AntiquarianAuctions.com: Rare Books - online 8/22
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| Auction Name | Rare Books - online 8/22 | Total Sales (USD) | 22,886.15 |
| Auction Date | August 29, 2024 - August 29, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 20,820.00 |
| Sale Number | #117 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 23,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 304 | ||
| Sold Lots | 100 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 85,428.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 32.89% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 109,608.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 204 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 20.88% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sclater (Philip Lutley) & Thomas (Oldfield) | THE BOOK OF ANTELOPES |
1894-1900 | USD 1,750.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,294.25 |
| 191 | Friedrich Heinrich Jeppe | Jeppe`s Map of the Transvaal (SA Republic) |
1899 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,690.50 |
| 11 | Anderson (John) | ZOOLOGY OF EGYPT: Mammalia |
1902 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,598.50 |
| 18 | Bordeaux, Albert | MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA (1898) |
1898 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,328.25 |
| 81 | [Skotnes (Pippa) Editor] | SOUND FROM THE THINKING STRINGS |
1991 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 920.00 |
| 293 | Tolkien, J.R.R. | Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King |
1961 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 664.70 |
| 99 | Priest (Capt. Cecil D.) | THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA |
1933 - 1936 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 614.10 |
| 88 | Barrow (John) | AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1801-1804 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 6 | The Government of India | The Historical Record of The Imperial Visit To India 1911 |
1914 | USD 650.00 - 850.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 241 | Guggisberg, Sir Frederick Gordon [editor]. | Visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Gold Coast Colony 1925 |
1925 | USD 550.00 - 650.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 255 | South Africa : Photographs | PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOUTH AFRICA, |
1894 | USD 125.00 - 125.00 | USD 471.50 |
| 121 | Steven McLean | SQUADRONS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE AND THEIR AIRCRAFT |
2005 | USD 200.00 - 200.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 72 | Roberts (Austin) | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA (First edition) |
1940 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 225 | Glynn (Henry T.) | GAME AND GOLD |
London | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 112 | Richard Harland. | AFRICAN HUNTER GUIDE TO GUIDE TO NDLOVU |
2005 | USD 350.00 - 350.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 213 | Daniell (Samuel and William) | SKETCHES REPRESENTING THE NATIVE TRIBES, ANIMALS, AND SCENERY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1820 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 179 | Pieter van Wyk | TREES OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK (1972) |
1972 | USD 100.00 - 100.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 272 | The Tourist Bureau for the Belgian Congo and Ruanda | Traveler's Guide to the Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi |
1951 | USD 150.00 - 180.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 29 | S. A. MANGANESE AMCOR LTD. | KALAHARI WEALTH : THE STORY OF MANGANESE (1977) - De Luxe Edition Signed by Chairman & Board of Directors |
1977 | USD 140.00 - 140.00 | USD 289.80 |
| 242 | Dunsterville, F ( Company Chief Auditor ) | Illustrated Guide to the Madras Railway |
1898 | USD 300.00 - 375.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 90 | Christy (Cuthbert) | BIG GAME AND PYGMIES |
1924 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 272.55 |
| 210 | Andersson (Charles John) | NOTES ON THE BIRDS OF DAMARALAND |
1872 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 265.65 |
| 70 | Cole (A.W.) | THE CAPE AND THE KAFIRS |
1852 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 74 | Stanley (Henry M.) | MY DARK COMPANIONS AND THEIR STRANGE STORIES |
1893 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 82 | Graham (Maria) | JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE IN INDIA |
1812 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 230.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
