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Auction Date
January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026
Page Size: 267 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26 Calvert (Albert Frederick)

GERMAN EAST AFRICA (1917)

London 1917 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
27 Jorissen (Eduard Johan Pieter)

CODEX VAN DE LOCALE WETTEN DER ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK (1894)

Groningen 1894 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
28 Busschau (W. J.)

THE MEASURE OF GOLD (1949)

South Africa 1949 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
29 Galbraith (John S.)

CROWN AND CHARTER: THE EARLY YEARS OF THE BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY (1974)

Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1974 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
30 Neame (L. E.)

CITY BUILT ON GOLD (1959)

Johannesburg 1959 USD 250.00 - 300.00 USD 230.00
31 [Vermeulen (P. H.) (Editor); De Villiers (John) (Compiled by)]

THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (1959)

Pretoria 1959 USD 300.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
32 [Robey, Ralph (Edited by)]

THE MONETARY PROBLEM: GOLD AND SILVER (1936)

New York 1936 USD 350.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
33 Busschau (W. J.)

THE THEORY OF GOLD SUPPLY. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE WITWATERSRAND (1936)

1936 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
34 Emmons (William Harvey)

GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD (1937)

New York and London 1937 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
35 Letcher (Owen)

SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA (1932)

Johannesburg 1932 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 316.25
36 De Kiewiet (C. W.)

THE IMPERIAL FACTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA (1937)

Cambridge 1937 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
37 Bell (Frederick William)

THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSPIRACY; OR, THE AIMS OF AFRIKANERDOM (1900) (Presentation copy)

London 1900 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
38 Imperial institute. Mineral resources department.

MINING ROYALTIES AND RENTS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1936)

London 1936 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
39 Enes (Antonio)

MOZAMBIQUE (1946)

Lisboa 1946 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
40 Skinner (Walter E.)

THE MINING YEAR BOOK (1939)

London 1939-02-01 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
41 Klempner (Paul)

THE WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES (1951)

London 1951 USD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
42 Rea (William Francis, S. J.)

THE ECONOMICS OF THE ZAMBESI MISSIONS, 1580--1759

Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu, (The Jesuit Historical Institute) 1976 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 265.65
43 Transvaal and Orange Free State Chamber of Mines

MINING MEN 1910 - 1960

Johannesburg 1961 USD 150.00 - 150.00 USD 138.00
44 Mabson (R. R.)

MINES OF THE TRANSVAAL (1906)

London 1906 USD 140.00 - 140.00 USD 120.75
45 Paton (Alan)

1.) CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (1948) 2.) TOO LATE THE PHALAROPE (1953)

London & Cape Town 1948 & 1953 USD 120.00 - 120.00 USD 265.65
46 Meintjes (Johannes)

FRONTIER FAMILY (1953) - scarce original issue which included chapter 13.

1953 USD 300.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
47 Montgomery (W. M.)

MANUAL ON NURSING, ADAPTED FOR PRISON HOSPITALS (1909) - Printed at the Central Prison, Pretoria

1909 USD 200.00 - 200.00 USD 115.00
48 Cartography

A SERIES OF 12 HAND DRAWN MAPS DATING FROM 1897

1897 USD 140.00 - 140.00 Not Sold
49 Mabille (Adolphe)

ENGLISH READING BOOK FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS IN BASUTOLAND (1877)

Basutoland 1877 USD 300.00 - 300.00 USD 287.50
50 Bentley (Mrs. Holman)

MAMBU MAKAKA MAJIZU "More about Jesus" (1888)

1888 USD 240.00 - 240.00 Not Sold
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000