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Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000 -
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Auctions on June 19
and June 20Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 70 - Warner (Robert). The Orchid Album, 11 volumes, 1882-1897. £5,000 to £8,000Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 151 - United States. Melish (John), Map of the United States with..., British & Spanish Possessions, 1816. £40,000 to £60,000Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 159 - World. Speed (John), A New and Accurat Map of the World, 1676. £4,000 to £6,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Auctions on June 19
and June 20Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 503 - American Civil War playing cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Co., 1862. £500 to £800Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 573 - Shepard (Ernest Howard), 'The Hour is Come’, original watercolour, [1959]. £10,000 to £15,000Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 922 - Wilde (Oscar). An Ideal Husband, large paper limited issue, 1899. £4,000 to £6,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Auctions on June 19
and June 20Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 744 - Disney (Walt). “Sketch Book” [of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs], 1938. £700 to £1,000Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 771 - Auden (Wystan Hugh). Portrait of the head of W. H. Auden, 1970. £1,000 to £1,500Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 822 - Fleming (Ian). Goldfinger, 1st edition, signed by the author, 1959. £6,000 to £8,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Auctions on June 19
and June 20Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 895 - Rowling (J. K.). A complete inscribed set of Harry Potter books plus ephemera. £8,000 to £12,0000Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 883 - Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. £3,000 to £5,000Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 700 - Ashendene Press. T. Lucreti Cari De Rerium Natura Libri Sex, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1913. £4,000 to £6,000 -
Heritage Auctions, June 27
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925Heritage Auctions, June 27
Mary Shelley
Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818Heritage Auctions, June 27
J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937Heritage Auctions, June 27
Jane Austen
Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice," &c. &c.
London: Printed for John Murray, 1816Heritage Auctions, June 27
Robert Louis Stevenson
An Inland Voyage
London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878Heritage Auctions, June 27
Ernest Hemingway
Three Stories & Ten Poems
Paris: Contact Publishing Co., 1923Heritage Auctions, June 27
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark
Philadelphia, 1814Heritage Auctions, June 27
Emily Dickinson
Autograph letter signed ("Emily and Vinnie"), to Mary Adelaide Hills
Amherst, MA, Late April, 1880Heritage Auctions, June 27
John Keats
Autograph letter signed ("John Keats"), to Mrs. Jeffrey
Honiton 4 or 5 May 1818Heritage Auctions, June 27
Samuel Johnson
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are deduced from their Originals…
London, 1765Heritage Auctions, June 27
H. P. Lovecraft
Small archive of nine lengthy autograph letters signed variously over a period of six years to J. Vernon Shea.
Various places, 1931-1937Heritage Auctions, June 27
Izaak Walton
The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation…
London: T. homas Maxey for Rich. ard Marriot, 1653
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Dunbar Sloane: Rare Book Auction - online 4/23
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Book Auction - online 4/23 | Total Sales (NZD) | 58,732.45 |
| Auction Date | May 09, 2024 - May 09, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 39,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #1790 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 72,260.00 |
| Total Lots | 372 | ||
| Sold Lots | 313 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 87,510.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 158,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 59 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 36.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 274 | Buller Sir Walter Lawry | A History of the Birds Of New Zealand 2 Volumes |
1888 | NZD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 3,808.00 |
| 41 | White John | The Ancient History Of The Maori (6 Vols plus rare Illustrations vol) |
1887-1891. | NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | NZD 2,023.00 |
| 85 | Hamilton Augustus | The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race In New Zealand |
NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 1,666.00 | |
| 346 | William Swainson | Settlers Cottage Petone Flat 1843 |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 952.00 | |
| 347 | William Swainson | Hutt Road No near Old Rushes in 1847 |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 952.00 | |
| 370 | Francis Hamar Arden | A View of Omata Stockade New Plymouth |
NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 952.00 | |
| 341 | William Swainson | Orange, 18 years old |
1850 | NZD 250.00 - 500.00 | NZD 892.50 |
| 350 | William Swainson | Lowry Bay from Petone flat (1846) |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 892.50 | |
| 120 | Menzies J H | Maori Patterns Painted And Carved |
1975 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 168 | Brees Sameul Charles | Guide And Description of the Panorama Of New Zealand |
ND (1849) | NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 349 | William Swainson | Road to Wellington, between Petone & Noranga |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 773.50 | |
| 289 | Johnson Samuel | Johnsons Dictionary (2 Volumes) |
2006 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 654.50 |
| 343 | William Swainson | Stokes Valley Hutt |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 654.50 | |
| 348 | William Swainson | Entrance to the first Hutt Gorge, Lower Valley |
NZD 300.00 - 600.00 | NZD 654.50 | |
| 121 | Menzies J H | Maori Patterns Painted And Carved |
1975 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 595.00 |
| 288 | (-) The Trinity Apocalypse. Facsimile edition |
2004 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 595.00 | |
| 64 | A Group Of Early Maori Booklets |
NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 571.20 | ||
| 287 | The Luttrell Psalter. Facsimile Edition |
2006 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 547.40 | |
| 103 | Grey Sir George | Ko Nga Moteatea Me Nga Hakirara O Nga Maori |
1853 | NZD 400.00 - 750.00 | NZD 523.60 |
| 261 | Mawson, Sir Douglas, | The Home Of The Blizzard (2 Volumes0 |
1915 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 523.60 |
| 286 | Mallory Sir Thomas | Le Morte D'Arthur, Or, The Death of King Arthur, |
2003 | NZD 400.00 - 800.00 | NZD 523.60 |
| 246 | Davis John | With The "Aurora" In The Antarctic 1911-1914 |
ND (1919) | NZD 450.00 - 750.00 | NZD 499.80 |
| 1 | Rout Ettie | Native Diet. With Numerous Practical Recipes. |
1926 | NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 476.00 |
| 178 | (-) The Handbook of New Zealand Mines |
1887 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 476.00 | |
| 241 | Set Of 4 Official History Of New Zealand's Effort In The Great War |
NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 476.00 |
