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Dunbar Sloane: Vintage & Crime Book Collection - Part II

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Vintage & Crime Book Collection - Part II	Total Sales (NZD)	13,631.45
Auction Date	February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)	3,130.00
Sale Number	#1926	High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)	6,900.00
Total Lots	257
Sold Lots	241.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD)	3,130.00
% of Lots Sold	93.77%	High Estimate of All Lots (NZD)	6,900.00
Unsold Lots	16	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	197.56%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
87	Boxed Edition - Historic Charts & Maps of New Zealand		Not Available	NZD 1,011.50
30	25 Assorted Rugby Programmes		Not Available	NZD 499.80
31	Quantity Assorted Rugby Programmes		NZD 40.00 - 100.00	NZD 428.40
14	The Triumphant Tour of the NZ Footballers 1906	1906	NZD 120.00 - 300.00	NZD 285.60
89	Boxed Edition - Early Charts of New Zealand		Not Available	NZD 273.70
136	Quantity of Parson's Packet	C late 1940s early 1950s	Not Available	NZD 249.90
187	Dracula & Lair of the White Worm	mid C2oth C	Not Available	NZD 249.90
269	Reed Publications Early Sketches & Charts Of Banks Peninsula		Not Available	NZD 238.00
268	Reed Publications Early Sketches & Charts Of Banks Peninsula & Historic NZ Charts & Maps		Not Available	NZD 190.40
23	Four Volumes Relating to New Zealand Rugby		NZD 30.00 - 80.00	NZD 178.50
29	Eleven Assorted Rugby Programmes		Not Available	NZD 178.50
119	Nine Vintage Editions of Buck Rogers of the 25th Century		Not Available	NZD 178.50
151	Five NZ First Edition Fiction Volumes		Not Available	NZD 178.50
32	Box Quantity Assorted Rugby Programmes		Not Available	NZD 154.70
22	Five Seasons of Services Rugby 1941-1946		Not Available	NZD 142.80
104	Box Quantity Books Relating to Comic Strips Etc		Not Available	NZD 142.80
169	Bleak House	1853	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	NZD 142.80
258	C F Goldie Prints Drawings & Criticism		Not Available	NZD 142.80
24	Four Volumes Relating to New Zealand Rugby		NZD 30.00 - 80.00	NZD 130.90
67	Two Volumes by Colin Wheeler		Not Available	NZD 119.00
90	Five Volumes Pertaining To Antique Maps		Not Available	NZD 119.00
194	Five Non Fiction Volumes Relating to Jane Austen		Not Available	NZD 113.05
295	The Constance Spry Cookery Book 1958 Reprint		Not Available	NZD 107.10
38	Three Volumes Relating to Climbing in New Zealand		NZD 60.00 - 120.00	NZD 101.15
109	Ten Editions of Cosmic Heroes		Not Available	NZD 101.15

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, 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.