AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Book Auction, 127, Constantia

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Auction Date
November 13, 2025 - November 13, 2025
Page Size: 301 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
151 Boyes (John)

A WHITE KING IN EAST AFRICA

New York 1912 USD 125.00 - 150.00 USD 144.90
152 Savile (Frank)

THE HIGH GRASS TRAIL

London 1924 USD 150.00 - 175.00 Not Sold
153 Morris (Rev. F.O.)

A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE NESTS AND EGGS OF BRITISH BIRDS

London 1896 USD 100.00 - 125.00 Not Sold
154 Bolus (H.)

ICONES ORCHIDEARUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM EXTRA-TROPICARUM; or FIGURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF EXTRA-TROPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN ORCHIDS

London and Cape Town 1896 -1913 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
155 Melliss (John Charles)

ST. HELENA

London 1875 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
156 [Burton (Captain Sir Richard Francis)]

THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT

London 1897 USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
157 Walker (Dr H.F.B.)

A DOCTOR'S DIARY IN DAMARALAND

London 1917 USD 60.00 - 70.00 Not Sold
158 Harris (W. Cornwallis)

PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Alberton, Gauteng 1986 USD 70.00 - 80.00 USD 79.35
159 Harris (W. Cornwallis)

THE WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

London 1841 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 460.00
160 Selous (Percy) and Bryden (H.A.)

TRAVEL AND BIG GAME

London 1897 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 172.50
161 Gray (Robert)

THREE MONTHS VISITATION BY THE BISHOP OF CAPETOWN, IN THE AUTUMN OF 1855:

London 1856 USD 100.00 - 125.00 Not Sold
162 Wagner (P.A.)

THE DIAMOND FIELDS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Johannesburg 1914 USD 125.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
163 Nieuwpoort (Christoffel)

TWAALFDE REYS NA OOST-INDIEN

Te Leyden 1707 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
164 Schadeberg (Jurgen)

JAZZ,BLUES & SWING (signed by the photographer)

Cape Town 2007 USD 175.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
165 Munting (Abraham)

DE VERA ANTIQUORUM HERBA BRITANNICA with: ALOIDARIUM, SIVE ALOES MUCRANATO FOLIO AMERICANAE MAJORIS

Amsterdam 1680-1681 USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 Not Sold
166 Drury (Colonel Heber)

THE USEFUL PLANTS OF INDIA

Madras 1873 USD 80.00 - 90.00 Not Sold
167 Harvey (W.H.)

THE GENERA OF SOUTH AFRICAN PLANTS

21 Heerengracht, Cape Town 1838 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
168 M'Nab (William R.)

A TREATISE ON THE PROPAGATION, CULTIVATION AND GENERAL TREATMENT OF CAPE HEATHS

Edinburgh 1832 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
169 Cape of Good Hope.

APPEAL TO THE KING IN COUNCIL

London 1797 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 115.00
170 Horsbrugh (Maj. B.) & Davies (Sgt. C.G.)

THE GAME-BIRDS & WATER-FOWL OF SOUTH AFRICA

London 1912 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 345.00
171 Pennant (Thomas)

GENERA OF BIRDS

London 1781 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
172 Stanley (H.M.)

THE CONGO AND THE FOUNDING OF ITS FREE STATE:

London 1885 USD 300.00 - 350.00 USD 287.50
173 Von Hohnel (Lieut.Ludwig)

DISCOVERY OF LAKES RUDOLPH AND STEFANIE

London 1894 USD 350.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
174 Magazine:

DER DEUTSCH-AFRIKANER

Pretoria / Johannesburg 1935 USD 85.00 - 85.00 USD 46.00
175 Steyn, (M.T.)

PROGRAMME FOR THE SOLEMN INTERNMENT OF THE MORTAL REMAINS OF HIS HONOUR MARTHINUS THEUNIS STEYN

Bloemfontein 1916 USD 55.00 - 55.00 USD 46.00
  • 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.