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| Auction Name | Books and Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 37,333.60 |
| Auction Date | January 22, 2026 - January 22, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 31,360.00 |
| Sale Number | #128 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 36,280.00 |
| Total Lots | 267 | ||
| Sold Lots | 99.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 70,340.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 37.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 84,015.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 168 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris (William Cornwallis) | PORTRAITS OF THE GAME AND WILD ANIMALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1840 | USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 16 | Smith (George) | DEFENCE OF RORKE'S DRIFT. January 22, 1879. (1879) |
1879 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 4,226.25 |
| 2 | Verhoeff (Pieter Willemszoon) | INDIAE ORIENTALIS PARS IX. HISTORICAM DESCRIPTIONEM |
1612 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,300.00 |
| 11 | Tagore (Rabindranath) | STRAY BIRDS (1917) - FORMER COPY OF J. H. PIERNEEF |
1917 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,630.70 |
| 18 | Reitz (Deneys) | COMMANDO (1929) - INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION |
1929 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 1,328.25 |
| 125 | Livingstone (David) | MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA. (1857 'true 1st edition' - Scarce 'Bradlow Variant No. 2.') |
1857 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,155.75 |
| 14 | Paterson (Lieutenant William) | A NARRATIVE OF FOUR JOURNEYS INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE HOTTENTOTS AND CAFFRARIA |
1789 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,141.95 |
| 66 | Telfer (A.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHBOOK OF A. TELFER DATING FROM 1894 |
1894 | USD 650.00 - 650.00 | USD 1,086.75 |
| 176 | Leo Africanus (Johannes) | DE TOTIUS AFRICAE DESCRIPTIONE LIBRI IX (1559) |
1559 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,086.75 |
| 172 | Latrobe (Rev. Christian Ignatius) | JOURNAL OF A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA, IN 1815 and 1816 (Presentation copy) |
1818 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 852.15 |
| 118 | Maurice (Major General Sir Frederick) & Grant (Captain Maurice Harold) | HISTORY OF THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902 |
1906 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 845.25 |
| 10 | Kruger (Paul) | THE MEMOIRS OF PAUL KRUGER (Limited Edition) |
1902 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 724.50 |
| 77 | Cumming (Roualeyn Gordon) | FIVE YEARS OF A HUNTER'S LIFE IN THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1850 | USD 130.00 - 160.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 73 | Butler (Capt. H.) | SOUTH AFRICAN SKETCHES |
1841 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 573.85 |
| 181 | Heylyn (Peter) | COSMOGRAPHIE, IN FOUR BOOKS. CONTAINING THE CHOROGRAPHIE AND HISTORIE OF THE WHOLE WORLD |
1666 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 573.85 |
| 5 | Walker (Mary Adelaide) | THROUGH MACEDONIA TO THE ALBANIAN LAKES |
1864 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 529.00 |
| 21 | Von Herausgegeben (Uli); Bahmann (Anka) | NAMIBIA - A MAGICAL WORLD OF PRECIOUS STONES AND CRYSTALS (2001) |
2001 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 25 | Treue (Wilhelm) | THE HISTORY OF THE OTAVI MINING LTD. (1900--2000) |
2000 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 169 | Andersson (Charles John) | LAKE NGAMI |
1857 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 104 | Silberbauer (G.B.) | REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BECHUANALAND ON THE BUSHMAN SURVEY |
1965 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 417.45 |
| 12 | Drayson (Captain Alfred W.) | SPORTING SCENES AMONGST THE K.....S OF SOUTH AFRICA |
1858 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 200 | Stow (G.W.) | ROCK-PAINTINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1930 & 1940 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 202 | Thompson (George) | TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1827 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 226 | Gibbons (A. St. H) | EXPLORATION AND HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA 1895-96 |
1898 | USD 560.00 - 580.00 | USD 322.00 |
| 227 | Baker (Sir S. W.) | WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WAYS |
1890 | USD 550.00 - 600.00 | USD 322.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0372eeb9-97e1-47b2-baca-b3287d4704ee.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8f9ce440-b420-4407-8293-eb8e1b38ca19.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/71bb9667-5d66-4aa8-96a2-9880c74a7a26.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000")
![<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ca2d66a9-721d-4878-a2eb-51a7bb9a3889.jpg "<b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/f70b3790-9b4a-4990-b402-f0322021c0de.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ad2cf7b4-4d93-4231-a956-b440583b39b3.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i>
[1794]. £2,000-3,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5651043b-3c0d-4e2c-931f-72133bda9b36.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000")
![<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8c8244b7-4573-44d3-9c70-e0d3a3ed3cc4.jpg "<b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000")