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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
76 Coote (C.H.)

THE VOYAGE FROM LISBON TO INDIA, 1505-6

London 1894 USD 100.00 - 125.00 Not Sold
77 Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon)

FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA

London 1850 USD 130.00 - 160.00 USD 603.75
78 Damberger (Christian Frederick)

TRAVELS THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO MOROCCO (Fabricated travel account)

London 1801 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 172.50
79 Dixie (Lady Florence)

IN THE LAND OF MISFORTUNE

London 1882 USD 150.00 - 175.00 Not Sold
80 Du Chaillu (Paul B.)

EXPLORATIONS & ADVENTURES IN EQUATORIAL AFRICA

London 1861 USD 125.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
81 Kolbe (Pierre)

DESCRIPTION DU CAP DE BONNE-ESPERANCE

Amsterdam 1753 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 172.50
82 Le Vaillant (Francois)

VOYAGE DE MONSIEUR LE VAILLANT DANS L'INTERIEUR DE L'AFRIQUE

Paris AN VI 1798 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
83 Tyler (Rev. J.)

FORTY YEARS AMONG THE ZULUS

Boston & Chicago 1891 USD 60.00 - 70.00 USD 57.50
84 Baines (Thomas)

EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

Salisbury 1973 USD 80.00 - 90.00 Not Sold
85 Battiss (W.W.), Franz (G.), Grossert (J.) & Junod (H.P.)

THE ART OF AFRICA

Pietermaritzburg 1958 USD 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
86 [Bleek (D.F.) Editor]

THE MANTIS AND HIS FRIENDS

Cape Town 1923 USD 70.00 - 80.00 USD 79.35
87 Bleek (W.H.I.) & Lloyd (L.C.)

SPECIMENS OF BUSHMEN FOLKLORE

Cape Town 1968 USD 70.00 - 80.00 USD 60.95
88 Bosman (Herman Charles)

MAFEKING ROAD

South Africa 1947 USD 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
89 Breuil (Abbe Henri)

THE WHITE LADY OF THE BRANDBERG

Paris 1955 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
90 Breuil (Abbe Henri)

THE TSISAB RAVINE AND OTHER BRANDBERG SITES

Paris 1959 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
91 Breuil (Abbe Henri)

THE SPHINX AND THE WHITE GHOST SHELTERS AND OTHER SPIZKOPJE SITES

Paris 1960 USD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
92 Cape Provincial Institute of Architects:

THE BUILDINGS OF CENTRAL CAPE TOWN, VOLUMES. 1, 2 & 3:

Cape Town 1978 - 1983 USD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
93 Coetzee (J.M.)

DUSKLANDS

Johannesburg 1974 USD 50.00 - 60.00 Not Sold
94 Duggan-Cronin (Alfred Martin)

THE BANTU TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA

1929 - 1938 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 241.50
95 Duggan-Cronin (Alfred Martin)

THE BUSHMAN TRIBES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

1942 USD 200.00 - 250.00 USD 172.50
96 Dunn (E.J.)

THE BUSHMAN

London 1931 USD 90.00 - 110.00 USD 86.25
97 Forbes (Vernon S.) & Rourke (John)

PATERSON'S CAPE TRAVELS 1777 TO 1779

Johannesburg 1980 USD 70.00 - 80.00 USD 197.80
98 [Gordon (R.J.)]

ROBERT JACOB GORDON

Johannesburg 1988 USD 100.00 - 125.00 USD 267.95
99 Hahn (C.H.L.) Fourie (L.) and Vedder (Dr H.)

THE NATIVE TRIBES OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA

Cape Town 1928 USD 80.00 - 90.00 USD 80.50
100 Johnson (J.P.)

THE PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD IN SOUTH AFRICA

London 1910 USD 60.00 - 70.00 USD 46.00
  • 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