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Dunbar Sloane: Vintage & Crime Book Collection - Part III
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Vintage & Crime Book Collection - Part III | Total Sales (NZD) | 19,932.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 9,940.00 |
| Sale Number | #1934 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 20,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 340 | ||
| Sold Lots | 301.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 9,940.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.53% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 20,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 39 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 98.68% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Ian Fleming | Dr No |
1958 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 1,666.00 |
| 12 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
1905 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 1,309.00 |
| 27 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
1892; 1894 | NZD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 1,071.00 |
| 216 | 7 Books, including: The Rugby Almanac of NZ |
1940's | Not Available | NZD 714.00 | |
| 164 | James Cook | The Journal of the HMS Resolution |
1981 | NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 476.00 |
| 72 | John Wyndham | The Midwich Cuckoos |
1957 | NZD 240.00 - 500.00 | NZD 452.20 |
| 61 | Enid Blyton | Five Go To Demon's Rocks; Five on Finniston Farm |
1961; 1960 | NZD 60.00 - 160.00 | NZD 309.40 |
| 71 | John Wyndham | The Chrysalids |
1955 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 309.40 |
| 26 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes |
1894 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 297.50 |
| 81 | Ian Fleming | Thunderball |
1961 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 285.60 |
| 6 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 5 Books, including: The Complete Stories |
1993 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 261.80 |
| 83 | Ian Fleming | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
1963 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 261.80 |
| 68 | John Wyndham | The Day of the Triffids |
1951 | NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 238.00 |
| 58 | Len Deighton | 4 Books, including: Funeral in Berlin |
1962; 1963; 1964; 1966 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 226.10 |
| 197 | Six Volumes Relating to the NZ Gold Rush & Colonial History |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 214.20 | |
| 218 | NZ Rugby Annual |
1924; 1925 | Not Available | NZD 214.20 | |
| 79 | Ian Fleming | The Spy Who Loved Me |
1962 | NZD 240.00 - 400.00 | NZD 190.40 |
| 5 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 4 Books, including: A Study in Scarlet |
1994 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 178.50 |
| 33 | The Armchair Detective |
1986 | NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 178.50 | |
| 169 | Joseph Banks; J.C. Beaglehole | The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks Vols I & II; The Life of Captain James Cook |
1962; 1974 | NZD 120.00 - 200.00 | NZD 178.50 |
| 29 | The Original Illustrated "Strand" Sherlock Holmes |
N/A | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 166.60 | |
| 88 | Ian Fleming | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
1964; 1965 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 166.60 |
| 84 | Ian Fleming | You Only Live Twice |
1964 | NZD 40.00 - 80.00 | NZD 154.70 |
| 298 | NZ Graphic & Descriptive |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 154.70 | |
| 24 | 4 Books, including: The Strand Magazine |
1891; 1892; 1899 | Not Available | NZD 142.80 |
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Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000Freeman’s
How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
June 30Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000 -
Sotheby’s
Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
Live Sale 24 JuneSotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.