Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND

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Auction Report
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
55 MCNAB, ROBERT

[association copy] Murihiku. A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835

Wellington etc 1909 NZD 150.00 - 200.00 NZD 271.00
56 MCNAB, ROBERT

Murihiku. Some Old Time Events

NZD 200.00 - 300.00 NZD 123.00
57

MOA FLAT ESTATE: PAST AND PRESENT

1909 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 369.00
58 MORELAND, A. MAUD

Through South Westland

London Melbourne [1916] NZD 60.00 - 100.00 NZD 62.00
59 MORELAND, MAUD

Through South Westland. A Journey to the Haast and Mount Aspiring New Zealand

Christchurch etc [1916] NZD 80.00 - 100.00 NZD 49.00
60 ORBELL, MACLEOD CLEMENT

Reminiscences of my early life in New Zealand 1849-1870

NZD 150.00 - 200.00 NZD 92.00
61 ORBELL, MACLEOD CLEMENT

[signed & inscribed] Reminiscences of My Early Life in New Zealand from 1849-1870

Christchurch July 10th, 1909 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 135.00
62 PINNEY, ROBERT

[2 titles] Early Northern Otago Runs...

Auckland 1981 NZD 80.00 - 100.00 NZD 49.00
63 PYBUS, T.A.

[2 by] Maori & Missionary [association copy]...

Wellington 1954 NZD 80.00 - 100.00 NZD 98.00
64 REID, R.C.

Rambles on the Golden Coast of the South Island of New Zealand

Hokitika 1884 NZD 200.00 - 300.00 NZD 431.00
65 ROBERT VALPY FULTON

[2 titles] Medical Practice in Otago and Southland in the Early Days...

Dunedin 1922 NZD 100.00 - 150.00 NZD 62.00
66 ROBERTS, W.H.S.

The History of Oamaru and North Otago, New Zealand from 1853 to 1889

Oamaru 1890 NZD 100.00 - 150.00 NZD 369.00
67

SERIES OTAGO CENTENNIAL HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS [17 x]...

NZD 500.00 - 700.00 NZD 800.00
68 SHORTLAND, EDWARD

[association copy] The Southern Districts of New Zealand

London 1851 NZD 400.00 - 600.00 NZD 523.00
69

SOUTH ISLAND [5 Titles]...

NZD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
70 STACK, JAMES & JOSE, ARTHUR W.

[2 vols bound as one] South Island Maoris...

Ch etc 1898 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 209.00
71 TAPANUI STATION

BROOKSDALE ESTATE 1858-1910. [association copy]

Tapanui 1910 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 62.00
72 THOMSON, MURRAY GLADSTONE

[association copy] A Pakeha's Recollections

Wn, Dn 1944 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 62.00
73 W.F. [William Farnie]

Typescript History of Invercargill

NZD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
74

WEST COAST SOUTH ISLAND [2 titles] Reminiscences of Arthur Dudley Dobson, Engineer 1841-1930

Auckland etc 1930 NZD 100.00 - 150.00 NZD 74.00
75 ANDERSEN, JOHANNES C. [compiler]

[association copy] Place-Names in New Zealand

Wellington 1934 NZD 100.00 - 120.00 NZD 105.00
76 BARRAUD, CHARLES, D; W.T.L. TRAVERS

New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive

1973 NZD 150.00 - 250.00 NZD 92.00
77 BRAUND, VICTOR MAURICE [1860-1927]

A Romance of Trade and Politics

Wellington 1905 NZD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
78 BUICK, T. LINDSAY [assoc. to Basil Howard & A. Eccles]

The Treaty of Waitangi

Wellington 1924 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 123.00
79 CHAPMAN F.R. [editor]

[3 Titles] Journal Kept in New Zealand in 1829...

NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 74.00
  • 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.