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| Auction Name | Rare Books - Online bidstart 9/10 | Total Sales (USD) | 54,689.00 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2020 - September 17, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 61,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #85 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 73,860.00 |
| Total Lots | 556 | ||
| Sold Lots | 263 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 137,559.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 47.30% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 166,535.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 293 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 32.84% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Irma Stern | CONGO - FINE COPY - ONE OF 300 SIGNED. |
1943 | USD 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,755.00 |
| 11 | Sol Plaatje | NATIVE LIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA – IMPORTANT INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPY |
nd (1916) | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,696.00 |
| 7 | Olive Schreiner as Ralph Iron | THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM |
1883 | USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,800.00 |
| 1 | Original Document | TREASON TRIAL APPEAL LETTER (Signed by many of the trialists) |
USD 2,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 5 | Muller, Hendrik P.N. & Snelleman, Joh. F. | INDUSTRIE DES CAFRES DU SUD-EST DE L'AFRIQUE; collection recueille sur le lieux et notice ethnographique par Hendrik P.N. Muller; description des objets representes par Joh. F. Snellerman |
1893] | USD 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 13 | Frederick Courteney Selous | AFRICAN NATURE NOTES AND REMINISCENCES – INSCRIBED TO THE ILLUSTRATOR EDMUND CALDWELL |
1908 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 10 | Francis Galton | THE NARRATIVE OF AN EXPLORER IN TROPICAL SOUTH AFRICA - INSCRIBED COPY |
1853 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 319 | Cape Town | CAPE TOWN & THE CAPE PENINSULA |
1920s | USD 40.00 - 60.00 | USD 893.00 |
| 14 | Ken Kesey | One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Final Film Script (Multi-Signed) |
1974 | USD 850.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 850.00 |
| 15 | Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick | Jock of the Bushveld (SIGNED) |
1913 | USD 850.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 12 | Edward Stanford | New larges scale map of the SEAT OF WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899 Second edition with hills |
1899 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 16 | George (Milwa) Pemba | MRS MARTHA BOKAKO Pen and ink sketch |
1983 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 83 | Barrow (John) | AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1801 and 1804 | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 282 | Thompson (George) | TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1827 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 9 | Kerouac (Jack) | ON THE ROAD |
1958 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 583.00 |
| 73 | Le Vaillant ( Francois) | NEW TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AFRICA |
1796 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 578.00 |
| 74 | Le Vaillant (Francois) | TRAVELS FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, INTO THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AFRICA |
1790 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 578.00 |
| 261 | Labat ( Père Jean-Baptiste) | VOYAGE DU CHEVALIER DES MARCHAIS EN GUINEE |
1730 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 351 | W.H. SCHRÖDER | TWELVE ORIGINAL EARLY SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL CARTOONS IN PENCIL |
1880's | USD 350.00 - 500.00 | USD 525.00 |
| 86 | Tachard (Guy) | REIS NA SIAM |
1687 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 269 | Choisy (François Timoléon abbe de) | JOURNAL OU SUITE DU VOYAGE DE SIAM. |
1687 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 473.00 |
| 100 | Sauer (Dr. Hans) | THE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELD |
1933 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 70 | Gibbons (Maj. Alfred St. Hill) | AFRICA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH MAROTSELAND |
1904 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 283 | Williams (Gardner F.) | THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA (Presentation copy of the Author’s edition) |
1905 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 299 | Thunberg (Charles Peter) | TRAVELS IN EUROPE, AFRICA, AND ASIA. Made between the years 1770 and 1779. |
1795 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 400.00 |
