Dunbar Sloane: Rare Books, 1917, Wellington
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 09, 2026 - April 09, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | George Orwell | Nineteen Eighty-Four A Novel |
London | 1949 | NZD 400.00 - 650.00 | NZD 261.80 |
| 327 | W H Helm | Vigee-Lebrun 1755-1842 Her Life, Works and friendships. |
London | ND | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 35.70 |
| 328 | Jonathan Swift | Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Nations Of The World. |
London | 1864 | NZD 70.00 - 140.00 | NZD 41.65 |
| 329 | John Milton; Sir Egerton Brydges | The Poetical Works of John Milton edited by Sir Egerton Brydges |
London | 1862 | NZD 70.00 - 140.00 | NZD 41.65 |
| 330 | Mrs Fenwick; Sir Thomas Malory; John Ashton; Marcia R Pointon | 4 Various Literary Volumes |
London | 1813; c1900; 1887; 1970 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 65.45 |
| 331 | 3 Early Penrose Annuals |
1902-3; 1904-5; 1912-13 | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 357.00 | ||
| 332 | Charlotte Bronte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bronte; Patrick Bronte | The Works Of Charlotte Emily & Anne Bronte (12 Volumes) |
London | 1893 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 59.50 |
| 333 | Alan Mulgan; James K. Baxter; Katherine Mansfield; Allen Curnow; Janet Frame; David McKee Wright; Robert Solway | 7 NZ Literary Volumes |
1927; 1967; 1948; 1978; 1951; 1983; 1945 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 59.50 | |
| 334 | James K Baxter | In Times of Trouble among Nations (Baxter's last published poem) |
1972 | NZD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 335 | Gustave Dore | The Holy Bible Containing The Old And New Testaments, With Illustrations By Gustave Dore |
London | ND | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 71.40 |
| 336 | Frank Herbert | analog Science Fact-Science Fiction (8 original copies of the magazine 1963-65) |
1963-65 | NZD 400.00 - 800.00 | NZD 380.80 | |
| 337 | A. L. Dyke; J. W. Barritt | Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by A. L. Dyke, Twentieth Edition |
Chicago | 1943 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 338 | Denis Glover; Edward Lear; Bill Pearson; Russell Clark | 4 NZ & Other Literary Volumes |
London | 1971; ND (1894); 1963; 1981 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 71.40 |
| 339 | Robert Gibbings; A. Mary Kirkus | 6 Books By Robert Gibbings |
1932; 1958; 1949; 1962; 1946; 1948 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 107.10 | |
| 340 | Augustine Birrell | Boswell's Life Of Johnson (6 Volumes) |
London | 1906 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 35.70 |
| 341 | Clarke Samuel | Odyssea Graece et Latine Homer's Odyssey in Greek and Latin |
Edinburgh | 1846 | NZD 180.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 342 | Harrison Gessner | A Treatise on the Greek Prepositions And On The Cases Of Nouns With Which These Are Used |
Philadelphia | 1858 | NZD 120.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 343 | Heyne C G | Homeri Illias 2 Volumes Homer's Illiad |
Oxford | 1821 | NZD 180.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 344 | Gregory Brian; Richard McWhannell; Tara McLeod | In Winter Vineyards Woodcuts by Richard McWhannell |
Auckland | 1999 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 178.50 |
| 345 | Wright Lewis | The Practical Poultry Keeper With Eight Coloured Plates And Other Illustrations |
London | ND (1905) | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 71.40 |
| 346 | Cheeseman T. F. | Manual of the New Zealand Flora |
Wellington | 1906 | NZD 80.00 - 140.00 | NZD 71.40 |
| 347 | Kirk Thomas | The Students Flora Of New Zealand and The Outlying Islands |
Wellington | ND (1899) | NZD 70.00 - 140.00 | NZD 53.55 |
| 348 | Professor Sollas; Alexander McKay | The Rocks Of Cape Colville Peninsula Auckland New Zealand (2 Volumes) |
Wellington | 1905 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 41.65 |
| 349 | Bettany G T | The World's Inhabitants or, Mankind, Animals, And Plants |
London | ND (c1888-1890) | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 101.15 |
| 350 | Sir G. Fenwick; James Speden; David Tannock; Laing and Blackwell | 3 New Zealand Natural History Volumes |
Dunedin; Auckland | ND; 1957 | NZD 80.00 - 140.00 | NZD 47.60 |
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