Forum Auctions: Online: Books and Works on Paper, 52126, London
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 21, 2026 - May 21, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams Robert | The Narrative of a Sailor, who was wrecked on the western coast of Africa |
1816 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 165.10 | |
| 2 | Adanson Michel; Windus John; Thorpe Robert | 120 Books, including: A Voyage to Senegal, the Isale of Goree, and the River Gambia |
1759; 1725; 1815 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 825.50 | |
| 3 | Allen William; Thomson T.R.H.; Frobenius Leo; Vincent Frank | 75 Books, including: A Narrative of the Expedition sent by Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger in 1841 |
1848; 1913; 1895 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 4 | Baker Samuel White | The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia |
1868 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 177.80 | |
| 5 | Berlioux Etienne Felix; Spilsbury F. B.; Buxton Thomas Fowell | 60 Books, including: The Slave Trade in Africa in 1872 |
1872; 1807; 1840 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 355.60 | |
| 6 | Beevor W. | With the Central Column in South Africa. From Belmont to Komati-Poort |
1903 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 7 | Boulton Samuel | Africa, with all its States Kingdoms, Republics, Regions, Islands, &c. |
circa 1794 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 127.00 | |
| 8 | Burton Richard Francis | Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast; Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo |
1872; 1876 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 9 | Burton Isabel; Dixie Florence; Millais J. G. | 65 Books, including: The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton |
1898; 1882; 1918 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 10 | Campbell Thomas; Latrobe C. I. | 65 Books, including: Letters from the South |
1837; 1821 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 11 | Cardonne Denis Dominique | Histoire d l'Afrique et de l'Espagne, sous la Domination des Arabes |
Paris | 1765 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 203.20 |
| 12 | Carpeau du Saussay; Snelgrave William; Carter George | 70 Books, including: Voyage de Madagascar |
Paris | 1722; 1754; 1791 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 762.00 |
| 13 | Carruthers Jane | The Jameson Raid: A Centennial Retrospective |
Johannesburg | 1996 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 57.15 |
| 14 | Clapperton Hugh | Journal of a Second Expedition into the Interior of Africa |
1829 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 69.85 | |
| 15 | Coxe William; Le Vaillant Francois; Geoffroy Lislet | 100 Books, including: Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough |
1820; 1796; 1819 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 635.00 | |
| 16 | Denham Dixon; Clapperton Hugh; Speke John Hanning; Prus Madame | N Books, including: Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa |
1826; 1863; 1852 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 482.60 | |
| 17 | Du Chaillu Paul B. | Explorations & Adventures in Equatorial Africa |
1861 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 101.60 | |
| 18 | Harris William Cornwallis | The Wild Sports of Southern Africa |
1844 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 254.00 | |
| 19 | Junker Wilhelm | Travels in Africa during the years 1875-1878 |
1890-92 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 95.25 | |
| 20 | Kirk J W C; Baikie William Balfour | N Books, including: Notes on the Somali Language |
Cape Town | 1903; 1856; 1894 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 457.20 |
| 21 | Laugier de Tassy Jacques Philippe; Drury Robert; Snelgrave William | N Books, including: A Compleat History of the Piratical States of Barbary |
1750; 1743; 1734 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 304.80 | |
| 22 | Masson Francis (1741-1805) | Stapeliae Novae: or, A Collection of Several New Species of that Genus |
1796-97 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,397.00 | |
| 23 | Mackinnon J P; Shadbolt Sydney; King I W | N Books, including: The South African Campaign, 1879 |
1880; 1853 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 406.40 | |
| 24 | Ockley Simon | An Account of South-West Barbary |
1713 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 152.40 | |
| 25 | Windus John | A Journey to Mequinez |
1725 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 76.20 |
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