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| Auction Name | Modern First Editions - Preview - Internet Bidstart 1/24 | Total Sales (USD) | 34,392.00 |
| Auction Date | January 31, 2019 - January 31, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,110.00 |
| Sale Number | #72 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 49,850.00 |
| Total Lots | 404 | ||
| Sold Lots | 168 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 123,430.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 41.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 155,630.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 236 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 22.10% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Stigand (Captain C.H.) | HUNTING THE ELEPHANT IN AFRICA |
1913 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,985.00 |
| 9 | Roberts (Dr. Austin) | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA (Subscribers' Edition - presentation copy) |
1940 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,260.00 |
| 17 | Chapman (James) | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1868 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 99 | Selous (Frederick Courteney) | A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA |
1881 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 113 | Sutherland (Lieut.- Col. John) | MEMOIR RESPECTING THE KAFFERS, HOTTENTOTS AND BOSJEMANS OF SOUTH AFRICA (Presentation copy) |
1845-46 | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 232 | Captain Robert Percival. | An Account of the Cape of Good Hope; containing an Historical View of its original Settlement by the Dutch, its Capture by the |
1804 | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 167 | Monty Brown | HUNTER AWAY |
1993 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 683.00 |
| 15 | Siegfried Sassoon | SELECTED POEMS (inscribed by the author) |
1925 | USD 140.00 - 140.00 | USD 662.00 |
| 205 | Natal | DAVIS' NATAL ALMANAC AND GAZEETEER 1914 |
1913 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 630.00 |
| 28 | Punch Office | Punch, or the London Charivari |
1841 to 1891 | USD 750.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 122 | S. P. Bunting, W. H. Andrews (foreword) | "RED REVOLT". THE RAND STRIKE, JANUARY - MARCH 1922. THE WORKERS' STORY |
1922 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 6 | Andersson (Charles John) | LAKE NGAMI |
1856 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 123 | "OBSERVER" | THE STRIKE THAT DID NOT FAIL. THE GREAT STRIKE OF THE FEDERATED TRADES UNION OF THE WITWATERSRAND. |
1913 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 369 | Henry M. Stanley | In Darkest Africa |
1890 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 333 | Robert C. Ruark | Horn of the Hunter |
1954 | USD 450.00 - 650.00 | USD 522.00 |
| 12 | Rev. John Philip | Researches in South Africa; illustrating the civil, moral, and religious condition of the native tribes; |
1828 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 13 | AA VV | DOUBLE HEAD WOOD HELMET MASK IDE PEOPLE NIGERIA |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 142 | Layard (Edgar Leopold) & Sharpe (R. Bowdler) | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1875 -1884 | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 79 | Bell (W.D.M.) | THE WANDERINGS OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER |
1923 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 499.00 |
| 203 | [Early AMERICAN IMPRINT + BINDING]. - Samuel LEE (1625-1691) | Eleothriambos or The Triumph of Mercy in the Chariot of Praise. A Treatise of preventing secret & unexpected mercies |
1718 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 95 | Manners ( Harry) | KAMBAKU! (Limited edition signed by the author) |
1986 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 441.00 |
| 5 | J. E. S. Moore | TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON |
1901 | USD 320.00 - 420.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 134 | Brenthurst Press. | THE BRENTHURST PRESS SECOND SERIES STANDARD EDITION |
1985 - 1994 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 37 | R. R. M. Carpenter | My African Safari |
1937 | USD 700.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 368.00 |
| 81 | Capstick (Peter Hathaway) | A MAN CALLED LION (Limited edition signed by the author) |
1994 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 357.00 |
