AntiquarianAuctions.com: Antiquarian Books, 120, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 23, 2025 - January 23, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delegorgue (Louis Adulphe) | TRAVELS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA [2 VOLUMES] (1847) |
Paris, | 1847 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 2 | Stern (Irma) | CONGO (Limited edition signed by the artist) |
Pretoria, | 1943 | USD 1,300.00 - 1,600.00 | Not Sold |
| 3 | Leipoldt (C. Louis), Greene (Alice), Molteno (Betty) & others: | SONGS OF THE VELD AND OTHER POEMS (1902) |
London, | 1902 | USD 1,400.00 - 1,400.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | Olivieri, Schoeman, Van Wyk, Sartori, Baistrocchi & others... | NAMIBIA |
USD 450.00 - 450.00 | USD 690.00 | ||
| 5 | Abbe Henri Breuil | ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR BY ABBE BREUIL USED AS FRONTISPIECE FOR HIS BOOK "THE TSISAB RAVINE AND OTHER BRANDBERG SITES" |
1959 | USD 550.00 - 550.00 | USD 603.75 | |
| 6 | Martyn (William Frederick) | THE GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE OR A NEW COPIOUS COMPLEAT AND UNIVERSAL SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY |
London, | 1782-83 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | [Burton (Captain Sir Richard Francis)] | THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT |
London, | 1897 | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 8 | Theal (George McCall) | HANDWRITTEN LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIS SISTER "ESSIE" STOCKENSTROM REGARDING THE ABSENCE OF PRIMARY SOURCES ON DIAS'S VOYAGE (1915) |
1915 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 9 | Canon Law: | CORPUS JURIS CANONICI Gregorii XIII Pont. Max. |
Parisiis, | 1705 | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 10 | Theal (George McCall) | HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA - a complete set of the STAR edition, with 5 copies in original dust jackets |
London, | 1919-1927 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Cycad Society of South Africa | JOURNAL OF THE CYCAD SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA / ENCEPHALARTOS |
USD 950.00 - 950.00 | USD 960.25 | ||
| 12 | Godlonton (Robert) & Irving (Edward) | A NARRATIVE OF THE KAFFIR WAR of 1850-51 - (issue no. 5 of the original 12 numbered monthly parts) |
Graham's Town, | 1851 | USD 200.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | Shaw (Dr Thomas) | REIZEN EN AANMERKINGEN DOOR EN OVER BARBARYEN EN HET OOSTE |
Amsterdam, | 1780 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 14 | Reunert (Theodore) | DIAMONDS AND GOLD IN SOUTH AFRICA (1893) |
London, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg, | 1893 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,026.95 |
| 15 | Boswell (James) | THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. |
London, | 1791 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,569.75 |
| 16 | Owen (Captain William Fitzwilliam) | NARRATIVE OF VOYAGES TO EXPLORE THE SHORES OF AFRICA , ARABIA AND MADAGASCAR |
London, | 1833 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 17 | [Cape Almanac] | THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ALMANAC AND ANNUAL REGISTER FOR 1842 |
Cape Town, | [1841] | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 172.50 |
| 18 | Mandela (Winnie) | THE LADY. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WINNIE MANDELA & WINNIE MANDELA, A LIFE (2 volumes, signed) |
London, | 1994/2003 | USD 750.00 - 780.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Melliss (John Charles) | ST. HELENA |
London, | 1875 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | [Cole (Alfred) & Noble (Roderick) Editors:] | THE CAPE MONTHLY MAGAZINE (1857-1861) - 6 VOLUMES OF EARLY ISSUES IN ORIGINAL CAPE BINDINGS |
Cape Town, | 1859-1861 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 21 | Sheffield (Thomas) | THE STORY OF THE SETTLEMENT. GRAHAMSTOWN AS IT WAS, AND GRAHAMSTOWN AS IT IS. (1882) |
Grahamstown, | 1882 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 22 | [Godlonton & White (Editors)] | THE EASTERN PROVINCE MONTHLY MAGAZINE (Vol.I No.10, June, 1857) |
Grahamstown, | 1857 | USD 60.00 - 60.00 | USD 46.00 |
| 23 | A Colonial Officer (Harry Vernon Woon) | TWENTY-FIVE YEARS' SOLDIERING IN SOUTH AFRICA - A Personal Narrative by a Colonial Officer (1909) |
London, | 1909 | USD 200.00 - 200.00 | USD 175.95 |
| 24 | Elizabeth Goodall, C. K. Cooke, J. Desmond Clark | PREHISTORIC ROCK ART OF THE FEDERATION OF RHODESIA & NYASALAND (1959) |
Salisbury, Rhodesia, | 1959 | USD 120.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Mason (R.J.) | PREHISTORIC MAN AT MELVILLE KOPPIES JOHANNESBURG |
Johannesburg, | 1971 | USD 65.00 - 65.00 | USD 57.50 |