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| Auction Name | Rare Books - Internet bidstart 10/10 | Total Sales (USD) | 54,142.00 |
| Auction Date | October 17, 2013 - October 17, 2013 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 64,875.00 |
| Sale Number | #30 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 74,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 492 | ||
| Sold Lots | 268 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 128,950.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 149,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 224 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 36.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273 | Sowerby, James (With Assistance) | British Mineralogy: Or Coloured Figures Intended to Elucidate the Mineralogy of Great Britain |
1804, 1806, 1809, 1811, and 1817 | USD 7,500.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 7,035.00 |
| 30 | NAMA- A.B.Z. Kannis, Gei *Hu- *Ze Khom-Ei-Kannis. [By the Rev. H C Knudsen]. | Rare SOUTH AFRICAN Primer 1845 |
1845 | USD 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,988.00 |
| 1 | Duncan (William) | THE COMMENTARIES OF CAESAR |
1753 | USD 3,750.00 - 4,250.00 | USD 3,885.00 |
| 491 | Mandela (Nelson) | Mandela (Nelson) FINE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH |
USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,426.00 | |
| 8 | Baines (Thomas) | EXPLORATIONS IN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA |
1864 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,995.00 |
| 4 | Prisoner-of-War Handicraft: | CANDLESTICK, ST HELENA 1901 |
USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,575.00 | |
| 490 | Mandela (Nelson) | LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. (Presentation copy) |
2002 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,750.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 5 | Prisoner-of-War Handicraft: | PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS, ST HELENA 1901 |
USD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,155.00 | |
| 169 | Laird, D.J. + Darke, Major S. T. | Uniforms of the Security Forces of Rhodesia |
1979 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 834.00 |
| 216 | Timlin, William Mitcheson | The Ship that Sailed to Mars |
No date [1923] | USD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 800.00 |
| 2 | Aquinas ( Thomas) | SUMMA TOTIUS THEOLOGIÆ: |
1569 | USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 | USD 788.00 |
| 170 | Nelson Mandela | General Strike - Scarce Early Mandela Publication |
1961 | USD 500.00 - 500.00 | USD 773.00 |
| 222 | Langtry, Emilie Charlotte (Lillie) | Lillie Langtry to Ellen Terry - Fine Association ALS |
nd | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 657.00 |
| 7 | Noble (John) | THE CAPE AND ITS PEOPLE AND OTHER ESSAYS (Presentation copy from Maclear to Herschel) |
1869 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 630.00 |
| 153 | Forced Removals Document | Survey of the Western Areas of Johannesburg (1950) |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 600.00 | |
| 111 | Harris, Captain W. Cornwallis | Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa |
1976 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 550.00 |
| 218 | Gilbert, William Schwenck | W.S. Gilbert - Nice Signed Autograph Letter |
2001 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 504.00 |
| 298 | [Cau (Cornelius) Editor] | GROOT PLACAET-BOECK (1658) |
1658 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 19 | Picasso, Pablo (illustrations and lettering), Louis Miguel Dominguin (introduction) and George Boudaille (essay) | Picasso Toros y Toreros (Bulls and Bullfighting) (text in Spanish and French) |
1961 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 496 | IVOR BANNET | THE AMAZONS, A NOVEL BY IVOR BANNET. |
1948 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 130 | Argus Annual: | THE ARGUS ANNUAL AND SOUTH AFRICAN DIRECTORY 1893 |
-1893 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 431.00 |
| 200 | David Goldblatt | Some Afrikaners photographed (signed) |
1975 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 426.00 |
| 126 | [Waterhouse (Gilbert) Editor:] | SIMON VAN DER STEL'S JOURNEY TO NAMAQUALAND IN 1685 – 86 |
1932 | USD 75.00 - 100.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 103 | Richardson, Sir Wodehouse | With the Army Service Corps in South Africa |
1903 | USD 450.00 - 450.00 | USD 399.00 |
| 24 | Fry, C Hilary, Stuart Keith and Emil K Urban (series editors) | Birds of Africa (Seven volumes, 1982-2004) |
1984-2004 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 368.00 |
