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| Auction Name | Books, Maps and Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 30,603.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | March 05, 2026 - March 05, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 27,510.00 |
| Sale Number | #129 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 32,930.00 |
| Total Lots | 284 | ||
| Sold Lots | 104.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 88,375.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 36.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 103,755.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 180 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Solinus (Gaius Julius) | C. IVLII SOLINI POLYHISTOR, RERVM TOTO ORBE MEMORABILIUM THESAURUS LOCUPLETISSIMUS |
1538 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,415.00 |
| 1 | Smith (Edward E.) | THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION (Presentation copy) |
1955 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 4 | De Klerk (F.W.) | HAND WRITTEN NOTES FOR THE NATIONAL PARTY'S SUBMISSION TO THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, 21ST AUGUST 1996 |
USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,294.25 | |
| 7 | Barber (Sydney Hilton) | TRANSVAAL GOLD LAW (1904) |
1904 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,150.00 |
| 113 | Thunberg (C.P.) | VOYAGES DE C.P. THUNBERG, AU JAPON, PAR LE CAP DE BONNE-ESPERANCE, LES ILES DE LA SONDE, Etc. |
An IV, [1796] | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,150.00 |
| 111 | Ten Rhyne (William) | SCHEDIASMA DE POMONTORIO BONAE SPEI EJUSVE TRACTUS INCOLIS HOTTENTOTTIS (Early account of the Cape 1686) |
1686 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,002.80 |
| 103 | Lichtenstein (Henry) | TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1815 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 966.00 |
| 80 | Duncan (Graham) | THE AMARYLLIDACEAE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (Collectors' Edition) |
2016 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 828.00 |
| 84 | Hilliard (O.M.) and Burtt (B.L.) | DIERAMA, THE HAIRBELLS OF AFRICA (Collectors' Edition) |
1993 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 607.20 |
| 27 | Worsfold (W. Basil) | PORTUGUESE NYASSALAND (1899) |
1899 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 75 | Burrows (John & Sandra) | FIGS OF SOUTHERN & SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA (Sponsors' Edition) |
2003 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 8 | Soga (John Henderson) | THE SOUTH-EASTERN BANTU [signed] |
1930 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 162 | Stavorinus (Johan Splinter) | REIZE VAN ZEELAND OVER DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP, NAAR BATAVIA, BANTAM, BENGALEN, ENZ |
1793 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 86 | Pooley (Elsa) | THE COMPLETE FIELD GUIDE TO TREES OF NATAL, ZULULAND & TRANSKEI |
1993 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 492.20 |
| 87 | Pooley (Elsa) | A FIELD GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS KWAZULU NATAL AND THE EASTERN REGION |
1998 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 492.20 |
| 9 | Soga (John Henderson) | THE AMA-XOSA: LIFE AND CUSTOMS [signed] |
1931 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 483.00 |
| 32 | Theal (George McCall) | THE PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA (1896) |
1896 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 117 | Philip (Rev. John) | RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1828 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 445.05 |
| 178 | Hahn (Theophilus) | SUNI -- IIGOAM |
1881 | USD 150.00 - 175.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 205 | Cape Town: | CAPE TOWN UNDER WATER |
1904 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 122 | Sparrman (Anders) | A VOYAGE TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TOWARDS THE ANTARCTIC POLAR CIRCLE AND ROUND THE WORLD |
1785 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 414.00 |
| 83 | Gunn (Mary) and Du Plessis (Enid) | THE FLORA CAPENSIS OF JAKOB AND JOHANN PHILLIPP BREYNE (De Luxe Edition) |
1978 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 161 | Bouchenroeder (Baron B. F. Von) | REIZE IN DE BINNENLANDEN VAN ZUID-AFRIKA. GEDAAN IN DEN JARE 1803 |
1806 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 82 | Goode (Douglas) | CYCADS OF AFRICA (Collectors' Edition) |
1989 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 338.10 |
| 121 | Moodie (Lieut. J.W.D.) | TEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1835 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 334.65 |
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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. -
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.
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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. -