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
251	Hoyland John	A Historical Survey of the Customs Habits & Present State of the Gypsies	York	1816	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
252	Colley Cibber	An Apology For the Life of Mr The 'Cibber Comedian	Dublin	1741	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
253	Pindar Peter (Wolcot)	(Wolcot) Instructions to a Celebrated Laureate	London	c1787/88	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
254	Shaw Henry	Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages Volume the first	London	1858	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
255	Naunton Sir Robert; James Caulfield	The Court Of Queen Elizabeth	London	1814	NZD 60.00 - 120.00	Unknown
256	Dolmetsch H	The Historic Styles Of Ornament	London	1898	NZD 200.00 - 350.00	Unknown
257	Machiavel Nicholas	The Works Of The Famous Nicholas Machiavel	London	1720	NZD 1,750.00 - 2,500.00	Unknown
258	Pozzo Andrea	Rules and Examples of Perspective Proper For Painters And Architects	London	1707	NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
259	Stackhouse Reverend Thomas	A New History Of The Holy Bible (2 Volumes)	London	1742	NZD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
260	Palladio Andrea	The Four Books Of Andrea Palladio's Architecture	London	1738	NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
261	Entick John	A New Naval History or, Compleat View of the British Marine	London	1757	NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
262	James I King of England	The Workes of the Most High and Mighty Prince James	London	1616	NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
263	Baker Sir R Knight	A Chronicle Of The Kings Of England	London	1653	NZD 700.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
264	Swift The Reverend Jonathan; Jon Farleigh	Selected Essays Engravings on Wood by Jon Farleigh		1925	NZD 120.00 - 240.00	Unknown
265	Browne Sir Thomas	The Garden Of Cyrus Or The Quincuncial Lozenge		1923	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
266	Acton Harold; Yi-Hsieh	Glue And Lacquer Four Cautionary Tales From The Chinese		1941	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
267	Davies Rhys; Agnes Miller Parker	Daisy Matthews And Three Other Tales with wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker		1932	NZD 120.00 - 240.00	Unknown
268	Coppard E A; Robert Gibbings	Crotty Shinkwin A Tale Of The Strange Adventure That Befell A Butcher Of County Clare		1932	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
269	Coppard A E; Gwenda Morgan	Tapsters Tapestry		1938	NZD 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
270	Taylor Jeremy	Jeremy Taylor A Selection From His Works		1923	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
271	Bennett Arnold	The Bright Island		1924	NZD 50.00 - 100.00	Unknown
272	Scott Walter Sidney	The Athenians: Harriet And Mary: Shelley At Oxford (3 Volumes)		1943-44	NZD 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
273	Mathers E Powys; Robert Gibbings	Red Wise		1926	NZD 80.00 - 160.00	Unknown
274	Miller Patrick; Mark Severin	Woman In Detail A Scientific Survey, with Drawings by Mark Severin		1947	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
275	Tellier Jules; Brian Rhys; Paul Nash	Abd-Er-Rhaman In Paradise Translated By Brian Rhys With Wood Engravings By Paul Nash		1928	NZD 100.00 - 200.00	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.