Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium November Auction, 111725, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 17, 2025 - November 20, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | Frederick J. Hatch and J.A. Chalmers | THE GOLD MINES OF THE RAND |
London | 1895 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | ZAR 861.00 |
| 242 | C. Biccard Jeppe | GOLD MINING ON THE WITWATERSRAND (2 VOLS) |
Johannesburg | 1946 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 243 | Owen Letcher | THE GOLD MINES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (FIRST EDITION) |
Johannesburg and London | 1936 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 244 | Walter Hutchinson | CUSTOMS OF THE WORLD: A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF MANNERS RITES AND CEREMONIES OF MEN AND WOMEN IN ALL COUNTRIES by Walter Hutchinson (2 VOLS) |
London | 1912-1914 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 245 | ILLUSTRATED TRAVELS: A RECORD OF DISCOVERY, GEOGRAPHY AND ADVENTURE Illustrated H. W. Bates (6 VOLS) |
London | c1868 | ZAR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | ZAR 7,995.00 | |
| 246 | Adolf Erman | LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT (FIRST EDITION) |
United States of America | 1894 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 247 | by Arthur Silvia White | THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA (FIRST EDITION) |
London | 1890 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 248 | William Henry Parr Greswell | GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA SOUTH OF THE ZAMBESI by William Henry Parr Greswell |
Oxford | 1892 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 249 | George McCall Theal | RECORDS OF SOUTH-EASTERN AFRICA |
Cape Town | 1964 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,936.00 |
| 250 | W.J. Burchell Cape | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (2 VOLS) |
Town | 1967 | ZAR 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 | ZAR 3,936.00 |
| 251 | Henry M. | THE HISTORY OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA: ITS TOPOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY AND NATURAL PRODUCTS |
London | 1875 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,337.00 |
| 252 | A GROUP LOT ON DR. LIVINGSTONE |
London | 1880 | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 4,920.00 | |
| 253 | WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (FIRST EDITION) |
London | 1839 | ZAR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | ZAR 5,166.00 | |
| 254 | Charles Bunbury | JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE AT A CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: WITH EXCURSIONS INTO THE INTERIOR AND NOTES ON THE NATURAL HISTORY AND THE NATIVE TRIBES |
London | 1848 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,198.00 |
| 255 | SCRIPTA AFRICA SERIES (3 VOLS) |
Johannesburg | 1987, 1989, 1985 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,952.00 | |
| 256 | Gerald S. Cubitt, Arnold Helfet Cape | SOUTH AFRICA (SIGNED) |
Town | 1975 | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 257 | John R Shorten | THE JOHANNESBURG SAGA (LIMITED EDITION PRESENTATION COPY; SIGNED) |
Johannesburg | 1970 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,706.00 |
| 258 | Joyce Newton Thompson | A GROUP LOT OF BOOKS ON THE CAPE 1.) A Story of a House |
Cape Town | 1968 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | ZAR 2,706.00 |
| 259 | A GROUP LOT ON HISTORICAL SOUTH AFRICA 1.) A Very Smart Medal by Thelma Gutsche (Limited Edition, Signed by Author) |
Cape Town | 1970 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,460.00 | |
| 260 | Boet Dommisse and Tony Westby | SIMONS TOWN: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS) |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 861.00 | ||
| 261 | Shan Varty and Molly Buchanan | I SPEAK OF AFRICA (COLLECTORS LIMITED EDITION; SIGNED) |
Rivonia | 1997 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,107.00 |
| 262 | Abel Chapman | SAVAGE SUDAN: ITS WILD TRIBES, BIG-GAME AND BIRDLIFE |
New York | 1922 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,952.00 |
| 263 | Donald Mackenzie | THE FLOODING OF THE SAHARA: AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROPOSED PLAN by Donald Mackenzie For opening Central Africa to commerce and civilisation from the North-West Coast with a description of Soudan and Western Sahara and notes of ancient manuscripts |
London | 1877 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 984.00 |
| 264 | A VOYAGE TO THE RIVER SIERRA-LEONE: ON THE COAST OF AFRICA |
London | 1966 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 265 | Dr. Jameson by P.E Aston | THE RAID ON THE TRANSVAAL (FIRST EDITION) |
London | 1897 | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | ZAR 2,091.00 |
![<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.")
