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| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 33,616.80 |
| Auction Date | July 10, 2025 - July 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 31,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #124 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 36,765.00 |
| Total Lots | 328 | ||
| Sold Lots | 123 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 101,505.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 37.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 119,205.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 205 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 28.20% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Baines (Thomas) | THE VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER |
1865 | USD 9,000.00 - 11,000.00 | USD 9,786.50 |
| 4 | Haldeman (Dr. J. N.) | THE INTERNATIONAL CONSPIRACY TO ESTABLISH A WORLD DICTATORSHIP AND THE MENACE TO SOUTH AFRICA (1960) |
1960 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,250.00 | USD 2,013.65 |
| 10 | Praagh (L. V.) | THE TRANSVAAL AND ITS MINES (1906) |
1906 | USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,437.50 |
| 120 | [Fawckner (James)] | NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN JAMES FAWCKNER'S TRAVELS ON THE COAST OF BENIN, WEST AFRICA |
1837 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,328.25 |
| 18 | Bogaert (Abraham) | A. BOGAERT'S HISTORISCHE REIZEN DOOR D'OOSTERSCHE DEELEN VAN ASIA: |
1711 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,150.00 |
| 20 | Alexander (Sir J.E.) | AN EXPEDITION OF DISCOVERY INTO THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA |
1838 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,147.70 |
| 12 | Jansen (E.) | CONCEPTS ABOUT DIAMOND SCIENCE AND DIAMOND PROCESSING (1923) |
1923 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 906.20 |
| 249 | Barth (Henry) [Heinrich] | TRAVELS AND DISCOVERIES IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AFRICA; |
1858 | USD 650.00 - 750.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 290 | Schreiner (Olive) | CLOSER UNION (Presentation copy to J.C. Molteno) |
1909 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 282 | Bleek (W.H.I.) & Lloyd (L.C.) | SPECIMENS OF BUSHMAN FOLKLORE |
1911 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 514.05 |
| 125 | Harris (Major William Cornwallis) | THE HIGHLANDS OF AETHIOPIA |
1844 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 483.00 |
| 163 | South West Africa | DIE KAMPFE DER DEUTSCHEN TRUPPEN IN SUDWESTAFRIKA |
1906 & 1907 | USD 240.00 - 240.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 42 | The Bible | DIE BYBEL (1933) |
1933 | USD 150.00 - 150.00 | USD 434.70 |
| 28 | Schatz (Ilse) | TSUMEB IN OTAVI MINING & RAILWAY COMPANY'S TIME (1997) |
1997 | USD 300.00 - 450.00 | USD 423.20 |
| 139 | Van der Walt (J.J.A.) & Vorster (P.J.) | PELARGONIUMS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1977 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 126 | Holub (Emil) | SEVEN YEARS IN SOUTH AFRICA |
1881 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 149 | Cooley (William Desborough) | INNER AFRICA LAID OPEN |
1852 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 262 | Kolben (Peter) | THE PRESENT STATE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: |
1731 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 345.00 |
| 137 | Howgego (Raymond John) | ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLORATION, 4 of 5 volumes: |
2003-2006 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 257 | [Phillipps (T.)] | SCENES AND OCCURRENCES IN ALBANY AND CAFFER-LAND, SOUTH AFRICA |
1827 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 287.50 |
| 133 | Cole (Desmond T.) | LITHOPS. Flowering Stones |
1988 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 265.65 |
| 14 | Chilvers (Hedley A.) | THE STORY OF DE BEERS |
1939 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 256.45 |
| 275 | Andersson (Charles John) | THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT |
1873 | USD 100.00 - 125.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 292 | Davis (Rev. William J.) | A DICTIONARY OF THE KAFFIR LANGUAGE |
1872 | USD 80.00 - 90.00 | USD 241.50 |
| 31 | Stokes (Ralph) | MINES AND MINERALS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (1908) |
1908 | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 230.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://pjupgrade-qadev.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
