Dunbar Sloane: Vintage & Crime Book Collection - Part II, 1926, Wellington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | Three NZ Biographies |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 65.45 | ||
| 150 | Two Editions of Whim Wham |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 29.75 | ||
| 151 | Five NZ First Edition Fiction Volumes |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 178.50 | ||
| 152 | Six Volumes by Denis Glover |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 65.45 | ||
| 153 | Four Biographies of R D Fairburn & Three Volumes by R D Fairburn |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 11.90 | ||
| 154 | Five Various NZ Fiction Volumes |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 65.45 | ||
| 168 | A Christmas Carol |
N/A | Not Available | NZD 53.55 | ||
| 169 | Bleak House |
1853 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 142.80 | ||
| 170 | Christmas Books & Hard Times |
1894 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 23.80 | ||
| 171 | Dombey & Son |
London | 1848 | NZD 120.00 - 300.00 | NZD 17.85 | |
| 172 | Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, |
London | 1837, | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 11.90 | |
| 173 | Bleak House & Edwin Drood |
1853 | NZD 140.00 - 300.00 | NZD 89.25 | ||
| 174 | Three Books by Victorian Novelists |
N/A | NZD 60.00 - 0.00 | NZD 29.75 | ||
| 175 | Humbugs & Homilies |
Christchurch | 1908 | Not Available | Not Sold | |
| 176 | Boxwood And Graver A Miscellany of Block |
Christmas 1958 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 17.85 | ||
| 177 | Captain Marion |
Christchurch | 1949 | NZD 40.00 - 100.00 | NZD 29.75 | |
| 178 | The Ballad of Reading Gaol |
Christchurch | 1958 | NZD 80.00 - 200.00 | NZD 65.45 | |
| 179 | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
Christchurch | 1952 | NZD 40.00 - 100.00 | NZD 101.15 | |
| 180 | Two Works by James Laver: A Stitch in Time; or, Pride Prevents A Fall, |
1927 | NZD 40.00 - 80.00 | NZD 17.85 | ||
| 181 | The Captain's Death Bed & Other Essays |
London | 1950 | Not Available | NZD 53.55 | |
| 182 | Maigret & The Burglar's Wife |
1955 | NZD 60.00 - 160.00 | NZD 35.70 | ||
| 183 | Dark Arts |
2011 | NZD 120.00 - 300.00 | NZD 95.20 | ||
| 184 | Two Works by P A Lawlor The Mystery of Maata, |
Wellington | 1946 | NZD 40.00 - 100.00 | NZD 53.55 | |
| 185 | Land Laws of New Zealand |
1908 | Not Available | NZD 65.45 | ||
| 186 | The Quest for Security in New Zealand |
1942 | Not Available | NZD 29.75 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.