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| Auction Name | Books and Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 37,333.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 31,360.00 |
| Sale Number | #128 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 36,280.00 |
| Total Lots | 267 | ||
| Sold Lots | 99.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 70,340.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 37.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,015.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 168 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris (William Cornwallis) | PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1840 | USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 16 | Smith (George) | DEFENCE OF RORKE'S DRIFT. January 22, 1879. (1879) |
1879 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 4,226.25 |
| 2 | Verhoeff (Pieter Willemszoon) | INDIAE ORIENTALIS PARS IX. HISTORICAM DESCRIPTIONEM |
1612 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 11 | Tagore (Rabindranath) | STRAY BIRDS (1917) - FORMER COPY OF J. H. PIERNEEF |
1917 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,630.70 |
| 18 | Reitz (Deneys) | COMMANDO (1929) - INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION |
1929 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 1,328.25 |
| 125 | Livingstone (David) | MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA. (1857 'true 1st edition' - Scarce 'Bradlow Variant No. 2.') |
1857 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,155.75 |
| 14 | Paterson (Lieutenant William) | A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND CAFFRARIA |
1789 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,141.95 |
| 66 | Telfer (A.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK OF A. TELFER DATING FROM 1894 |
1894 | USD 650.00 - 650.00 | USD 1,086.75 |
| 176 | Leo Africanus (Johannes) | DE TOTIUS AFRICAE DESCRIPTIONE LIBRI IX (1559) |
1559 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,086.75 |
| 172 | Latrobe (Rev. Christian Ignatius) | JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, IN 1815 and 1816 (Presentation copy) |
1818 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 852.15 |
| 118 | Maurice (Major General Sir Frederick) & Grant (Captain Maurice Harold) | HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 |
1906 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 845.25 |
| 10 | Kruger (Paul) | THE MEMOIRS OF PAUL KRUGER (Limited Edition) |
1902 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 724.50 |
| 77 | Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) | FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1850 | USD 130.00 - 160.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 73 | Butler (Capt. H.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES |
1841 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 573.85 |
| 181 | Heylyn (Peter) | COSMOGRAPHIE, IN FOUR BOOKS. CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHIE AND HISTORIE OF THE WHOLE WORLD |
1666 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 573.85 |
| 5 | Walker (Mary Adelaide) | THROUGH MACEDONIA TO THE ALBANIAN LAKES |
1864 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 529.00 |
| 21 | Von Herausgegeben (Uli); Bahmann (Anka) | NAMIBIA - A MAGICAL WORLD OF PRECIOUS STONES AND CRYSTALS (2001) |
2001 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 25 | Treue (Wilhelm) | THE HISTORY OF THE OTAVI MINING LTD. (1900--2000) |
2000 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 169 | Andersson (Charles John) | LAKE NGAMI |
1857 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 104 | Silberbauer (G.B.) | REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BECHUANALAND ON THE BUSHMAN SURVEY |
1965 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 417.45 |
| 12 | Drayson (Captain Alfred W.) | SPORTING SCENES AMONGST THE K.....S OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1858 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 200 | Stow (G.W.) | ROCK-PAINTINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1930 & 1940 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 202 | Thompson (George) | TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1827 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 226 | Gibbons (A. St. H) | EXPLORATION AND HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA 1895-96 |
1898 | USD 560.00 - 580.00 | USD 322.00 |
| 227 | Baker (Sir S. W.) | WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WAYS |
1890 | USD 550.00 - 600.00 | USD 322.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
