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Auction Name Rare Books - online 5/30 Total Sales (USD) 25,565.65
Auction Date June 06, 2024 - June 06, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 24,630.00
Sale Number #115 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 29,380.00
Total Lots 284
Sold Lots 108 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 78,866.00
% of Lots Sold 38.03% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 96,421.00
Unsold Lots 176 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 26.52%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
193 Alexander (Sir James Edward)

AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA

 1838 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,173.50
57 Platnauer, E.J.L. (Ed)

THE SPRINGBOKKEN TOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN

 1907 USD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 USD 1,186.80
18 Baring, Horwood C.

The Gold Deposits of the Rand (1917)

 1917 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,150.00
41 Jones (The Rev. Neville) (1880-1954)

BRITISH MISSIONARY & ARCHAEOLOGIST THE REV. NEVILLE JONES' PERSONAL ALBUM OF PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN DURING A TRIP TO NGAMILAND IN 1934

 1934 USD 500.00 - 500.00 USD 1,086.75
1 Dickens (Charles)

OLIVER TWIST

 1838 USD 700.00 - 800.00 USD 966.00
9 Merensky's Map of the South African Republic (folding map)

ORIGINAL MAP OF THE TRANSVAAL OR SOUTH-AFRICAN REPUBLIC INCLUDING THE GOLD AND DIAMONDFIELDS

 1875 USD 700.00 - 800.00 USD 845.25
127 Lucas (Captain Thomas J.)

PEN & PENCIL REMINISCENCES OF A CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA (with the plates hand coloured)

 1861 USD 800.00 - 900.00 USD 690.00
17 Churchill (Winston S.)

THE SECOND WORLD WAR

 1948 - 1954 USD 700.00 - 800.00 USD 603.75
3 Fitzpatrick (J. Percy)

THROUGH MASHONALAND WITH PICK & PEN

 1892 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 575.00
159 Dalrymple (Alexander)

AN ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF THE GROSVENOR INDIAMAN

 1783 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 575.00
195 Oates (Frank)

MATABELE LAND AND THE VICTORIA FALLS

 1889 USD 750.00 - 900.00 USD 575.00
194 Lankester (Sir E.Ray)

MONOGRAPH OF THE OKAPI. ATLAS (of 48 plates)

 1910 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 543.95
8 Golden Cockerel Press:

THE METAMORPHOSES OF PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO

 1958 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 483.00
105 [Phillipps (T.)]

SCENES AND OCCURRENCES IN ALBANY AND CAFFER-LAND, SOUTH AFRICA

 1827 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 460.00
156 Madeira (Percy C.)

HUNTING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA

 1909 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 460.00
55 Edward C Tabler, Eric Axelson and Elaine N. Katz

A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL

 1892 USD 75.00 - 100.00 USD 448.50
108 [Cuthbert (Captain J.H.) Editor]

THE 1st BATTALION SCOTS GUARDS IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902

 [c. 1902] USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 428.95
175 Powell-Cotton (Major P.H.G.)

IN UNKNOWN AFRICA

 1904 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 402.50
162 Chapman (Abel)

ON SAFARI; BIG-GAME HUNTING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA

 1908 USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 400.20
23 Bleloch, William Edwin

The New South Africa: Its Value and Development (1901)

 1901 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 345.00
151 Wolverton (Lord)

FIVE MONTHS SPORT IN SOMALI LAND

 1894 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 345.00
32 Wright (G.N.)

China, in a Series of Views..."

 1843 USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 313.95
83 Bruyns (P.V.)

STAPELIADS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR

 2005 USD 250.00 - 260.00 USD 308.20
24 Muller, Hendrik P. N.

Zuid-Afrika (1890)

 1890 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 287.50
163 Chapman (Abel)

SAVAGE SUDAN

 1908 USD 300.00 - 350.00 USD 287.50
  • <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000 <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William - <i>Campi Phlegraei.</i> Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KIRCHER, Athanasius - <i>Turris Babel.</i> Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> EDWARDS, George.London - <i>Gleanings of Natural History.</i> Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - <i>Cometographia.</i> Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KUPKA, Frantisek - <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir.</i> Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 732. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776) Est. $12,000 - $15,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 361. One of Ortelius' Most Decorative Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1585) Est. $9,500 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 55. Early Edition of One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1545) Est. $6,000 - $7,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 637. Complete Example of De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VIII (1606) Est. $4,750 - $5,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 50. Extremely Rare Uncut Sheet from Sylvanus's 1511 Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (1511) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 399. One of the Most Desired Maps of Ireland by John Speed (1610) Est. $2,750 - $3,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 689. Pictorial Map of Melbourne in the Style of MacDonald Gill (1934) Est. $900 - $1,100 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 652. Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa in Full Contemporary Color (1663) Est. $3,000 - $3,750 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 729. Hand-Colored Image of David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1518) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Sept 11):</b> Lot 533. Eight-Volume Set Recounting Travels of Anacharsis in Greece (1789) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 732. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 361. One of Ortelius' Most Decorative Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1585) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 55. Early Edition of One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1545) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 27. Fascinating Japanese Satirical Map of the World Published After WWI (1924) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 637. Complete Example of De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VIII (1606) Est. $4,750 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 50. Extremely Rare Uncut Sheet from Sylvanus's 1511 Edition of Ptolemy's Geographia (1511) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 399. One of the Most Desired Maps of Ireland by John Speed (1610) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 689. Pictorial Map of Melbourne in the Style of MacDonald Gill (1934) Est. $900 - $1,100
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 652. Blaeu's Carte-a-Figures Map of Africa in Full Contemporary Color (1663) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 729. Hand-Colored Image of David Handing the Letter to Uriah (1518) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Sept 11): Lot 533. Eight-Volume Set Recounting Travels of Anacharsis in Greece (1789) Est. $800 - $950
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 11<br>Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America..., 4 parts in one, 3rd edition, 1704. £1,000-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Greenough (George Bellos). A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales..., Geological Society, July 1865. £5,000-8,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Illuminated Psalter. Manuscript Psalter with Calendar, Flanders or North-East France, late 13th century. £7,000-10,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 11<br>Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Book of Hours. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, Use of Rome, in Latin, Florence, c. 1470s. £3,000-5,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Henry VIII (King of England). Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum, Antwerp: Michiel Hillen, 1522. £3,000-5,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Binding for Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis Anglicae..., 1555. £20,000-30,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 11<br>Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Llwyd (Humphrey). The Breviary of Britayne..., 1st edition in English, 1573. William Lambarde's copy. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Embroidered Binding. The Whole Book of Psalmes..., Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634. £700-1,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>September 11<br>Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I</b></center> <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Elew (Jan Barend, publisher). Nederlandsch bloemwerk, Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1794. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, Sep. 11:</b> Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, 2nd edition, 1721. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Exquemelin (Alexandre Olivier). The History of the Bucaniers of America..., 4 parts in one, 3rd edition, 1704. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Greenough (George Bellos). A Physical and Geological Map of England & Wales..., Geological Society, July 1865. £5,000-8,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Illuminated Psalter. Manuscript Psalter with Calendar, Flanders or North-East France, late 13th century. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Book of Hours. Illuminated manuscript on vellum, Use of Rome, in Latin, Florence, c. 1470s. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Henry VIII (King of England). Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum, Antwerp: Michiel Hillen, 1522. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Binding for Queen Mary I of England and Ireland. Polydori Vergilii Urbinatis Anglicae..., 1555. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Llwyd (Humphrey). The Breviary of Britayne..., 1st edition in English, 1573. William Lambarde's copy. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Embroidered Binding. The Whole Book of Psalmes..., Imprinted for the Company of Stationers, 1634. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Astronomy Manuscript. [Shakerley, Jeremy (1626-c.1655). Tabulae Britannicae, the British tables…], late 17th c. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    September 11
    Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts, The Polydore Vergil bound for Queen Mary I
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Elew (Jan Barend, publisher). Nederlandsch bloemwerk, Amsterdam: J.B. Elwe, 1794. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Vellucent Art Nouveau Binding [Book of Common Prayer] by Herbert Granville Fell, 1900. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Sep. 11: Palladio (Andrea). The Architecture of A. Palladio; in Four Books, 2nd edition, 1721. £2,000-3,000
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>10 September 2024<br>The Shem Tov Bible</b></center>
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    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
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