Stephan Welz & Co.: July Promenade Auction | Timed Online , 71926, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 19, 2026 - July 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753 | Cartwright A P | This is South Africa |
Johannesburg; Cape Town | 1967 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 754 | Carruthers Vincent | The Magaliesberg |
Johannesburg | 1990 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 755 | van Oosten Marcel | Wild Romance: Africa's Most Romantic Safaris |
Cape Town; Johannesburg | 2009 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 756 | Heyerdahl Thor | American Indians in the Pacific: The Theory Behind the Kon-Tiki Expedition |
London; Johannesburg | 1952 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 757 | Hughes David; Hands Phyllis; Kench John | The Complete Book of South African Wine |
Cape Town | N/A | ZAR 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 758 | De Kock W J | Geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika |
Pretoria; Cape Town | 1971 | ZAR 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 759 | de Segur Countess | Memoires d'un Ane L'Enfant du Guide |
Paris; Johannesburg | 1867 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 760 | Churchill Winston | The Second World War |
London; Johannesburg | 1948-1954 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 761 | Shrikes of Southern Africa |
Cape Town; Johannesburg | 1988 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | |
| 762 | Skead C J | 2 Books, including: The Canaries, Seedeaters and Buntings of Southern Africa |
Johannesburg | N/A | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 763 | Lysaght A M | The Book of Birds |
London; Cape Town | 1975 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 764 | Ginn P J; McIlleron W G; Milstein P Le S | The Complete Book of Southern African Birds |
Cape Town | 1991 | ZAR 400.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 765 | Jackson C E | Bird Illustrators: Some Artist in Early Lithography |
London; Cape Town | 1975 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 766 | Hullmandel C | The John Gould Collection: From His Personal Library |
London; Cape Town | 1987 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 767 | Letty Cythna | Wild Flowers of the Transvaal |
Pretoria; Johannesburg | 1962 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 768 | Redoute Pierre-Joseph | Roses |
London; Cape Town | 1954 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 769 | Batten A.; Bokelmann H.; Kidd Mary Maytham; Lucas Annabelle; Pike Barbara | 3 Books, including: Wild Flowers of the Eastern Cape Province |
Johannesburg | N/A | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 770 | Harrison E. R.; Stewart Joyce | Epiphytic Orchids of Southern Africa; Wild orchids of Southern Africa |
Johannesburg | N/A | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 771 | Hollis Leonard; Holman; Robbins; Reynolds; Fraser Michael; McMahon Liz; Lucas; Pike | 5 Books, including: The Rose Annual |
Johannesburg | N/A | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 772 | Grigson Geoffrey | The Englishman's Flora |
London; Cape Town | 1955 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 773 | Grobbelaar Nat | Cycad: With special reference to the Southern African species |
Pretoria; Cape Town | 2004 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 774 | Goode Douglas | Cycads: Cycads of Africa |
Cape Town | 1989 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 775 | Bayer A. | Flower Paintings of Katharine Saunders |
KZN; Johannesburg | 1979 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 776 | Rix Martyn | The Art of the Botanist |
Guildford; London; Cape Town | 1981 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 777 | Calmann Gerta | Ehret: Flower Painter Extraordinary |
Oxford; Cape Town | 1977 | ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
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