AntiquarianAuctions.com: Rare Books/Preview - Internet bidstart 8/29
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| Auction Name | Rare Books/Preview - Internet bidstart 8/29 | Total Sales (USD) | 79,881.00 |
| Auction Date | September 05, 2019 - September 05, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 78,585.00 |
| Sale Number | #77 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 83,160.00 |
| Total Lots | 572 | ||
| Sold Lots | 220 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 174,581.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 38.46% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 204,641.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 352 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Harris (William Cornwallis) | PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1840 | USD 9,000.00 - 11,000.00 | USD 21,000.00 |
| 1 | Van Nooten (Hoola) | FLEURS, FRUITS ET FEUILLAGES CHOISIS, |
1863 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 8,925.00 |
| 24 | Kruger Walking Stick. | Cherry wood stick carved by Boer POW, St. Helena, for President Kruger. 1902. |
USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,830.00 | |
| 473 | Thompson, George | Travels and Adventures in Southern Africa. |
1827 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 7 | William Burroughs | THE NAKED LUNCH - FINE FIRST EDITION WITH SIGNED LETTER |
1959 | USD 2,500.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 1,600.00 |
| 554 | Sebastian Münster | Typus orbis universalis |
c. 1550 | USD 12,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,313.00 |
| 62 | Dr. John Hewitt. | SARAWAK. Postcards, Photographs, & Glass Photographic Plates taken by Dr. John Hewitt in Sarawak. 1905 - 1908. |
USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,260.00 | |
| 63 | Dr. John Hewitt. | 100 Magic Lantern Slides of Sarawak. 1905-1908. |
USD 220.00 - 260.00 | USD 1,260.00 | |
| 4 | Van Reenen (Jacob) and RIOU (Captain Edward) | A JOURNAL OF A JOURNEY FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE UNDERTAKEN IN 1790 AND 1791 |
1792 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,050.00 |
| 162 | Captain C. L. Norris Newman | MATABELELAND AND HOW WE GOT IT (1895) |
1895 | USD 120.00 - 120.00 | USD 882.00 |
| 16 | Marloth, Rudolf (author and photographer*); E Dixie, E Smith and others** (artists) | The Flora of South Africa. Vols I, II (2 sections), III (2 sections) and IV. 1913-1932 (newly rebound) |
1913-1932 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 387 | Scheepers (Gideon) | MANUSCRIPT LETTER |
USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 450 | Sylvia SIDNEY (1910-1999, Hollywood actress) - Michael WOULFE (artist) | An original design for a Sylvia Sidney costume from the movie “Blood on the Sun†|
1944 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 233 | Fitzpatrick (J. Percy) | THROUGH MASHONALAND WITH PICK & PEN |
1892 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 735.00 |
| 477 | Plan | HANSON’S AUTHORISED PLAN OF DUTOITS- PAN MINE |
No date (1881) | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 704.00 |
| 28 | Various | MIXED LOT: A COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE (Bradlow Africana Collectanea) |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 630.00 | |
| 388 | ["Norman," Pseud.] | TEN LITTLE BOER BOYS |
No date (Circa 1900) | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 630.00 |
| 392 | Van Riebeeck Society (publishers) | Van Riebeeck Society. Complete First Series of Fifty Volumes |
1918-1969 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 630.00 |
| 19 | Rackham (Arthur) | THE TEMPEST |
1926 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 480 | [Robinson (Frank John)] | LATIMA, G.E.A. |
No date (Circa 1916) | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 580.00 |
| 14 | Thomas Robert Malthus | Principles of Political Economy considered with a View to their Practical Application (First Edition 1820) |
1820 | USD 600.00 - 600.00 | USD 557.00 |
| 71 | Argus Printing and Publishing Co. (Compilers.) | The Argus Annual and South African Directory 1894. |
1894 | USD 150.00 - 150.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 165 | V. W. Hiller (Chief Archivist) | The Story of Nyasaland 1891 - 1951 (De Luxe edition bound in Vellum and signed by Governor Geoffrey Colby) |
1951 | USD 150.00 - 150.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 345 | Edgar Wallace | The Mission That Failed - (King Kong author's first book, 1898) |
1898 | USD 550.00 - 550.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 530 | Evelyn Waugh | EDMUND CAMPION |
1935 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 450.00 |
