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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 59,767.80 |
| Auction Date | August 21, 2025 - August 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 28,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 33,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 279 | ||
| Sold Lots | 125 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 65,510.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 44.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 77,140.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 154 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.48% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Linschoten (Jan Huygen van) | ITINERARIO, VOYAGE OFTE SCHIPVAERT |
1604/5 | USD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 34,413.75 |
| 1 | Milne (A. A.) | THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER |
1928 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,777.25 |
| 8 | Ogilby (John) | AFRICA: |
1670 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,656.50 |
| 7 | Kolben (Peter) | CAPUT BONAE SPEI HODIERNUM |
1719 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 16 | Reitz (Deneys) | COMMANDO (Signed by the author) |
1929 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 3 | Asimov (Isaac) | I, ROBOT |
1952 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,147.70 |
| 9 | Marmol Carvajal (Luis del) | L'AFRIQUE DE MARMOL |
1667 | USD 800.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 862.50 |
| 19 | Owen (Captain William Fitzwilliam) | NARRATIVE OF VOYAGES TO EXPLORE THE SHORES OF AFRICA , ARABIA AND MADAGASCAR |
1833 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 74 | Marloth (Rudolf) | THE FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1913 -1932 | USD 650.00 - 650.00 | USD 552.00 |
| 2 | Doyle (A. Conan) | THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA (Prepublication presentation copy from the author) |
1902 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 507.15 |
| 61 | Treue (Wilhelm) | THE HISTORY OF THE OTAVI MINING LTD. (1900--2000) |
2000 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 483.00 |
| 85 | Brown (Leslie), Urban (Emil), Newman (Kenneth), Fry (Hilary) & Keith (Stuart) | THE BIRDS OF AFRICA (Complete in 7 Volumes) |
1982-2004 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 149 | Bertrand (Alfred) | THE KINGDOM OF THE BAROTSI UPPER ZAMBEZIA |
1899 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 139 | Anderson (A.A.) | TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN A WAGGON |
1887 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 169 | Thompson (George) | TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1827 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 332.35 |
| 52 | Albrizzi (Giobattista) | CARTA GEOGRAPHICA DEL CAPO DI BONA SPERANZA |
1750 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 21 | Sim (Thomas R.) | THE FORESTS AND FOREST FLORA OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE |
1907 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 25 | Burger (John F.) | AFRICAN CAMP-FIRE NIGHTS (1959) - inscribed by the author |
1959 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 278.30 |
| 202 | Mashonaland Times | MASHONALAND TIMES & MINING CHRONICLE |
10th June 1893 | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 272.55 |
| 255 | Goldblatt (David) | SOME AFRIKANERS PHOTOGRAPHED. (Signed limited first edition) |
1975 | USD 450.00 - 450.00 | USD 267.95 |
| 72 | Stander, (Philip) | VANISHING KINGS: |
2018 | USD 50.00 - 50.00 | USD 255.30 |
| 193 | Major J. Stevenson-Hamilton | ANIMAL LIFE IN AFRICA |
1917 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 93 | Vermin Extermination Clubs of the Upper Karoo | KAROO VERMIN (JACKAL) EXTERMINATION CLUBS 1918-1921 |
1919-1921 | USD 180.00 - 180.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 137 | Percival (Captain Robert) | AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE |
1804 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 194 | Prof. A. Bayer | FLOWER PAINTINGS OF KATHARINE SAUNDERS |
1979 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 230.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")