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174: Rare Books
Timed Auction
Closed: Aug 16, 2022 at 12 PM NZST
Auckland, New Zealand | 417 Lots
*Please note that the buyer's premium for this auction is 20% of the hammer price plus GST on the buyer's premium (total of 23% of the hammer price).
For any enquiries, including condition report requests, please email info@artandobject.co.nz or call 093544646.

The catalogue for our second Rare Book auction of the year features important and interesting works from several collections. Highlights of the catalogue include: A large number of books on art & music, private press and literature from the libraries of sculptor John Edgar and musician Richard Nunns; Robin Hyde – Inscribed copies of ‘Dragons Rampant’ and ‘Nor the Years Condemn’; A rare copy of Ian Fleming’s ‘On Her Majesty’s Service’ Jonathon Cape, this copy No 224 of 250 copies, Fleming’s only signed limited edition, published simultaneously with the first Trade edition 1 April, 1963; Of major interest are a complete set of the three Voyages of Captain James Cook 1773-1784, in eight text volumes and two folio atlases of plates and charts; Sydney Parkinson - A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas…. London 1773, first edition; W.L. Buller’s ‘A History of the Birds of New Zealand’, London 1888 and Supplements to the Birds of New Zealand’, London 1906; Historic New Zealand watercolours, lithographs and maps; A collection of major New Zealand hunting books with provenance to T.E. Donne, from the library of Brendan Coe founder and editor of Rod+Rifle.

The sale also features a large selection of New Zealand historic photographs, watercolours, lithographs, and maps; four Herbert Ponting images from the Terra Nova Expedition with the Paul Popper label; and ephemera from the Byrd and Shackleton Expeditions to the Antarctic.

This is an online auction only. Bidding opens on Wednesday 10 August and will begin closing with lot 1 at noon on Tuesday 16 August. Thereafter, lots will close consecutively every 30 seconds until completion. If a lot receives a bid within the last two minutes, it will auto-extend for two minutes until bidding stops.
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Sunday 14 August, 11am-4pm; Monday 15 August 9am-5pm; Tuesday 16 August, 9am-11am
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COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO JAMES JOYCE & FINNEGANS WAKE
COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO JAMES JOYCE & FINNEGANS WAKE
361
COLLECTION OF BOOKS RELATING TO JAMES JOYCE & FINNEGANS WAKE
Reserve met
Est.
$60 - $100
Sold
$50
DINESEN, ISAK - Out of Africa
DINESEN, ISAK - Out of Africa
362
DINESEN, ISAK - Out of Africa
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $300
Sold
$180
ELIOT, T.S. [2 titles] - Four Quartets
ELIOT, T.S. [2 titles] - Four Quartets
363
ELIOT, T.S. [2 titles] - Four Quartets
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $400
Sold
$200
FLEMING, IAN [signed] - On Her Majesty's Service
FLEMING, IAN  [signed] - On Her Majesty's Service
364
FLEMING, IAN [signed] - On Her Majesty's Service
Starting Bid: $9,000
Reserve not met
Est.
$12,000 - $14,000
Ended
HARDY, THOMAS - COLLECTION
HARDY, THOMAS - COLLECTION
365
HARDY, THOMAS - COLLECTION
Reserve not met
Est.
$150 - $200
Sold
$100
HAYMAN DAVID [editor] [James Joyce] - A First-Draft Version of Finnegans Wake
HAYMAN DAVID [editor]  [James Joyce] - A First-Draft Version of Finnegans Wake
366
HAYMAN DAVID [editor] [James Joyce] - A First-Draft Version of Finnegans Wake
Est.
$80 - $150
Sold
$60
HUGHES, TED [poems], BASKIN, LEONARD [drawings] - Cave Birds: an alchemical cave drama
HUGHES, TED [poems], BASKIN, LEONARD [drawings] - Cave Birds: an alchemical cave drama
367
HUGHES, TED [poems], BASKIN, LEONARD [drawings] - Cave Birds: an alchemical cave drama
Est.
$80 - $100
Sold
$60
JAMES JOYCE - BOX OF BOOKS
JAMES JOYCE - BOX OF BOOKS
368
JAMES JOYCE - BOX OF BOOKS
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $300
Sold
$200
JOURNAL OF BECKETT STUDIES - Ten issues
JOURNAL OF BECKETT STUDIES - Ten issues
369
JOURNAL OF BECKETT STUDIES - Ten issues
Starting Bid: $140
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $300
Ended
JOYCE JAMES - Exiles
JOYCE JAMES - Exiles
370
JOYCE JAMES - Exiles
Starting Bid: $200
Reserve not met
Est.
$300 - $500
Ended
JOYCE, JAMES [3 items] - Pomes Penyeach
JOYCE, JAMES  [3 items] - Pomes Penyeach
371
JOYCE, JAMES [3 items] - Pomes Penyeach
Est.
$80 - $120
Sold
$60
JOYCE, JAMES - Dubliners
JOYCE, JAMES - Dubliners
372
JOYCE, JAMES - Dubliners
Starting Bid: $600
Est.
$800 - $1,000
Ended
JOYCE, JAMES - Finnegans Wake
JOYCE, JAMES - Finnegans Wake
373
JOYCE, JAMES - Finnegans Wake
Starting Bid: $400
Est.
$500 - $700
Ended
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses. A Facsimile of the Manuscript.
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses. A Facsimile of the Manuscript.
374
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses. A Facsimile of the Manuscript.
Est.
$80 - $120
Sold
$70
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses
375
JOYCE, JAMES - Ulysses
Starting Bid: $450
Est.
$600 - $1,000
Ended
MODERN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
MODERN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
376
MODERN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
Starting Bid: $140
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $300
Ended
POUND, EZRA - Cantos [and others]
POUND, EZRA - Cantos [and others]
377
POUND, EZRA - Cantos [and others]
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $400
Sold
$200
SAMUEL BECKETT - PUBLICITY BROCHURE
SAMUEL BECKETT - PUBLICITY BROCHURE
378
SAMUEL BECKETT - PUBLICITY BROCHURE
Starting Bid: $60
Est.
$80 - $100
Ended
SARAMAGO JOSE [17 titles]
SARAMAGO JOSE  [17 titles]
379
SARAMAGO JOSE [17 titles]
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $400
Sold
$140
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. [signed by 9 members of the cast] - The Hobbit or There and Back Again
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.  [signed by 9 members of the cast] - The Hobbit or There and Back Again
380
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. [signed by 9 members of the cast] - The Hobbit or There and Back Again
Reserve met
Est.
$300 - $500
Sold
$550
TWAIN, MARK - The Jumping Frog
TWAIN, MARK - The Jumping Frog
381
TWAIN, MARK - The Jumping Frog
Starting Bid: $30
Est.
$40 - $60
Ended
WARD, LYND - God's Man
WARD, LYND - God's Man
382
WARD, LYND - God's Man
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $400
Sold
$140
WOOLF, VIRGINIA - Jacobs Room
WOOLF, VIRGINIA - Jacobs Room
383
WOOLF, VIRGINIA - Jacobs Room
Est.
$150 - $250
Sold
$110
CADELL, THOMAS [1742-1802] English bookseller & publisher
CADELL, THOMAS [1742-1802] English bookseller & publisher
384
CADELL, THOMAS [1742-1802] English bookseller & publisher
Reserve met
Est.
$300 - $500
Sold
$250
COLUMELLA (Lucius Junius Moderatus) - Les Douze Livres des choses rustiques...
COLUMELLA (Lucius Junius Moderatus) - Les Douze Livres des choses rustiques...
385
COLUMELLA (Lucius Junius Moderatus) - Les Douze Livres des choses rustiques...
Reserve met
Est.
$4,000 - $6,000
Sold
$3,000
COMBE, WILLIAM / ROWLANDSON, THOMAS - A mixed 3 Volume Set
COMBE, WILLIAM / ROWLANDSON, THOMAS - A mixed 3 Volume Set
386
COMBE, WILLIAM / ROWLANDSON, THOMAS - A mixed 3 Volume Set
Starting Bid: $300
Est.
$400 - $600
Ended
DICKENS, CHARLES - 6 VOLS - First Editions
DICKENS, CHARLES - 6 VOLS - First Editions
387
DICKENS, CHARLES - 6 VOLS - First Editions
Starting Bid: $450
Est.
$600 - $800
Ended
DOUAY RHEIMS BIBLE - The Holy Bible
DOUAY RHEIMS BIBLE - The Holy Bible
388
DOUAY RHEIMS BIBLE - The Holy Bible
Reserve met
Est.
$300 - $400
Sold
$200
LADIES JOURNAL - 19th Century Handwritten Journal
LADIES JOURNAL - 19th Century Handwritten Journal
389
LADIES JOURNAL - 19th Century Handwritten Journal
Reserve met
Est.
$100 - $150
Sold
$200
MERULA, GAUDENZIO - Gaudenzio Merulae Novariensis…
MERULA, GAUDENZIO - Gaudenzio Merulae Novariensis…
390
MERULA, GAUDENZIO - Gaudenzio Merulae Novariensis…
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $400
Sold
$250
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for 1828
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL  [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for 1828
391
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for 1828
Starting Bid: $140
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $400
Ended
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI [1831]
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI [1831]
392
REYNOLDS, FREDERIC MANSEL [fore-edge paintings] - The Keepsake for MDCCCXXXI [1831]
Starting Bid: $140
Reserve not met
Est.
$200 - $400
Ended
BRADSHAW'S RAILWAY MANUAL - Shareholder's Guide and Official Directory for 1871
BRADSHAW'S RAILWAY MANUAL - Shareholder's Guide and Official Directory for 1871
393
BRADSHAW'S RAILWAY MANUAL - Shareholder's Guide and Official Directory for 1871
Reserve met
Est.
$200 - $300
Sold
$300
COOK, AUGUSTUS - An Essay on the Teeth
COOK, AUGUSTUS - An Essay on the Teeth
394
COOK, AUGUSTUS - An Essay on the Teeth
Reserve met
Est.
$100 - $200
Sold
$180
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER'S POCKET BOOKS
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER'S POCKET BOOKS
395
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER'S POCKET BOOKS
Reserve met
Est.
$60 - $80
Sold
$160
EPSTEIN, BRIAN - A Cellarful of Noise
EPSTEIN, BRIAN - A Cellarful of Noise
396
EPSTEIN, BRIAN - A Cellarful of Noise
Reserve met
Est.
$50 - $100
Sold
$100
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