Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025

Page Size: 458 items in 19 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
281	COOK, CAPTAIN JAMES	A set of the Accounts of the Voyages...	London	1773	NZD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	NZD 12,300.00
282	COOK, CAPTAIN	The Voyages of Captain James Cook Round the World	London	1825	NZD 150.00 - 250.00	NZD 172.00
283	COOK, LIEUTENANT JAMES	The Journal of HMS 'Endeavour', 1768-1771		1977	NZD 400.00 - 600.00	NZD 369.00
284	DELANO, AMASA	[2 titles] A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres...	Boston	1817	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 111.00
285	FORSTER, GEORGE (1754-1794)	A Voyage round the World, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution	London	1777	NZD 300.00 - 600.00	NZD 923.00
286	GOODRIDGE, CHARLES MEDYETT	Narrative of a Voyage to the South Seas, and the Shipwreck of the Princess of Wales Cutter	Exeter	1839	NZD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
287	GREGORY, WILLIAM	[association copy] 2 titles. The Second Edition of a Visible Display of Divine Providence;...	London	1801	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	NZD 197.00
288	JOHNSON, SAMUEL	A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland	Edinburgh	1819	NZD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
289	LAMSON, J.	[2 titles] Round Cape Horn...	Bangor	1878	NZD 150.00 - 250.00	NZD 92.00
290	PARKINSON, SYDNEY	A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas in His Majesty's Ship 'The Endeavour': faithfully transcribed from the Papers of the late Sydney Parkinson, Draughtsman to Sir Joseph Banks	London	1784	NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	NZD 3,198.00
291	SHELVOCKE, CAPT. GEORGE	A Voyage Round the World by Way of the Great South Sea, Perform'd in the Years 1719, 20, 21, 22 in the Speedwell of London of 24 Guns and 100 Men	London	1726	NZD 300.00 - 500.00	NZD 197.00
292	SMYTH, J.F. D.	A Tour in the United States of America: Containing an account of the Present Situation of the Country	London	1784	NZD 400.00 - 600.00	NZD 246.00
293	SPEKE, JOHN HANNING	[two exploration titles] Journal of The Discovery of the Source of the Nile...	Edinburgh & London	1864	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	NZD 523.00
294	STEWART, C.S.	[2 titles] A Visit to The South Seas...	London	1832	NZD 150.00 - 200.00	NZD 172.00
295	TOWNSEND, JOHN K.	Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili...	Philadelphia	1839	NZD 300.00 - 500.00	NZD 62.00
296		ZIMMERMANN'S ACCOUNT OF THE THIRD VOYAGE OF CAPTAIN COOK 1776-1780 [1926] [association copy]	Wellington, New Zealand	1926	NZD 80.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
297		HISTORIC LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS MICROSCOPE belonging to James Crosby Smith Family history relates that this microscope was made by J.C.S. when he moved to Invercargill in 1901 as a partner in the firm Smith & Laing Ironmongers, from parts which he import			NZD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	NZD 984.00
298	CROSBY SMITH, JOSEPH	[3 Items].The Moa. Relics of old New Zealand....			NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 62.00
299	JOHN BUCHANAN [1819-1898]	BOTANIST & ARTIST			NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	NZD 9,840.00
300	JOSEPH CROSBY SMITH	Shipboard Diary of the voyage of the clipper 'Calypso', England to Port Chalmers in 1876			NZD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	NZD 1,230.00
301	LAING, ROBERT M.	[association copies] TNZI. The Vegetation of Banks Peninsula with a List of Species...			NZD 100.00 - 200.00	NZD 62.00
302		NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1867 [Hansards]	Wellington	1867	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	NZD 123.00
303	ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C.	Bird-Song: and New Zealand Song Birds	Auckland etc	1926	NZD 60.00 - 100.00	NZD 49.00
304	BULLER, SIR WALTER L.	[association copy] A Classified List of Mr S. William Silver's Collection of New Zealand Birds	London	1888	NZD 600.00 - 700.00	NZD 492.00
305	BULLER, SIR WALTER LAWRY	A History of the Birds of New Zealand	London	1888	NZD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	NZD 2,952.00

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.