JellyFishTree: October Sale of Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Sale of Books | Total Sales (USD) | 2,491.00 |
| Auction Date | October 16, 2016 - October 16, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,575.00 |
| Sale Number | #40 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 4,295.00 |
| Total Lots | 110 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,005.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 32.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 15,235.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 74 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 16.35% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Ortelius, Abraham | Map of Africa ca 1575 |
ca 1575 | USD 700.00 - 750.00 | USD 580.00 |
| 4 | Monteiro, Joachim John | Angola and The River Congo (two volumes) 1875 |
1875 | USD 225.00 - 250.00 | USD 298.00 |
| 96 | By Authority | Code of Natal Native Law (1890) |
1890 | USD 55.00 - 85.00 | USD 155.00 |
| 40 | Scott, Sir Walter | The Pirate, First Edition (3 volumes) |
USD 200.00 - 225.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 90 | Bible, 1786 | Staats Bybel, 1786 |
1786 | USD 250.00 - 275.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 5 | Junod, Henri A | The Life of a South African Tribe (2 volumes), Second Edition (revised and enlarged) |
USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 89 | Kruger, Paul | Paul Kruger Z.A.R. document, (signed 1897) |
1897 | USD 150.00 - 175.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 15 | Goldblatt, David; Gordimer, Nadine | On the Mines |
USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 85.00 | |
| 52 | Hoddle, Robert | Cape Military Survey Letter, Manuscript 1823 |
1823 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 103 | Colonel Jan Breytenbach | They Live By the Sword , 32 'Buffalo' Battalion - South Africa's Foreign Legion |
USD 85.00 - 155.00 | USD 70.00 | |
| 110 | Frank Holland | Political Cartoons (South Africa) 1907 |
1907 | USD 75.00 - 125.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 41 | Moore, Thomas (1779-1852) | Letter from Irish poet, Moore to W Carpenter (undated) |
USD 80.00 - 90.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 58 | Smith, Wilbur | Gold Mine signed first edition |
USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 50.00 | |
| 11 | Thornton, Edward Parry | Illustrations of the History and Practices of the Thugs |
USD 35.00 - 45.00 | USD 41.00 | |
| 102 | Nicolas Monti (editor) | Africa Then : Photographs 1840 - 1918 |
1840 - 1918 | USD 55.00 - 75.00 | USD 41.00 |
| 69 | Various | Hunting/Africana/Rhodesiana (4) |
USD 40.00 - 50.00 | USD 35.00 | |
| 98 | Boere Volk | Boerestaat ' Apartheid Era Documents |
USD 65.00 - 105.00 | USD 35.00 | |
| 17 | Various | Collection of three rock art books |
USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 30.00 | |
| 34 | Van Riebeek Society | Van Riebeek Society, Series One (10) |
USD 40.00 - 50.00 | USD 29.00 | |
| 35 | Van Riebeek Society | Van Riebeek Society, Series One (10) |
USD 40.00 - 50.00 | USD 29.00 | |
| 16 | David Ambrose & others | Collection of books on Lesotho history (3) |
USD 30.00 - 50.00 | USD 25.00 | |
| 30 | Boxing portraits | Boxing photographic portraits (13) 4 signed |
USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 21.00 | |
| 33 | N/A | Boxing ephemera (12) |
USD 50.00 - 60.00 | USD 21.00 | |
| 78 | Rhodesiana Military | Rhodesiana Military (4) |
USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 21.00 | |
| 23 | Cole, Barbara; Stiff, Peter; Daly, Lt Col Ron Reid and Stiff, Peter | Rhodesiana: The Elite; See You in November; Selous Scouts Top Secret War (3) |
USD 75.00 - 65.00 | USD 20.00 |
