Stephan Welz & Co.: Rare & Collectable Books - Timed Online Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare & Collectable Books - Timed Online Auction | Total Sales (ZAR) | 381,789.10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 14, 2026 - June 14, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 333,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #61426 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 502,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 117 | ||
| Sold Lots | 117.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 333,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 502,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Malory Thomas | LE MORTE D'ARTHUR by Thomas Malory (LIMITED EDITION; 3 VOLS)... |
N/A | ZAR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | ZAR 31,325.00 |
| 21 | Vasari Giorgio; du De Vere Gaston | VASARI'S LIVES OF THE PAINTERS, SCULPTORS AND ARCHITECTS (ME... |
N/A | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | ZAR 22,554.00 |
| 9 | Bond Michael | A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON (FIRST EDITION) by Michael Bond |
N/A | ZAR 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 | ZAR 20,048.00 |
| 99 | NEDERLANDSCH INDIA, IN HAAREN TEGENWOORDIGEN TOESTAND BESCHO... |
1780 | ZAR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | ZAR 18,795.00 | |
| 90 | ABHRAMS SERIES (49 volumes) |
N/A | ZAR 10,000.00 - 16,000.00 | ZAR 12,530.00 | |
| 103 | Gardiner Allen F. | NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY TO THE ZOOLU COUNTRY (FIRST EDITION,... |
1836 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 12,530.00 |
| 87 | BRENTHURST LIBRARY SERIES (FIRST SERIES, 10 VOLUMES) by Vari... |
N/A | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | ZAR 8,771.00 | |
| 34 | Tongue M. Helen | BUSHMAN PAINTINGS COPIED by M. Helen Tongue |
N/A | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 8,144.50 |
| 16 | Gordimer Nadine | A GROUP LOT OF 13 TITLES by Nadine Gordimer (SIGNED) |
N/A | ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 35 | Battiss Walter | THE ARTIST OF THE ROCKS (SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION) by Walter ... |
N/A | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 83 | Nardelli Francesco; Hillier Mathew | THE RHINOCEROS: A MONOGRAPH (SPECIAL EDITION WITH ORIGINAL S... |
N/A | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 7,518.00 |
| 10 | Coetzee J. M. | A GROUP LOT OF 13 J. M. Coetzee FIRST EDITIONS |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 6,265.00 |
| 12 | Coetzee J.M. | HIS MAN AND HE (SIGNED; LIMITED EDITION) by J.M. Coetzee |
N/A | ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 6,265.00 |
| 115 | Praagh L. V. | THE TRANSVAAL AND ITS MINES by L. V. Praagh (Ed.) |
N/A | ZAR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 6,265.00 |
| 86 | VAN RIEBEECK SOCIETY (SECOND SERIES; 50 VOLUMES) |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,638.50 | |
| 89 | TREASURES OF THE WORLD (9 volumes) |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,638.50 | |
| 108 | Montgomery of Alamein | THE MEMOIRS OF FIELD- MARSHALL MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN, K. G. ... |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,638.50 |
| 15 | Coetzee JM | THE MASTER OF PETERSBURG (BOTH FIRST EDITIONS; ONE SIGNED) b... |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,012.00 |
| 60 | THE BIRDS OF AFRICA (5 VOLS) by Various Authors |
N/A | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 5,012.00 | |
| 62 | Chapin J.P. | BIRDS OF THE BELGIAN CONGO (SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; 4 VOLS) J.... |
N/A | ZAR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | ZAR 5,012.00 |
| 85 | Caldwell Edmund | NATIONAL VELD TRUST PORTFOLIO by Edmund Caldwell |
N/A | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 5,012.00 |
| 7 | Milne A.A. | THOSE WERE THE DAYS (LIMITED EDITION; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR) ... |
N/A | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 |
| 49 | Hulme F. Edward | FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS (4 vols) by F. Edward Hulme |
N/A | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 |
| 20 | Dumas Fils Alexandre | THE LADY WITH THE CAMELLIAS (LIMITED EDITION) by Alexandre D... |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 3,759.00 |
| 23 | Kenney R. F. | JOHANNESBURG AFRICANA MUSEUM CATALOGUE OF PICTURES (7 VOLS) ... |
N/A | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,759.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000