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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | T. D. Taylor; J. Henderson | 5 Vintage NZ Historical Pamphlets |
1940; 1933; 1937; 1922; 1891 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 65.45 | |
| 27 | Joseph Campbell; P. G. Morgan; James Mackintosh Bell; Arthur Jarman | 6 Early Booklets On The NZ Goldfields & Mining |
1896; 1902; c1906; c1903; c1910; 1911 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 178.50 | |
| 28 | H. B. Morton | A Collection Of 10 Vintage NZ Historical Pamphlets |
1887; 1842; 1842; 1873; 1893; 1834; 1890; 1920; 1913 | NZD 200.00 - 350.00 | NZD 226.10 | |
| 29 | Leys Thomson W | A Weird Region New Zealand Lakes, Terraces, Geysers, and Volcanoes |
Auckland | 1905 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 95.20 |
| 30 | Ng James | Windows On A Chinese Past (4 Volumes) |
1993; 1995; 1999; 1993 | NZD 300.00 - 450.00 | NZD 190.40 | |
| 31 | Beaglehole J C | The New Zealand Scholar |
Eastbourne | 1982 | NZD 300.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 32 | Edward Jerningham Wakefield; W. H. Oliver; W. P. Morrell; D. O. W. Hall; Edward Ward; J. B. Condliffe; Lipson; Joan Stevens; John Miller | 8 Various NZ Historical Volumes |
N/A | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 83.30 | |
| 33 | J. F. H. Wohlers; Octavius Hadfield; John A Lee; F. L. W. Wood; R. M. Burdon; J. C. Beaglehole; A. G. Butchers; Harold Miller | 10 Various NZ Historical & Biographical Volumes |
N/A | NZD 80.00 - 160.00 | NZD 113.05 | |
| 34 | Carton Of NZ Historical & Literary Volumes |
N/A | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 29.75 | ||
| 35 | Collection Of Department Of Lands And Surveys NZ Annual Reports |
1900-1929 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 95.20 | ||
| 36 | George Dobson Valentine | 3 x 19th Century George Dobson Valentine Albumen Prints Of Mt Tarawera & Rotorua |
1880s | NZD 750.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 499.80 | |
| 37 | Scenes from New Zealand |
N/A | NZD 240.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 38 | W. B. (William Baulke); A. T. Ngata; Alexander McCrae; Frederick Revans Chapman; Johannes C Andersen | 3 Maori Related Volumes |
Wellington | 1905; 1959; 1928 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 83.30 |
| 39 | Atkinson A S | Notes on The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary of Mr E Tregear |
Nelson | 1893 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 23.80 |
| 40 | Stafford D M | Te Arawa A History of the Arawa People |
Wellington | 1967 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 142.80 |
| 41 | Grace John Te H | Tuwharetoa The History of the Maori People of the Taupo District |
Wellington | 1959 | NZD 140.00 - 280.00 | NZD 226.10 |
| 42 | Mitira Tiaki Hikawera ( J H Mitchell) | Mitira Tiaki Hikawera ( J H Mitchell) Takitimu |
Wellington | 1944 | NZD 160.00 - 280.00 | NZD 142.80 |
| 43 | Barbage S Barton | Hauhauism An Episode in the Maori Wars 1863-1866 |
1937 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 309.40 | |
| 44 | Kirkham Francis W | Lessons for Beginners in the Maori Language also Exercises and Vocabulary |
Auckland | 1917 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 130.90 |
| 45 | Grey Sir George | Ko Nga Waiata Maori He Mea Kohikohi Mai |
Cape Of Good Hope | 1857 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 404.60 |
| 46 | Best Elsdon | The Maori Vol I |
Wellington | 1924 | NZD 60.00 - 120.00 | NZD 83.30 |
| 47 | W. D. Webster | Illustrated Catalogue of Ethnographical Specimens European and Eastern Arms and Armour Prehistoric and other Curiosities |
Bicester | 1899 | NZD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 773.50 |
| 48 | Simmons D R | Catalogue Of Maori Artefacts In The Museum Of Canada And The United States Of America Bulletin of the Auckland Institute And Museum Number 12 |
Auckland, New Zealand | 1982 | NZD 100.00 - 200.00 | NZD 166.60 |
| 49 | Cowan James | Pictures of Old New Zealand The Partridge Collection of Maori Paintings by Gottfried Lindauer |
Auckland | 1930 | NZD 140.00 - 260.00 | NZD 166.60 |
| 50 | Robley Major-General | Moko or Maori Tattooing With 180 Illustrations From Drawings By The Author And From Photographs |
London | 1896 | NZD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | NZD 1,011.50 |
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