Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium September Auction, Day 2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premium September Auction, Day 2 | Total Sales (ZAR) | 72,840.60 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 43,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #91725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 64,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 102 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 200,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 36.27% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 274,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | Henry B. Wheatley | THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS EDITED WITH ADDITIONS (8 VOLUMES; 1904 - 1905) |
1904 - 1905 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 11,685.00 |
| 439 | Sir P. Fitzpatrick | JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD (FIRST PRINTING) |
1907 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 9,840.00 |
| 427 | THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE WITH CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS (6 VOLS; 1764) |
1764 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 6,150.00 | |
| 513 | VALERIE GARGETT | BLACK EAGLES (COLLECTORS EDITION; SIGNED; INCLUDES A LIMITED EDITION PRINT) |
1990 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 3,690.00 |
| 464 | various authors | JOAN MIRO LITHOGRAPHS CATALOGUE RAISSONE (2 VOLS.) |
1992 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 2,952.00 |
| 465 | John Meyer | KAROO REVISITED |
2009 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 2,829.00 |
| 517 | THE DIRECTORS PORTFOLIO: THE KILL |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,706.00 | ||
| 520 | Cythna Letty | THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE TRANSVAAL (COLLECTORS & SIGNED) |
1962 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 2,460.00 |
| 512 | Captain Cecil D. Priest | THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA (4 VOLS; SIGNED) |
1933 -- 1936. | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,214.00 |
| 476 | J Backhouse | A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE MAURITUS AND SOUTH AFRICA |
1844 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,845.00 |
| 507 | Finch-Davies & Kemp | THE BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (LIMITED EDITION) |
1980 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,599.00 |
| 469 | Bernhard Maaz | GEMALDEGALERIE ALTE MEISTER DRESDEN: EINE GESCHICHTE DER MALEREI |
2014 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 479 | William J. Burchell | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (2 VOLS, FACSIMILE REPRINT) |
1953 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 487 | G. H. Tanser | THE SEQUENCE OF TIME, THE STORY OF SALISBURY, RHODESIA 1900 -- 1914 (LIMITED DELUXE EDITION SIGNED) |
1974 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 494 | Thomas Baines & R. F. Kennedy | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA PAINTED BY THOMAS BAINES (LIMITED COLLECTORS EDITION) |
1975 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 501 | Richard Blake & John Deverell Stewart Woodward | NATAL BIRDS |
1899 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 516 | THE DIRECTOR'S COLLECTION: THE KILL (LIMITED EDITION SIGNED) by James Penrith, Nelia van Velden and Anthony Davidson |
1989 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 | |
| 446 | Ernest Hemingway | THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA |
1975 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 1,353.00 |
| 514 | THE DUCKS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, MCLEAN AND DARROLL (LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED) |
1986 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,230.00 | |
| 459 | Vladimir Tretchikoff and Antony Hocking | PIGEON'S LUCK (SIGNED) |
1973 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,107.00 |
| 449 | Harper Lee | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
1977 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 1,045.50 |
| 467 | various authors | SONG FOR SEKOTO: GERARD SEKOTO, 1913 - 2013 |
2013 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 984.00 |
| 474 | Robert Moffat | MISSIONARY LABOURS AND SCENES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1842 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 984.00 |
| 438 | Margaret Mitchell | GONE WITH THE WIND |
1976 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 861.00 |
| 480 | C. Pama | BOWLER'S CAPE TOWN: LIFE AT THE CAPE IN EARLY VICTORIAN TIMES, 1834-1868 (LIMITED EDITION SIGNED) |
1977 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 861.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
