AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Book Auction, 126, Constantia

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Auction Date
October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025
Page Size: 293 items in 12 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Duraeus (Samuel)

DISSERTATIO GRADUALIS DE SPECULO USTORIO ARCHIMEDIS

Upsaliae 1761 USD 125.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
127 Stuart (J.)

A HISTORY OF THE ZULU REBELLION 1906

London 1913 USD 100.00 - 125.00 Not Sold
128 Bruce (James of Kinnaird)

TRAVELS TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THE NILE

Edinburgh 1790 USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,093.00
129 Van Reenen (Jacob) & Riou (Captain Edward) Translator:

DAGVERHAAL VAN EENE REIS VAN DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP IN DE BINNENLANDEN VAN AFRIKA

Te Leyden 1793 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
130 Farini (G.A.)

THROUGH THE KALAHARI DESERT

London 1886 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 230.00
131 Rose (Cowper)

FOUR YEARS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

London 1829 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 181.70
132 [Saint-Pierre (Jacques Henri Bernardin de)]

A VOYAGE TO THE ISLAND OF MAURITIUS (or Isle of France),

London 1775 USD 400.00 - 450.00 USD 402.50
133 Galton (Francis)

THE NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORER IN TROPICAL SOUTH AFRICA

London 1853 USD 400.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
134 Lichtenstein (Henry)

TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

London 1815 USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 Not Sold
135 Esterhuysen, Matthy

ONS GELDERFENIS

Pretoria 1980 USD 55.00 - 55.00 Not Sold
136 Brink, (Andre P.)

'N OOMBLIK IN DIE WIND

Johannesburg 1975 USD 55.00 - 55.00 Not Sold
137 Mutwa, (Vusamazulu Credo)

SONGS OF THE STARS - The Lore of a Zulu Shaman

Barrytown 1996 USD 60.00 - 60.00 USD 51.75
138 Anderson, Buys, Johannsmeier & Attridge

BEEKEEPING IN SOUTH AFRICA

USD 55.00 - 55.00 USD 48.30
139 Grogan, (Ewart S.) & Sharp, (Arthur H.)

FROM THE CAPE TO CAIRO

London 1902 USD 55.00 - 55.00 USD 46.00
140 Voight, (Leigh)

LULU PHEZULU- Leigh Voigt's African Album / SIGNED

Cape Town 1999 USD 55.00 - 55.00 USD 55.20
141 Greene (L. Patrick)

TROOPER USELESS & NOT SO USELESS

London-Toronto-Bombay-Sydney 1936 & 1938 USD 125.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
142 Hole (Hugh Marshall, CMG)

OLD RHODESIAN DAYS

London 1928 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 92.00
143 Nicholls (G. Heaton)

BAYETE !

London 1923 USD 60.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
145 Gelfand (Michael)

MEDICINE & CUSTOM IN AFRICA

Edinburgh & Lo0ndon 1964 USD 50.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
146 Gelfand (Michael)

SHONA RITUAL

Cape Town - Wynberg - Johannesburg 1959 USD 50.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
147 Wallace (.A.)

THE GEOGRAPHIC JOURNAL

London 1907-04-01 USD 50.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
148 de Kock (E. Plewman)

VARIOUS OUTSPANS

Bloemfontein 1949 USD 50.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
149 Mathers (E.P., FGS, FRGS)

ZAMBESIA - ENGLAND'S EL DORADO IN AFRICA

London 1891 USD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
150 Rhodesian Government

N.A.D.A. (Omnibus of the first 5 editions; 1923-1927)

Bulawayo 1972 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
151 Wood (J.T.)

COUNTER-STRIKE FROM THE SKY

Johannesburg 2009 USD 120.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.