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Dunbar Sloane: The Folio Society Book Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Folio Society Book Collection | Total Sales (NZD) | 35,723.80 |
| Auction Date | July 03, 2025 - July 03, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #1896 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 569 | ||
| Sold Lots | 559 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810 | William Wordsworth | William Wordsworth - Selected Works |
Not Available | NZD 892.50 | |
| 578 | C S Lewis | Seven Volume Box Set |
Not Available | NZD 773.50 | |
| 1030 | Shelley Foote | Three Volume Boxed Set The Civil War |
Not Available | NZD 523.60 | |
| 1023 | C.M. Doughty | Two Volume Boxed Set Travels in Arabia Deserta |
Not Available | NZD 523.60 | |
| 526 | Virgil | Aeneid (Fully Boxed) |
Not Available | NZD 476.00 | |
| 664 | Geoffrey Chaucer | The Canterbury Tales & Eric Gill |
Not Available | NZD 452.20 | |
| 901 | H.G. Wells & Alvin Langdon Coburn | The Door In The Wall |
Not Available | NZD 357.00 | |
| 768 | Isaac Asimov | Three Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 297.50 | |
| 648 | Simon Winchester | The Surgeon of Crowthorne |
Not Available | NZD 297.50 | |
| 948 | Edward Gibbon | Edward Gibbon - Eight Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 767 | George R R Martin | A Song Of Ice And Fire |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 743 | C S Forester | Three Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 742 | C S Forester | Three Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 689 | Murasaki Chikibu | The Tale of Genji |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 501 | Jane Austen | Box Set Seven Volumes & Other |
Not Available | NZD 285.60 | |
| 945 | Byzantium | Byzantium - Three Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 273.70 | |
| 804 | William Shakespeare | The Tempest & Commentary |
Not Available | NZD 249.90 | |
| 803 | William Shakespeare | A Midsummer Night's Dream & Commentary |
Not Available | NZD 249.90 | |
| 797 | Robert Graves | Two volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 249.90 | |
| 789 | Mary Renault | Three Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 238.00 | |
| 756 | Dorothy L Sayers | Dorothy L Sayers - Five Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 238.00 | |
| 912 | Everest (1921-1953) Two Volume Boxed Set |
Not Available | NZD 214.20 | ||
| 881 | Mark Girouard | Life in the English Country House |
Not Available | NZD 214.20 | |
| 680 | Four Folio Anthologies |
Not Available | NZD 214.20 | ||
| 873 | Elizabeth David | An Omelette and a Glass of Wine |
Not Available | NZD 202.30 |
![<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.")
