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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 28,304.95 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 27,775.00 |
| Sale Number | #126 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 31,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 293 | ||
| Sold Lots | 101.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 80,540.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 34.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 94,020.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 192 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ovington (John) | A VOYAGE TO SURATT, IN THE YEAR, 1689 |
1696 | USD 2,250.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,777.25 |
| 123 | Fry (W. Ellerton) | OCCUPATION OF MASHONALAND |
1891 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 128 | Bruce (James of Kinnaird) | TRAVELS TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THE NILE |
1790 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,093.00 |
| 94 | Pease (Sir Alfred E.) | TRAVEL AND SPORT IN AFRICA |
1902 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,725.00 |
| 15 | Moorcraft (Paul L.) | CONTACT II : Struggle for Peace (1981) - LIMITED COLLECTORS' EDITION bound in ELEPHANT HIDE & with several IMPORTANT SIGNATURES |
1981 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,569.75 |
| 38 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - Part I: The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) |
1954 | USD 950.00 - 950.00 | USD 1,509.95 |
| 88 | Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) | FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1850 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,201.75 |
| 21 | Barrow (John) | TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1806 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 690.00 |
| 37 | South African Parliament | AN ALBUM OF 152 ORIGINAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS DATING FROM CIRCA 1934 OF SOUTH AFRICAN MP'S & SENATORS |
USD 650.00 - 650.00 | USD 664.70 | |
| 13 | Worsfold (W. Basil) | THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (1912) (Presentation copy) |
1912 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 517.50 |
| 281 | Winsloe (Colonel W. R. C.) | SIEGE OF POTCHEFSTROOM 1880-1881. A MILITARY EPISODE IN THE TRANSVAAL [1896] |
[1896] | USD 450.00 - 450.00 | USD 483.00 |
| 25 | Treue (Wilhelm) | THE HISTORY OF THE OTAVI MINING LTD. (1900--2000) |
2000 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 39 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | THE LORD OF THE RINGS - Part II: The Two Towers (1955) |
1955 | USD 600.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 28 | Gray (Ethel Lillian & James) | A HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD FIELDS (1940). (Signed copy) |
1940 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 132 | [Saint-Pierre (Jacques Henri Bernardin de)] | A VOYAGE TO THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS (or Isle of France), |
1775 | USD 400.00 - 450.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 19 | Carter (George) | A NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE GROSVENOR |
1791 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 90 | Kindersley (Mrs. Jemima) | LETTERS FROM THE ISLAND OF TENERIFFE, BRAZIL, THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, AND THE EAST INDIES |
1777 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 96 | Butler (Capt. H.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES |
1841 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 351.90 |
| 35 | Williams (Harold Marwick) | THE MINING LAW OF NORTHERN RHODESIA |
1963 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 20 | Bosman (Willem) | A NEW AND ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF THE COAST OF GUINEA, |
1721 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 332.35 |
| 91 | Lord (William Barry) & Baines (Thomas ) | SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE |
1871 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 316.25 |
| 247 | Coetzee, (Colin G) | FORTS OF THE EASTERN CAPE |
1994 | USD 400.00 - 400.00 | USD 293.25 |
| 27 | Rose (T. Kirke); edited by Roberts-Austin (W.C.) | THE METALLURGY OF GOLD (1894) |
1894 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 34 | Schreiner (Olive) & Cronwright-Schreiner (Samuel Cron) | THE POLITICAL SITUATION (IN CAPE COLONY) (1896) |
1896 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 55 | [Africana Book Society] | AFRICANA REPRINT LIBRARY Complete set of 12 Volumes) |
1975-79 | USD 350.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
