Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026

Page Size: 401 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Yate Rev William	An Account of New Zealand 1835 Seeley And Burnside, London, first edition, 1835	London	1835	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
2	A Pakeha Maori	Old New Zealand A Tale Of The Good Old Times Robert J Creighton & Alfred Scales, Auckland, first edition, 1863	Auckland	1863	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
3	Paul Robert Bateman	Letters From Canterbury New Zealand, Rivingtons, London, first edition, 1857	London	1857	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
4	Lady Barker	Station Life in New Zealand Macmillan & Co, London, New Edition, 1871	London	1871	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
5	Power W Tyrone	Sketches in New Zealand With Pen And Pencil Longman, Brown, Green, And Longman's, London, first edition, 1849	London	1849	NZD 120.00 - 240.00	Unknown
6	Powles Colonel C Guy	The History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-1919 Whitcombe And Tombs Limited, Auckland, 1928	Auckland	1928	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
7	Johannes C Andersen; A. W. Reed; H. Fildes	3 Various NZ Volumes New Zealand Tales by Johannes C Andersen, Ferguson & Osborn Ltd, Wellington, first edition, 1927	Wellington	1927; 1958; 1936	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
8	Kerry-Nicholls J H	The King Country or, Explorations In New Zealand. A Narrative Of 600 Miles Of Travel Through Maoriland, With Numerous Illustrations And A Map.	London	1884	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
9	An Old Colonist (William Pratt)	Colonial Experiences or, Incidents And Reminiscences of Thirty Four Years In New Zealand, signed by the author on the TP and 2 others on the FEP		N/A	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	Unknown
10	Hodder Edwin	Memories of New Zealand Life Longman, Green, Longman & Roberts, London, first edition, 1862	London	1862	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
11	Rees William Lee & Lily	Life & Times Of The Right Honourable Sir George Grey H Brett, Auckland, first edition, 1892	Auckland	1892	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
12	McNab Robert	Historical Records of New Zealand John Mackay Government Printer, Wellington, 1908	Wellington	1908	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
13		A Short Account of the Character And Labours of Samuel Marsden Formerly Principal Chaplain Of The Church Of England, In New South Wales	Parratta	1844	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
14	Craik George L	The New Zealanders Charles Knight, Pall Mall, London 1830, from The Library Of Entertaining Knowledge	London	1830	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
15	Rusden G W	History of New Zealand (3 Volumes) Chapman And Hall, Limited, London, 1883, first edition	London	1883	NZD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
16	W. P. Reeves; J. R. Elder	State Experiments in Australia by W. P. Reeves (2 Vols) together with Marsdens Lieutenants by J. R. Elder, No 116 of 1000		N/A	NZD 80.00 - 140.00	Unknown
17	Saunders Alfred	History of New Zealand (2 Volumes) Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, ND (1896) Vol II, 1899		ND (1896); 1899	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
18	Thomson, Arthur S.	The Story of New Zealand (2 Volumes) 1859 Past And Present-Savage And Civilized, John Murray, London, first edition, 1859	London	1859	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
19	Dieffenbach Ernest	Travels in New Zealand (2 Volumes) With Contributions To The Geography, Geology, Botany, And Natural History Of That Country. John Murray, London, first edition, 1843	London	1843	NZD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
20	Paterson A M	The Colonial Horse Doctor Published by James Hunter, Otago Daily Times Branch Office, Dunedin, first edition, 1906	Dunedin	1906	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
21	McKay R A	A History Of Printing In New Zealand 1830-1940		1940	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
22	Newman Stanley	The Centennial History Canterbury Officers Club 1885-1985		1985	NZD 70.00 - 140.00	Unknown
23	Andrew Nash; Robert Speechly	British Empire Gazette Saturday July 2 1864		1864	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
24	Wakefield Edward	New Zealand Illustrated The Story Of New Zealand and Descriptions Of Its Cities And Towns		1967	NZD 200.00 - 350.00	Unknown
25		9 x 1950 British Empire Games Auckland Programmes		1950	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown

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 April

Sotheby’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.