Auction Reports
Dunbar Sloane
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- The Tony Arthur Library
- Auction Date
- 11/26/2025 - 11/26/2025
- Sale Number
- #1901
- Total Lots
- 301
- Sold Lots
- 201.0
- Lots Sold
- 66.78%
- Unsold Lots
- 100
- Total Sales (NZD)
- 52,437.40
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)
- 38,370.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (NZD)
- 79,865.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (NZD)
- 73,070.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (NZD)
- 133,750.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 39.21%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Tolkien J R R | The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy |
1954 | NZD 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 | NZD 3,808.00 |
| 148 | Rutherford Ernest | Association Copy |
1891 & 1892 | NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | NZD 2,380.00 |
| 190 | Wilde Oscar | Salome |
1930 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | NZD 1,428.00 |
| 56 | Sparrman Anders | A Voyage Round The World With James Cook In H.M.S. Resolution |
1948 | NZD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 1,428.00 |
| 37 | Swinburne Algernon Charles | Lucretia Borgia |
1942 | NZD 750.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 1,071.00 |
| 160 | (-) | Aurora Australis |
1988 | NZD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 1,071.00 |
| 36 | Johnson Ben | A Croppe Of Kisses |
1937 | NZD 500.00 - 800.00 | NZD 952.00 |
| 267 | Two 1753 Maps By Bellin |
NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 952.00 | ||
| 98 | Jones Glyn | The Saga Of Llywarch The Old |
1955 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 892.50 |
| 245 | Various | Rare & Complete 13 Volume Set Of The Yellow Book |
1894-1897 | NZD 2,000.00 - 3,500.00 | NZD 892.50 |
| 131 | Barnett P Neville | Hiroshige |
1938 | NZD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 833.00 |
| 22 | Mathers E Powys | Procreant Hymn |
1926 | NZD 1,000.00 - 15,000.00 | NZD 833.00 |
| 283 | Antonio Zatta | Mare Del Sud |
1776 | NZD 850.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 272 | Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont D'Urville | Carte de la Nouvelle Zelande 1846 |
1835, 1846 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 213 | Sackville-West V | The Garden |
1946 | NZD 400.00 - 600.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 162 | Large Late 19th Century Part Album "Photographs of New Zealand" |
NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 773.50 | ||
| 193 | Pushkin Alexander | The Golden Cockerel |
1950 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 714.00 |
| 85 | Stewart Cecil | Topiary An Historical Diversion |
1959 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 714.00 |
| 259 | Charles Heaphy (after) | A View Of Part Of The Town Of Wellington |
c1841 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 714.00 |
| 12 | Macnamara Francis (Ed) | Miscellaneous Writings Of Henry the Eighth |
1924 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 654.50 |
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