Dunbar Sloane: Collectable and Estate Auction, 1947, Wellington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 09, 2026 - June 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544 | Maxwell Peter | Frontier - The Battle for the North Island of New Zealand |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 60.00 | |
| 545 | Crosby Ron | Kupapa |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 192.00 | |
| 550 | Gibbon E | The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 36.00 | |
| 551 | 4 Books, including: Wellington |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 180.00 | ||
| 552 | Johnson David | Wellington Harbour |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 36.00 | |
| 553 | Stanley Newman | The Centennial History Canterbury Officers Club 1885-1985 |
1885-1985 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 554A | 4 Books, including: Maori Reference Volumes |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 84.00 | ||
| 555 | O'Connor Tom | Bunty Preece Soldier Of The 28 (Maori) Battalion |
2012 | Not Available | NZD 42.00 | |
| 556 | Sargeson Frank; Shieff Sarah | Letters of Frank Sargeson |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 12.00 | |
| 557 | King Michael; Wright Matthew | The Penguin History of New Zealand; Illustrated History of New Zealand |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 12.00 | |
| 558 | Lamb R C | Golden Cockerel Press Bibliography 1950 - 1961; Street Corner |
1950-1961 | Not Available | NZD 24.00 | |
| 559 | Postcards From Penguin |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 36.00 | ||
| 560 | Burton O E | The Silent Division New Zealanders at the Front 1914-1919 |
2014 | Not Available | NZD 60.00 | |
| 561 | Kellett Bob | Courage And Comradeship |
2022 | Not Available | NZD 30.00 | |
| 562 | O'Connor Tom | The Ferret |
2017 | Not Available | NZD 48.00 | |
| 563 | Shakespeare William | Plays |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 108.00 | |
| 564 | Darwin Charles | Charles Darwin A Centennial Commemorative |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 66.00 | |
| 567 | 10 Books, including: [Ten Assorted Volumes Relating to New Zealand & Farming] |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 18.00 | ||
| 568 | Alice in Wonderland |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 36.00 | ||
| 571 | Heaphy Charles | Facsimile Edition Folio of Watercolours |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 156.00 | |
| 572 | Dante | Dantes Divine Comedy; Ratseis Ghost |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 18.00 | |
| 573 | Milton John | Books Relating To John Milton |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 12.00 | |
| 580 | Artist's Reference Books |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 12.00 | ||
| 581 | Mixed NZ & Literary Volumes |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 18.00 | ||
| 582 | Publications Relating to NZ History & Publishing |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 60.00 |
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