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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Books | Total Sales (USD) | 21,823.55 |
| Auction Date | March 06, 2025 - March 06, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 16,785.00 |
| Sale Number | #121 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 18,070.00 |
| Total Lots | 326 | ||
| Sold Lots | 140 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 61,166.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 42.94% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 68,106.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 186 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 32.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Van der Walt (J.J.A.) & Vorster (P.J.) | PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1977, 1981, 1988 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 2,741.60 |
| 4 | Selous (F.C.) | A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA. Author's presentation copy to James Jameson. 'Perhaps the most famous of all hunting books'. |
1881 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,173.50 |
| 5 | Campbell (Lieutenant Colin) | EIGHT MONTHS ON AN ARMOURED TRAIN (Presentation copy) |
1901 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,207.50 |
| 58 | Stanley (Henry Morton) | THROUGH THE DARK CONTINENT |
1878 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 664.70 |
| 313 | HOSKINS (G. A.) | TRAVELS IN ETHIOPIA; ABOVE THE SECOND CATARACT OF THE NILE |
1835 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 598.00 |
| 112 | De Villiers J.C. (Kay) (Presentation copy) | HEALERS, HELPERS AND HOSPITALS |
2008 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 7 | Park (Mungo) | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR DISTRICTS OF AFRICA |
1799 | USD 350.00 - 450.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 11 | Dibdin (Thomas Frognall) | A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ANTIQUARIAN AND PICTURESQUE TOUR IN FRANCE AND GERMANY |
1821 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 106 | Van Wyk Louw (N.P.) | RAKA |
1941 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 79 | Dyer, (R.A.) | THE CYCADS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1965 | USD 100.00 - 100.00 | USD 332.35 |
| 16 | Blixen-Finecke (Bror von) | AFRICAN HUNTER |
1937 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 62 | Massie (R.H.) | THE NATIVE TRIBES OF THE TRANSVAAL |
1905 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 109 | Van Wyk Louw (N.P.) | GESTALTES EN DIERE (Presentation copy to his daughter) |
1942 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 191 | Selous (Frederick Courteney) | TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE IN SOUTH EAST AFRICA |
1893 | USD 250.00 - 180.00 | USD 302.45 |
| 18 | His Majesty's Stationery Office | AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND PORTUGAL ABOUT THE SOUTHERN AFRICA (1912-1920) - LOT OF 3 ITEMS |
1912-1920 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 222 | Hiley (Alan R.I.) and Hassell (John A.) Captains of Scouts in the Boer Army | THE MOBILE BOER |
1902 | USD 125.00 - 150.00 | USD 276.00 |
| 307 | de Lima (J. Suasso) | GESCHIEDENIS VAN DE KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP (1825 Edition and Modern Facsimile Reprint) |
USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 258.75 | |
| 132 | Bosman (Herman Charles) | MAFEKING ROAD |
1947 | USD 800.00 - 100.00 | USD 230.00 |
| 305 | Watt (John Mitchell) & Breyer-Brandwijk (Maria Gerdina) | MEDICINAL AND POISONOUS PLANTS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA (2nd Edition) |
1962 | USD 250.00 - 325.00 | USD 224.25 |
| 171 | Lange (Friedrich) | DEUTSCH-SUDWEST-AFRIKA |
1907 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 211.60 |
| 123 | [Flack (Peter) Editor:] | HUNTING THE AFRICAN BUFFALO |
2017 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 205.85 |
| 82 | Baines (Thomas) | THE VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER |
1969 | USD 220.00 - 220.00 | USD 201.25 |
| 32 | Newman (Kenneth) | BIRDLIFE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (1971) - De Luxe Collector's Edition |
1971 | USD 90.00 - 90.00 | USD 181.70 |
| 188 | Roosevelt (Theodore) | AFRICAN GAME TRAILS |
1910 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 172.50 |
| 126 | Golabchi (Hossein "Soudy") | OBSESSED! HUNTING MOUNTAIN GAME IN NORTH AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD |
2008 | USD 60.00 - 70.00 | USD 166.75 |