Dunbar Sloane: Collectables and Estate Auction, 1930, Wellington

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 10, 2026 - March 10, 2026
Page Size: 122 items in 5 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
202

Cathedrals, Abbeys & Churches of England & Wales

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
203

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management

N/A Not Available NZD 102.00
204

Four Assorted Vintage Literary References

N/A Not Available NZD 36.00
205

The Pleasure of Jewellery & Gemstones

N/A Not Available NZD 66.00
206

Four Non Fiction Volumes Relating to Jane Austen

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
207

The Coming of the Maori together with The Story of the Kauri & Other

N/A Not Available NZD 78.00
208

Timeless Land together with Two Modern NZ Reference Volumes

N/A Not Available NZD 48.00
209

Five Assorted Cuisine Reference Books

N/A Not Available Not Sold
210

Three Assorted Baking Reference Books

N/A Not Available NZD 12.00
211

Four Assorted Cuisine Reference Books

N/A Not Available NZD 24.00
212

Bullers Birds of New Zealand

N/A Not Available NZD 144.00
213 George French Angus

The New Zealanders by George French Angus

N/A Not Available NZD 156.00
214 Charles Heaphy

The Folio of Watercolours by Charles Heaphy

N/A Not Available NZD 168.00
215

Three Assorted Vintage Souvenir Programmes etc

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
216

Quantity of Assorted Vintage Theatre Programmes etc

N/A Not Available NZD 24.00
218

Box Quantity of Assorted Oxford Dictionaries etc

N/A Not Available NZD 12.00
221

Box Quantity of Assorted Books incl Children's Annuals

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
222 incl Beatrix Potter

Quantity of Assorted Children's Books incl Beatrix Potter

N/A Not Available NZD 60.00
223

Three Assorted NZ Reference Books

N/A Not Available NZD 12.00
224 Sandra Coney

Standing in the Sunshine by Sandra Coney

N/A Not Available NZD 30.00
225

George Edward Lodge - The Unpublished New Zealand Bird Paintings

N/A Not Available NZD 48.00
226

Vintage Photograph Album & Autograph Album

N/A Not Available NZD 96.00
227

Quantity of Assorted Books incl Mostly Royalty Reference

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
228 Charles II ; George IV

Charles II - Art & Power together with George IV - Art & Spectacle

N/A Not Available NZD 18.00
229 J.C. Riddle

J.C. Riddle - Woodworking Catalogue

N/A Not Available NZD 12.00
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1481 ❧ THE FIRST VIEW OF VENICE. ROLEWINCK, WERNER. 1425-1502. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1496 ❧ GREEK INCUNABLE. MANUTIUS, ALDUS. 1449-1515. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE. FINÉ, ORONCE. 1494-1555. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCIENTIFIC BOOKS OF THE RENAISSANCE. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1544 ❧ RENAISSANCE CYPHERS AND REBUSES. PALATINO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA. 1515-1575. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1588 ❧ "ONE OF THE MOST ELEGANTLY PRODUCED OF ALL TECHNOLOGICAL TREATISES." $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1618 ❧ THREE DUTCH EMBLEM BOOKS BY DANIEL HEINSIUS BOUND IN ONE. $5,000 - $8,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1710 ❧ A BEAUTIFULLY COLORED "PRINT BIBLE". BASNAGE, JAKOB. 1653-1723. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1818 ❧ EARLY COLOR LITHOGRAPHY. BARTH, JOHANN AUGUST. 1765-1818. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1896 ❧ KELMSCOTT CHAUCER: THE FINEST BOOK SINCE THE GUTENBERG BIBLE. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1903 ❧ DOVES PRESS MAGNUM OPUS: THE DOVES BIBLE. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, May 5 and Apr. 27 – May 6: 1680 ❧ FREIBERG FÊTE BOOKS FROM THE GOURARY COLLECTION. $1,000 - $1,500
  • Gros & Delettrez, May 5: APRÈS de MANNEVILLETTE, Jean-Baptiste d’- Le Neptune Oriental.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: DELISLE, Guillaume – Atlas françois,1725.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: HONTER. SOPHOCLE - Recueil composite réunissant deux ouvrages.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: PHÉROTÉE DE LA CROIX, A. - Algemeene weereld-beschryving.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: LA PÉROUSE, Jean-François de Galaup de - Voyage autour du monde.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: BLAEU, Guillaume & Jean -Septième volume de la Géographie Blaviane.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: TATIKIAN, Boğos - Figures et costumes du Levant.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: GIRAULT DE PRANGEY, Joseph-Philibert -Monument arabes et moresques de Cordoue, Séville et Grenade.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: CHAMPOLLION le jeune. Monuments de l’Egypte et de la Nubie.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: CASSAS, Louis-François. - Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phénicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse Egypte.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: SONNERAT, Pierre. Voyage aux Indes orientales et à la Chine.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: GARNIER, Francis. Voyage d'exploration en Indo-Chine.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: SUBERBIE, Alix (E. SMITH). Dessins et aquarelles de Madagascar.
    Gros & Delettrez, May 5: BYRON -Viage del comandante Byron.