Dunbar Sloane: Rare Book With The Louis Johnson Poetry Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Book With The Louis Johnson Poetry Collection | Total Sales (NZD) | 30,337.00 |
| Auction Date | September 18, 2024 - September 18, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 23,265.00 |
| Sale Number | #1811 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 45,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 276 | ||
| Sold Lots | 253 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 24,895.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 48,370.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.72% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Harrison George | Live In Japan (With Eric Clapton And Band) |
1993 | NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | NZD 2,300.00 |
| 12 | (-) Journals Of The Deputy Quartermaster General In New Zealand |
1864 | NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 2,070.00 | |
| 132 | Johnson Samuel | The Works of the English Poets (68 Volumes) |
1779 | NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 977.50 |
| 72 | Davis John King | With The "Aurora" In The Antarctic 1911-1914 |
ND (1919), | NZD 300.00 - 450.00 | NZD 920.00 |
| 134 | Gibbon Edward | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (12 Volumes) |
1802 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 690.00 |
| 50 | Harris, E. C., New Zealand Flowers, Berries & Ferns (3 Volumes) |
NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 575.00 | ||
| 108 | Brickhill Paul | The Dam Busters |
1951 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 506.00 |
| 154 | Philip Larkin | 3 Volumes By Philip Larkin |
1964 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 483.00 |
| 48 | Darwin Charles | The Descent Of Man |
1887 | NZD 400.00 - 800.00 | NZD 460.00 |
| 63 | Livingstone David | A Popular Account of Missionary Travels And Researches in South Africa |
1861 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 368.00 |
| 67 | Bernacchi Louis Charles (Editor) The Polar Book |
1930 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 345.00 | |
| 122 | Schmidt Sebastian | In Librum Priorem Commentarius (2 Volumes) |
1687 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 333.50 |
| 68 | Doughty Charles M | Travels In Arabia Deserta (2 Volumes) |
1936 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 322.00 |
| 125 | Dryden John | The First Part of Miscellany Poems (6 Volumes) |
1727 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 181 | W. H. Auden | 9 Volumes By W. H. Auden |
1946 | NZD 80.00 - 140.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 231 | Frame Janet | Owls Do Cry |
1957 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 310.50 |
| 107 | Brickhill Paul | The Great Escape |
1951 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 287.50 |
| 71 | Bernacchi, L. C., Saga Of The "Discovery" |
NZD 30.00 - 60.00 | NZD 264.50 | ||
| 116 | Angas George French | Portraits Of The New Zealand Maori Painted In 1844 |
1972 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 264.50 |
| 30 | Pinney Robert | Early Northern Otago Runs |
1981 | NZD 50.00 - 120.00 | NZD 241.50 |
| 64 | Landon, Percival, Lhasa (2 Volumes) |
NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 241.50 | ||
| 242 | Frame Janet |
NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 241.50 | ||
| 53 | Nansen, Fridtjof, Farthest North (2 Volumes) |
NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 230.00 | ||
| 10 | Buick T Lindsay | The Mystery Of The Moa |
1931 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 218.50 |
| 52 | Eagle Audrey | Eagles Complete Trees And Shrubs Of New Zealand (2 Volumes) |
2006 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 218.50 |
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
