Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Stevens Rev William Bagshaw | Poems |
London | 1782 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 227 | Martin Charles; Leopold Martin | The Civil Costume Of England From The Conquest To The Present Time |
London | 1842 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 228 | Gray T; Mr R Bentley | Designs By Mr R Bentley For Six Poems By Mr T Gray |
London | 1753 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 229 | Paley William | The Principles of Moral And Political Philosophy (2 Volumes) |
London | 1806 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 230 | Willymott William | Lord Bacon's Essays (2 Vols) or Counsels Moral and Civil |
London | 1720 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | Unknown |
| 231 | Busby Thomas Lord | Costume of the Lower Orders of the Metropolis |
N/A | NZD 750.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 232 | Camden William | Remaines concerning Britaine But especially England, and the Inhabitants thereof. |
London | 1614 | NZD 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 233 | Adam W | The Gem Of The Peak or, Matlock Bath And Its Vicinity. |
1843 | NZD 80.00 - 140.00 | Unknown | |
| 234 | Berners Dame Juliana; William Blades | The Boke of Saint Albans Containing Treatises On Hawking, Hunting, And Cote Armour. |
London | 1899 | NZD 70.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
| 235 | Berners Dame Juliana; Rev. M. G. Watkins | A Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle |
London | 1880 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 236 | Garnett T | Observations on a Tour through The Highlands and Part Of The Western Isles of Scotland (2 Vols in 1) |
London | 1800 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 237 | Sotheby W; F Smith | A Tour Through Parts Of Wales Sonnets, Odes, and other Poems |
London | 1794 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | Unknown |
| 238 | Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap-Book With Poetical Illustrations |
London | 1833 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 239 | Shoberl Frederic | Ackermann's Juvenile Forget Me Not |
London | ND (1830) | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 240 | Young Edward | The Complaint or Night-Thoughts on Life Death and Immortality |
Edinburgh | 1792 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | Unknown |
| 241 | Smollet T | The Adventures of Gil Blas (4 Volumes) Cooke's Edition |
London | ND (C1800) | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 242 | 3 x 18th Century Volumes Of Plays 3 plays in each volume |
London | 1792 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 243 | Pope Alexander | The Iliad (2 Volumes) |
London | 1795 | NZD 70.00 - 140.00 | Unknown |
| 244 | Pains and Truths versus Truth and Justice |
London | 1820 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 245 | More Hannah | The Spirit Of Prayer Selected And Compiled By Herself |
London | 1827 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 246 | Addison Joseph | The Miscellaneous Works In Verse and Prose (2 Volumes of 3) |
London | 1766 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | Unknown |
| 247 | Caulfield James; Lemoine Henry | Portraits And Lives Of Remarkable Eccentric Characters (2 Vols) |
London | ND (c1819) | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 248 | Beresford James | The Miseries Of Human Life (2 Volumes) |
London | 1807 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 249 | Group Of 8 Various 18th & 19th Society/Gentleman's Magazines |
1753; 1755; 1833-1834; 1808; 1835; ND (c1710/11) | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 250 | Scott Walter | The Lady Of The Lake A Poem |
Edinburgh | 1810 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | Unknown |
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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.