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Dunbar Sloane: Collectable and Estate Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collectable and Estate Auction | Total Sales (NZD) | 14,526.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 22, 2026 - September 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #1969 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 254 | ||
| Sold Lots | 239.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 | Handcoloured Map of Barkshire |
C18th | Not Available | NZD 552.00 | |
| 782 | Saxton Christopher | Handcoloured Map |
C17th | Not Available | NZD 480.00 |
| 504 | Bartlett W H | Walks About The City And Environs Of Jerusalem |
c1850 | Not Available | NZD 480.00 |
| 519 | Books on World War II |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 432.00 | |
| 427 | Chaucer Geoffrey; Gill Eric | The Canterbury Tales |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 432.00 |
| 502 | Fleming Ian | You Only Live Twice |
1964 | Not Available | NZD 384.00 |
| 462 | The Man With The Golden Gun |
1965 | Not Available | NZD 360.00 | |
| 423 | Westra Ans | Handboek |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 348.00 |
| 474 | 7 Books, including: Woodville 1875-1975 |
1875-1975; 1881-1981; 1893-1998 | Not Available | NZD 252.00 | |
| 454 | Flowers And Ferns Of America |
1885 | Not Available | NZD 240.00 | |
| 812 | Assorted Loose Etchings & Prints |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 216.00 | |
| 737 | Interislander Advertising Poster |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 192.00 | |
| 486 | A Series Of Picturesque Views Of Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland |
circa 1880 | Not Available | NZD 180.00 | |
| 807 | Mueller Bernhardine | Where Pigs Can Fly |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 168.00 |
| 629 | Janes Fighting Ships |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 168.00 | |
| 439 | Howell Tony | Training For War In Vietnam |
1970-1972 | Not Available | NZD 168.00 |
| 186 | Photographs of Haley's Comet |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 168.00 | |
| 585 | War Books |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 156.00 | |
| 642 | Thornton Colonel | A Sporting Tour; Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages |
1896; 1858 | Not Available | NZD 144.00 |
| 521 | Rupert the Bear Annuals |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 144.00 | |
| 457 | Johns W E | 12 Biggles Books |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 144.00 |
| 759 | Warr Malcolm | Squal Light |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 132.00 |
| 484 | Thomson G M; Cockayne L; Phillips Turner E; Kirk Thomas; Crookes; Dobbie; Molloy Les; Potton Craig | 5 Books, including: The Ferns & Fern Allies of New Zealand |
1882; 1958; c1899; 1963 | Not Available | NZD 132.00 |
| 431 | McGibbon | The Oxford Companion to NZ Military History |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 132.00 |
| 627 | Angus George French | The New Zealanders Illustrated |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 120.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026 Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000