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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 38,048.90 |
| Auction Date | November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 40,415.00 |
| Sale Number | #127 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 47,280.00 |
| Total Lots | 301 | ||
| Sold Lots | 103.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 107,055.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 34.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 127,855.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 198 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Africanus (Johannes) | A GEOGRAPHICAL HISTORIE OF AFRICA |
1600 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,500.00 |
| 138 | Burchell (William J.) | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1822-1824 | USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,875.00 |
| 16 | Paterson (Lieutenant William) | A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND CAFFRARIA |
1789 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,052.75 |
| 20 | Paton (Alan) | CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (1948) - SIGNED |
1948 | USD 650.00 - 650.00 | USD 1,872.20 |
| 3 | Crawford, A.B. (editor and publisher) | THE TRISTAN TIMES |
1943 | USD 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 1,725.00 |
| 7 | [BRINK, Carl Frederick] | NIEUWSTE EN BEKNOPTE BESCHRYVING VAN DE KAAP DER GOEDE-HOPE; |
1778 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | USD 1,725.00 |
| 5 | [Colenso (Bishop John William ) Translator:] | IZENZO ZABAPOSTOLI ABANGCWELE [1858] - an original printing from Ekukhanyeni Mission Station, Natal |
[1858] | USD 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 137 | Beeckman (Captain Daniel) | A VOYAGE TO AND FROM THE ISLAND OF BORNEO, IN THE EAST INDIES |
1718 | USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 28 | His Majesty's Stationery Office | A MANUAL OF PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA (1920) |
1920 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 134 | Bowler (Thomas W.) | PICTORIAL ALBUM OF CAPE TOWN |
1866 | USD 650.00 - 750.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 136 | Herbert (Thomas) | SOME YEARS TRAVELS INTO DIVERS PARTS OF AFRICA AND ASIA THE GREAT |
1677 | USD 650.00 - 750.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 159 | Harris (W. Cornwallis) | THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1841 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 30 | Schatz (Ilse) | TSUMEB IN OTAVI MINING & RAILWAY COMPANY'S TIME (1997) |
1997 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 38 | His Majesty's Stationery Office | UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA. REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE GOLD STANDARD (1932) |
1932 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 40 | Reichskolonialamt: | THE TREATMENT OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION IN THE COLONIAL POSSESIONS OF GERMANY AND ENGLAND (1919) |
1919 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 17 | Leyland (J.) | ADVENTURES IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1866 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 399.05 |
| 170 | Horsbrugh (Maj. B.) & Davies (Sgt. C.G.) | THE GAME-BIRDS & WATER-FOWL OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1912 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 208 | McGill, (D.C.) | A HISTORY OF KOFFIEFONTEIN MINE AND TOWN 1870 - 1902 and 1902 - 1980 |
1991 | USD 325.00 - 325.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 77 | [Crook (Lionel) & Bester (Ron) Editors:] | ARTILLERY OF THE ANGLO-BOER WAR 1899 - 1902 |
2006 | USD 240.00 - 240.00 | USD 289.80 |
| 127 | Delagorgue (L.A.J.) | VOYAGE DANS L'AFRIQUE AUSTRALE |
No Date (circa 1847) | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 139 | [Barrington (George)] | A VOYAGE TO BOTANY BAY |
1795 and 1801 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 172 | Stanley (H.M.) | THE CONGO AND THE FOUNDING OF ITS FREE STATE: |
1885 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 41 | Santos (Thomas dos) (Nuno Beja Valdez) | THE UNKNOWN NIASSA (1964) |
1964 | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 272.55 |
| 43 | Bell, (R.L.P.) | DIARY OF A SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNEY (1930) (Signed copy) |
1930 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 258.75 |
| 45 | Busschau (W. J.) | THE THEORY OF GOLD SUPPLY. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE WITWATERSRAND (1939) |
1936 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 258.75 |
