Dunbar Sloane: Militaria & Military Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Militaria & Military Books | Total Sales (NZD) | 7,270.90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 24, 2026 - June 24, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 1,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #1932 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 3,170.00 |
| Total Lots | 98 | ||
| Sold Lots | 89.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 3,140.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.82% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 5,630.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 129.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Bolito H Hector | Featherston Camp Weekly Publications |
1918 | Not Available | NZD 595.00 |
| 39 | Conan Doyle Arthur | The British Campaign in France and Flanders |
1914-1918 | Not Available | NZD 380.80 |
| 56 | 5 Books, including: The Anzac Battalion in South Vietnam |
1967-68; 1967-1970; 1971-72; 1968-1969 | Not Available | NZD 380.80 | |
| 10 | Smith Stephen John | The Samoa (NZ) Expeditionary Force 1914-1915 |
1924 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 321.30 |
| 70 | Powles C G | The History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-1919 |
1929 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 309.40 |
| 103 | Richter Walter | 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin |
1936 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 297.50 |
| 14 | Archer Thomas | The War in Egypt And The Soudan |
ND (C1886) | Not Available | NZD 249.90 |
| 68 | Cowan James | The Maoris in the Great War |
1926 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 226.10 |
| 57 | Waite Fred; Powles C Guy; Stewart H; Drew H T B | 4 Books, including: The New Zealanders at Gallipoli |
1916-1919 | Not Available | NZD 214.20 |
| 18 | 6 Books, including: Pacific Saga |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 202.30 | |
| 3 | Hamilton-Browne G; Haydon A L | With The Lost Legion In New Zealand; The Riders Of The Plains |
1910 | Not Available | NZD 190.40 |
| 64 | Cowan James | The New Zealand Wars |
1923 | Not Available | NZD 190.40 |
| 95 | USS Spangenberg Deck Log Book |
1944 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 178.50 | |
| 34 | Kay Robin | Italy Volume II From Cassino To Trieste |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 142.80 |
| 13 | Hamilton Ian | A Staff Officers Scrap-Book |
1906-1907 | Not Available | NZD 130.90 |
| 65 | Cowan James | The New Zealand Wars and the pioneering period |
1983 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 113.05 |
| 33 | Walker Ronald | Alam Halfa and Alamein |
1939-45 | Not Available | NZD 107.10 |
| 11 | Roberts Lord | Forty-One Years In India |
1897 | Not Available | NZD 101.15 |
| 69 | Hall D O W | The New Zealanders In South Africa 1899-1902 |
1949 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 101.15 |
| 27 | The Firearms Of William Tranter Birmingham Gunsmith; Small Arms Of The World |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 95.20 | |
| 67 | Stewart H | The New Zealand Division 1916-1919 |
1921 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 95.20 |
| 80 | Howell Tony | Vietnam Anzacs Australians and New Zealanders in the Vietnam War |
2021 | NZD 40.00 - 80.00 | NZD 95.20 |
| 1 | Martin H G | History Of The Fifteenth Scottish Division 1939-1945 |
1948 | Not Available | NZD 89.25 |
| 5 | Taylerson A W F; Andrews R A N; Frith J | The Revolver |
1818-1914 | Not Available | NZD 89.25 |
| 21 | The History And Identification Of Colt Accoutrements 1834-1911; 51 Colt Navies; Paterson Colt Variations |
1834-1911 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 89.25 |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
