Art + Object: Rare Books, 212, AUCKLAND
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 09, 2025 - December 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACLAND, L.G.D. [signed] | The Early Canterbury Runs |
NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 148.00 | ||
| 2 | ADAMS, C. WARREN [2x] | A Spring in the Canterbury Settlement |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 135.00 | ||
| 3 | BRAYSHAW, NORMAN H. [2 titles] | Canvas and Gold |
NZD 120.00 - 180.00 | NZD 74.00 | ||
| 4 | FARIS, IRWIN | Charleston [Nelson Province, New Zealand] Its Rise and Decline. |
NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 74.00 | ||
| 5 | HANDBOOKS & GUIDES | New Zealand International Exhibition 1906-1907 |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 80.00 | ||
| 6 | HECTOR, JAMES [4 items] | Handbook of New Zealand |
NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 37.00 | ||
| 7 | HIGHAM, C.F.W, MASON, G.M. & MOORE, S.J.E [6 Otago Titles] | Upper Clutha Valley -- An Archaeological Survey |
NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 | ||
| 8 | HILL, SUSANNE AND JOHN | Richard Henry of Resolution Island |
NZD 100.00 - 120.00 | NZD 111.00 | ||
| 9 | KAPPA [JOHN WARD] | New Zealand |
NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 55.00 | ||
| 10 | KEAM, R.F. | Tarawera |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 160.00 | ||
| 11 | MACKAY, J.A. | [5 titles] |
NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 37.00 | ||
| 12 | McNAB, ROBERT | Murihiku |
NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 92.00 | ||
| 13 | RICHARDSON, BILL [4 titles] | Wheels & Deals |
NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 80.00 | ||
| 14 | SOUTH ISLAND [5 Titles] |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 111.00 | |||
| 15 | SOUTH ISLAND HISTORIES |
NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 111.00 | |||
| 16 | SOUTHLAND / OTAGO HISTORY, EPHEMERA |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 62.00 | |||
| 17 | STEWART ISLAND MATERIAL |
NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 92.00 | |||
| 18 | VANCE, WILLIAM | Land of Promise |
NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | NZD 55.00 | ||
| 19 | W.F. [William Farnie] | Typescript History of Invercargill |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 20 | WARD, LOUIS E. | Early Wellington |
NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 117.00 | ||
| 21 | ANGAS, GEORGE FRENCH | The New Zealanders Illustrated |
NZD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | NZD 7,380.00 | ||
| 22 | BELL, LEONARD & MORROW, DIANA | Jewish Lives in New Zealand -- A History |
NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | NZD 43.00 | ||
| 23 | BOX OF EARLY NEW ZEALAND HISTORIES [5 titles] |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 86.00 | |||
| 24 | BOX OF NEW ZEALAND HISTORIES |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 105.00 | |||
| 25 | BRACKEN, THOMAS | Lays of the Land of the Maori and Moa |
NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 111.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
