Dunbar Sloane: Rare Book
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Book | Total Sales (NZD) | 119,946.05 |
| Auction Date | May 08, 2025 - May 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 113,790.00 |
| Sale Number | #1857 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD) | 201,170.00 |
| Total Lots | 350 | ||
| Sold Lots | 307 | Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 173,680.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (NZD) | 308,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 43 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 38.84% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | The Booke of Common prayer 1580 |
1580 | NZD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | NZD 10,710.00 | |
| 225 | Owen Richard | Memoirs of the Extinct Wingless Birds Of New Zealand (2 Volumes) |
1879 | NZD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | NZD 9,520.00 |
| 223 | Buller Walter Lawry | A History Of The Birds Of New Zealand |
1873 | NZD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | NZD 8,925.00 |
| 320 | Travers W T L (Editor) | New Zealand Graphic And Descriptive |
1877 | NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 4,760.00 |
| 224 | Buller Sir Walter Lawry | A History Of The Birds Of New Zealand (2 Volumes) |
1888 | NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 3,570.00 |
| 342 | Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718) | Nuova Zelanda |
1696 | NZD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | NZD 2,856.00 |
| 249 | Venerable Bede | The History Of The Church Of England |
1565 | NZD 1,400.00 - 2,500.00 | NZD 2,618.00 |
| 243 | Parr Samuel | A Letter from Irenoplis to The Inhabitants of Eleutheropolis |
1792 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 2,023.00 |
| 67 | Woon James Garland | Wanganui Old Settlers |
1902 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 1,785.00 |
| 161 | Cook Captain & King Captain James | A Voyage To The Pacific Ocean (5 Volumes) |
1784 | NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | NZD 1,785.00 |
| 111 | Robley Major-General | Moko; Or Maori Tattooing |
1896 | NZD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | NZD 1,666.00 |
| 180 | Hawkesworth John | An Account Of The Voyages (3 Volumes) |
1773 | NZD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 1,666.00 |
| 56 | 21 Volumes Of The Hawkes Bay Almanack & Directory Circa 1867-1907 |
Circa 1867-1907 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 1,547.00 | |
| 226 | Buller |
1905 | NZD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | NZD 1,547.00 | |
| 193 | (-) Aurora Australis |
1988 | NZD 500.00 - 800.00 | NZD 1,309.00 | |
| 291 | Orwell George | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | NZD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | NZD 1,130.50 |
| 117 | White John | The Ancient History Of The Maori his Mythology And Traditions (7 Vols) |
NZD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | NZD 1,071.00 | |
| 247 | Ovid | P Ovidi Nasonis Operum Tom 1 |
1683 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 1,011.50 |
| 251 | Calvin John | The Institution of Christian Religion |
1578 | NZD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | NZD 1,011.50 |
| 152 | Omia | An Historic Epistle from Omiah to the Queen of Otaheite |
1775 | NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 952.00 |
| 263 | (-) The Book of Common Prayer |
1774 | NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 952.00 | |
| 245 | Ovid | Pub Ovidii Nasonis Operum Tom 2 |
1683 | NZD 400.00 - 800.00 | NZD 892.50 |
| 27 | Grayling W I of the Taranaki Volunteer Rifles | The War In Taranaki |
1862 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 833.00 |
| 33 | Bidwill John Carne | Rambles in New Zealand |
1841 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 833.00 |
| 120 | Robley Major-General | Mok; Or Maori Tattooing |
1896 | NZD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 833.00 |
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