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
181 TREGEAR, EDWARD

[2 titles] The Aryan Maori...

Wellington 1885 NZD 80.00 - 100.00 NZD 160.00
182 WOHLERS, W.F.H.

Mythology and Traditions of the Maoris in New Zealand

NZD 50.00 - 100.00 NZD 31.00
183 AUBERT, SUZANNE [Mother Mary Joseph]

[6 titles] New and Complete Manual of Maori Conversation...

Well 1885 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 160.00
184 COLENSO, WILLIAM

[4 items] Ko nga Upoku ewitu o te Pukapuka a te Pororiti a Raniera...

NZD 150.00 - 200.00 NZD 172.00
185

FACSIMILES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

Well 1960 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 80.00
186 MAORI BIBLE

Ko te Paipera Tapu ara, ko te Kawenata Tawhito me to Kawenata Hou

London 1897 NZD 200.00 - 300.00 NZD 123.00
187 MAORI BIBLE

Selections from the Old and New Testaments

NZD 200.00 - 300.00 NZD 123.00
188 MAORI PRINTINGS

Pakeha Maori - Korero Maori...

NZD 100.00 - 150.00 NZD 92.00
189 WILLIAMS, W.L.

A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language

Auckland 1892 NZD 60.00 - 100.00 NZD 135.00
190 ANON

[3 titles] King Kamehameha 1 and Father Damien. [association copy]...

NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 62.00
191 BINGHAM, HIRAM [4 titles]

A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands...

Hartford 1848 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 111.00
192 ELLIS, REV. WILLIAM

The American Mission in the Sandwich Islands

London 1866 NZD 200.00 - 300.00 NZD 111.00
193 RUSSELL, REV. M.

Polynesia: A History of the South Sea Islands, including New Zealand

London 1849 NZD 80.00 - 120.00 NZD 197.00
194

THE KERMADEC ISLANDS [Rangitahua] GEORGE GRAHAM MANUSCRIPT [ASSOC]

NZD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
195

THE REBELLION OF 1895 A complete history of the insurrection against the Republic of Hawaii

Honolulu 1895 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 234.00
196 TROLLOPE, ANTHONY

Australia and New Zealand

London 1873 NZD 250.00 - 450.00 NZD 800.00
197 WILLIAMS, JOHN

[3 titles] A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands...

London 1838 NZD 150.00 - 200.00 NZD 197.00
198 WILSON, CAPTAIN

The History of Prince Lee Boo, a native of the Pelew Islands. [2 editions]...

London 1822 & 1827 NZD 80.00 - 120.00 NZD 74.00
199 CARTER, HOWARD & MACE, A.C.

The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen

London etc 1923 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 271.00
200 CHAMBERS, ROBERT

The Domestic Annals of Scotland

Edinburgh and London 1874 NZD 80.00 - 100.00 NZD 49.00
201 DE LOLME, J.L.

The Constitution of England or an Account of the English Government;

London 1775 NZD 100.00 - 200.00 NZD 74.00
202 MARTINEAU, HARRIET

Society in America

London 1837 NZD 300.00 - 400.00 NZD 185.00
203 EARL OF RANFURLY [compiler]

Defenders of the Empire Resident in New Zealand. Roll of Honour 1840-1902

Wellington 1902 NZD 150.00 - 250.00 NZD 98.00
204 HALL, D.O.W.

The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899 - 1902

Wellington 1949 NZD 150.00 - 200.00 NZD 105.00
205 MOORE, JAMES G. HARLE

With the Fourth New Zealand Rough Riders

Dunedin 1906 NZD 200.00 - 250.00 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.