Dunbar Sloane: Rare Book With The Louis Johnson Poetry Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Book With The Louis Johnson Poetry Collection | Total Sales (NZD) | 30,337.00 |
| Auction Date | September 18, 2024 - September 18, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 23,265.00 |
| Sale Number | #1811 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 45,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 276 | ||
| Sold Lots | 253 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 24,895.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 48,370.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Harrison George | Live In Japan (With Eric Clapton And Band) |
1993 | NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | NZD 2,300.00 |
| 12 | (-) Journals Of The Deputy Quartermaster General In New Zealand |
1864 | NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 2,070.00 | |
| 132 | Johnson Samuel | The Works of the English Poets (68 Volumes) |
1779 | NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 977.50 |
| 72 | Davis John King | With The "Aurora" In The Antarctic 1911-1914 |
ND (1919), | NZD 300.00 - 450.00 | NZD 920.00 |
| 134 | Gibbon Edward | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (12 Volumes) |
1802 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 690.00 |
| 50 | Harris, E. C., New Zealand Flowers, Berries & Ferns (3 Volumes) |
NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 575.00 | ||
| 108 | Brickhill Paul | The Dam Busters |
1951 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 506.00 |
| 154 | Philip Larkin | 3 Volumes By Philip Larkin |
1964 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 483.00 |
| 48 | Darwin Charles | The Descent Of Man |
1887 | NZD 400.00 - 800.00 | NZD 460.00 |
| 63 | Livingstone David | A Popular Account of Missionary Travels And Researches in South Africa |
1861 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 368.00 |
| 67 | Bernacchi Louis Charles (Editor) The Polar Book |
1930 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 345.00 | |
| 122 | Schmidt Sebastian | In Librum Priorem Commentarius (2 Volumes) |
1687 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 333.50 |
| 68 | Doughty Charles M | Travels In Arabia Deserta (2 Volumes) |
1936 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 322.00 |
| 125 | Dryden John | The First Part of Miscellany Poems (6 Volumes) |
1727 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 181 | W. H. Auden | 9 Volumes By W. H. Auden |
1946 | NZD 80.00 - 140.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 231 | Frame Janet | Owls Do Cry |
1957 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 107 | Brickhill Paul | The Great Escape |
1951 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 287.50 |
| 71 | Bernacchi, L. C., Saga Of The "Discovery" |
NZD 30.00 - 60.00 | NZD 264.50 | ||
| 116 | Angas George French | Portraits Of The New Zealand Maori Painted In 1844 |
1972 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 264.50 |
| 30 | Pinney Robert | Early Northern Otago Runs |
1981 | NZD 50.00 - 120.00 | NZD 241.50 |
| 64 | Landon, Percival, Lhasa (2 Volumes) |
NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 241.50 | ||
| 242 | Frame Janet |
NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 241.50 | ||
| 53 | Nansen, Fridtjof, Farthest North (2 Volumes) |
NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 230.00 | ||
| 10 | Buick T Lindsay | The Mystery Of The Moa |
1931 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 218.50 |
| 52 | Eagle Audrey | Eagles Complete Trees And Shrubs Of New Zealand (2 Volumes) |
2006 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 218.50 |
![<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.")
