JellyFishTree: August Collectible Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | August Collectible Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 4,650.00 |
| Auction Date | August 09, 2017 - August 09, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 6,614.00 |
| Sale Number | #80917 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,119.00 |
| Total Lots | 325 | ||
| Sold Lots | 73 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 35,866.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 22.46% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 46,564.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 252 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 9.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Surveyor's Officer | Plans of Houses in Hillbrow, Johannesburg (12) |
USD 450.00 - 500.00 | USD 400.00 | |
| 102 | Wilhelm Heinrich Immanuel Bleek Ph.D & Lucy C.Lloyd | SPECIMENS OF BUSHMAN FOLKLORE |
USD 450.00 - 550.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 1 | Goldblatt, David | Some Afrikaners Photographed, Signed, number 856/1000 |
USD 400.00 - 450.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 172 | Charles W Traylen | ORME’S COLLECTION OF BRITISH FIELD SPORTS |
USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 37 | Finch-Davies, Claude Gibney | The Bird Paintings of Claude Gibney Finch-Davies, Collectors' Edition, Number 11 of 300 |
USD 225.00 - 250.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 27 | Lugard, Capn F D | The Rise of our East African Empire (2 vols) |
USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 61 | Burchell, William J | Travels in the Interior of Southern Africa (2 vols) |
USD 140.00 - 150.00 | USD 120.00 | |
| 220 | Al. J. Venter | The Chopper Boys: Helicopter Warfare in Africa PLUS South African Air Force Pilots Logbooks SIGNED BY AUTHOR |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 120.00 | |
| 23 | Bertrand, Alfred | The Kingdom of the Barotsi (first edition) |
USD 135.00 - 150.00 | USD 105.00 | |
| 18 | Diemont, Marius and Joy | The Brenthurst Baines |
USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 120 | Maclean, Gordon Lindsay; Darroll, Gail | Ducks of Sub-Saharan Africa, Collectors' Edition, 3/200, signed |
USD 140.00 - 150.00 | USD 95.00 | |
| 288 | LAWRENCE G GREEN | THE COAST OF DIAMONDS |
USD 95.00 - 150.00 | USD 95.00 | |
| 169 | Internee | South West Africa W.W.II Internment Documents |
USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 90.00 | |
| 5 | Goldblatt, David | Some Afrikaners Revisited, No 127 of 300, signed |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 80.00 | |
| 45 | Smith, Iain R, Academic Editor | The Siege of Makeking (2 vols), Brenthurst Press |
USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 79.00 | |
| 19 | Tabler, Edward C | Baines on the Zambezi, 1858 to 1859 |
USD 85.00 - 100.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 79 | Garnett, Richard (editor) | The International Library of Famous Literature (20) |
USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 119 | Ginn, Peter; McIlleron, Geoff | The Ultimate Companion, two volumes, in slipcase |
USD 90.00 - 100.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 191 | Hammer, Steven A | The Genus Conophytum, A Conograph |
USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 268 | Newpaper | The South African Illustrated News (5 Jan 1885 - 26 Dec 1885) |
USD 90.00 - 110.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 287 | Stephen J. Smith | THE ATLAS OF AFRICA'S PRINCIPAL MAMMALS - DE-LUXE EDITION |
USD 90.00 - 120.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 29 | Baines, Thomas | Explorations in South-West Africa, Heritage Series |
USD 60.00 - 75.00 | USD 70.00 | |
| 148 | Henning, Stephen Frank | The Charaxinae Butterflies of Africa |
USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 60.00 | |
| 55 | Viney, Graham; Brooke Simons, Phillida | The Cape of Good Hope 1806 to 1872 |
USD 70.00 - 80.00 | USD 56.00 | |
| 48 | Boucher, Maurice; Penn, Nigel | Britain at the Cape 1795 to 1803 |
USD 65.00 - 75.00 | USD 55.00 |
