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	NZD 23.80
197	Rollin M	Histoire Ancienne Des Egyptiens Des Carthaginois, Des Assyriens, Des Babyloniens, Des Medes Et Des Perses, Des Macedoniens, Des Grecs. Tome Premier	Paris	1730	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 35.70
198	Marchant John	Puerilia: or Amusement for the Young Consisting of A Collection of Songs	London	1751	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 714.00
199	Creech Thomas	The Idylliums of Theocritus with Rapin's Discourse upon Pastorals	London	1721	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	Not Sold
200	Suckling Sir John	The Works Of Sir John Suckling Containing his Poems, Letters, and Plays	London	1719	NZD 70.00 - 140.00	NZD 41.65

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
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.