Dunbar Sloane: The Estate Collection of Peter Avery Part I, 1906, Wellington

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Page Size: 20 items in 1 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
83 Gary Tricker

Stationmaster's Cat

1991 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 238.00
84 Gary Tricker

The Matter of Time

1973 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 249.90
85 Gary Tricker

Cat Cha Cha

2001 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 226.10
86 Gary Tricker

Tranquillity

1980 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 178.50
87 Gary Tricker

Full On

2009 NZD 120.00 - 240.00 NZD 178.50
88 Gary Tricker

Supporter

2009 NZD 120.00 - 240.00 NZD 178.50
89 Gary Tricker

Woodside Cafe

2004 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 357.00
90 Gary Tricker

Old Books

2006 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 595.00
91 Gary Tricker

Black Tea

2010 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 297.50
92 Gary Tricker

Whistleblower

2007 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 249.90
93 Gary Tricker

A Tickety-tea

1981 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 107.10
94 Gary Tricker

The Otira Train

1977 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 166.60
95 Gary Tricker

The Lights Of Joy

1978 NZD 200.00 - 400.00 NZD 202.30
96 Gary Tricker

Tranquillity

1985 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 357.00
97 Gary Tricker

Windy Wellington

1983 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 273.70
98 Gary Tricker

The Public Servant

1985 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 154.70
99 Gary Tricker

The Printer's Pun

1989 NZD 160.00 - 300.00 NZD 226.10
100 Gary Tricker

On The Books

1999 NZD 180.00 - 300.00 NZD 380.80
137

Reproduction Queen Margaret's College Print

NZD 40.00 - 100.00 NZD 71.40
138

Three British Architectural Etchings

NZD 40.00 - 100.00 NZD 35.70
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
  • Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!