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| Auction Name | Books, Maps and Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 28,334.85 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 16, 2026 - April 16, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 22,785.00 |
| Sale Number | #130 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 26,475.00 |
| Total Lots | 244 | ||
| Sold Lots | 98.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 82,405.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 40.16% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 99,285.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 146 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 28.54% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | King (Stephen) | CARRIE (The first published work by Stephen King) |
1974 | USD 1,100.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,216.55 |
| 23 | McToy (Edward D.) | A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE 13TH REGIMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE TRANSVAAL AND ZULU DIFFICULTIES 1877-8-9 |
1880 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,811.25 |
| 19 | [Luckhoff (R.) Editor:] | SHOOTING TRIP TO SOUTH-WEST AFRICA, 1928 (Privately issued album of photographs) |
N/A | USD 1,300.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 1,150.00 |
| 24 | Selous (Frederick Courteney) | A HUNTER'S WANDERINGS IN AFRICA. (Perhaps the most famous of all hunting books) |
1881 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 811.90 |
| 8 | C.J.Rhodes signed manuscript document: | OFFICIAL CAPE COLONY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION DATED 13 NOVEMBER 1895 |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 734.85 |
| 7 | Olive Schreiner: | AUTOGRAPH LETTER |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 690.00 |
| 9 | Autograph Letter: | CECIL JOHN RHODES (1853-1902) |
N/A | USD 450.00 - 500.00 | USD 676.20 |
| 110 | Wood (J. Medley) & Evans (Maurice S.) | NATAL PLANTS |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 664.70 |
| 27 | Ottens (R. & J.) | NIEUWE CAARTE VAN KAAP DE GOEDE HOOP EN'T ZUYDERDEEL VAN AFRICA (Framed) |
(Circa 1740) | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 661.25 |
| 15 | VOC Document: | DEED OF SALE |
N/A | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 634.80 |
| 200 | Bolus (H.) | ICONES ORCHIDEARUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM EXTRA-TROPICARUM; or FIGURES WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF EXTRA-TROPICAL SOUTH AFRICAN ORCHIDS |
1896 -1913 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 603.75 |
| 26 | Barrow (John | TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1806 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 575.00 |
| 106 | ‘The Pioneer Paper of Matabeleland’: | MATABELELAND TIMES AND MINING JOURNAL |
1894 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 543.95 |
| 104 | [De Sousa (Manoel)] | HISTORIA DA MUY NOTAVEL PERDA DO GALEAM GRANDE S. JOAM |
(No date circa 1700) | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 507.15 |
| 198 | Le Vaillant (Francois) | TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AFRICA & NEW TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR PARTS OF AFRICA |
1796 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 468.05 |
| 82 | Mining Contract | MINING DOCUMENT SIGNED BY MILITARY GOVERNOR OF JOHANNESBURG COLIN MACKENZIE (1900) |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 250.00 | USD 460.00 |
| 10 | Cabinet Photograph: | CECIL JOHN RHODES (1853-1902) (Signed) |
No date (circa 1895) | USD 400.00 - 450.00 | USD 453.10 |
| 196 | Andersson (Charles John) | THE OKAVANGO RIVER: |
1861 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 453.10 |
| 190 | Von Hohnel (Lieut.Ludwig) | DISCOVERY OF LAKES RUDOLPH AND STEFANIE |
1894 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 434.70 |
| 28 | De la Rochette (L.S.) | THE DUTCH COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (Framed) |
1795 . | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 410.55 |
| 63 | Cipolla (Arnaldo) | IN THE LAND OF GOLD AND DIAMONDS (1930) |
1930 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 402.50 |
| 209 | Tolkien, J.R.R. | BEOWULF |
1936 | USD 450.00 - 500.00 | USD 386.40 |
| 120 | [Raper (Peter E.) and Boucher (Maurice) editors:] | ROBERT JACOB GORDON (De luxe edition) |
1988 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 126 | Hammer (Steven A.) | THE GENUS CONOPHYTUM. A CONOGRAPH (Collectors' Edition) |
1993 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 362.25 |
| 136 | Bayer (Bruce) | HAWORTHIA REVISITED (Collectors' Edition) |
1999 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 362.25 |
