Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | HAMBLY, W.D. | The History of Tattooing and its Significance |
London | 1925 | NZD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 1,784.00 |
| 157 | HAMILTON, AUGUSTUS | Maori art. The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand. A series of illustrations from specially taken photographs with descriptive notes and essays on the Canoes, Habitations, Weapons, Ornaments and Dress of the Maoris. |
Dunedin | 1896 - 1901 | NZD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 923.00 |
| 158 | HAMILTON, AUGUSTUS | Maori Art. [The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand] |
1972 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 197.00 | |
| 159 | HOUSTON, JOHN | Maori Life in Old Taranaki |
Wellington etc | 1965 | NZD 80.00 - 150.00 | NZD 117.00 |
| 160 | KING, MICHAEL | Moriori. A People Rediscovered |
NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 62.00 | ||
| 161 | MEAD, S.M. | Traditional Maori Clothing. A study of technological and functional change |
Wellington | 1969 | NZD 150.00 - 250.00 | NZD 197.00 |
| 162 | MITCHELL, J.H. [Tiaki Hikawera Mitira] | [2 titles] Takitimu A History of the Ngati Kahungunu People... |
Wellington | 1973 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 172.00 |
| 163 | NGATA, A.T. & PEI TE HURINUI JONES | Nga Moteatea. The Songs |
2005 - 2007 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 221.00 | |
| 164 | ORANGE, CLAUDIA [editor] | The People of Many Peaks |
Wellington | 1991 | NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
| 165 | OTAGO MUSEUM | [2 Items] The Maori Hei-Tiki... |
Dunedin | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 160.00 | |
| 166 | POLACK, J.S. | Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders |
London | 1840 | NZD 600.00 - 700.00 | NZD 492.00 |
| 167 | POMARE, SIR MAUI & COWAN, JAMES | [2 vols] Legends of the Maori... |
Wellington | 1930 and 1934 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 185.00 |
| 168 | ROUT, ETTIE A. | Maori Symbolism |
London | 1926 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 105.00 |
| 169 | ROWE, W. PAGE | [2 titles] Maori Artistry... |
New Plymouth | 1928 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 43.00 |
| 170 | RUSDEN, G.W. | Aureretanga; Groans of the Maoris; |
London | 1888 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 49.00 |
| 171 | S. PERCY SMITH | [2 Volumes] Polynesian Journal Reprints [ca 1900]... |
NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 172 | SHORTLAND, E. | [3 by] Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders |
London | 1856 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 123.00 |
| 173 | SMITH, S. PERCY | [2 titles] History and Traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840... |
New Plymouth | 1910 | NZD 250.00 - 300.00 | NZD 197.00 |
| 174 | SMITH, S. PERCY | [presentation copy] The Peopling of the North |
Wellington etc | 1898 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 185.00 |
| 175 | STAFFORD, D.M. | Te Arawa. A History of the Arawa People |
Wellington | 1967 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 86.00 |
| 176 | TAYLOR, RICHARD | Te Ika A Maui or New Zealand and its Inhabitants |
London | 1855 | NZD 250.00 - 400.00 | NZD 677.00 |
| 177 | TAYLOR, W.A. | [4 titles] Lore and History of the South Island Maori... |
Christchurch | [1950] | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 117.00 |
| 178 | TRANSACTION & PROCEEDINGS PAPERS 1908, 1914, 1918. [4 items]... |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 80.00 | |||
| 179 | TRANSACTION & PROCEEDINGS - PAPERS East Coast Traditions... |
NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 49.00 | |||
| 180 | TRAVERS, W.T. & REV, J.W. STACK | The Stirring Times of Te Rauparaha [chief of the Ngatitoa] |
Christchurch | [1906] | NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | NZD 172.00 |
![<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.")
