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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Fine Art, Literature, History, Biggles, James Bond, Fine Bindings

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Auction Name Fine Art, Literature, History, Biggles, James Bond, Fine Bindings Total Sales (AUD) 36,950.65
Auction Date March 08, 2024 - March 08, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 33,435.00
Sale Number #30824 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 48,060.00
Total Lots 265
Sold Lots 206 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 52,495.00
% of Lots Sold 77.74% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 73,100.00
Unsold Lots 59 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 50.55%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17 Robert Emerson Curtis.

Building the Bridge. Twelve Lithographs and with Supplement Lino print with hand painted details.

AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 4,064.00
259

WISDEN

 1900-2004 AUD 100.00 - 120.00 AUD 2,032.00
10

Australian World Syndicating Service. Special Feature Offer. Twenty Eight True Life Stories from Northern Australia, New Guinea, and the Islands of the Coral Sea by Ion L. Idriess..

 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 1,651.00
1 by Carboni Raffaello.

The Eureka Stockade. The Consequence of Some Pirates Wanting On Quarter-Deck A Rebellion.

1855 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 1,524.00
5

Comprehensive Cartography of Portugal published to commemorate the fifth centenary of Prince Henry's death.

1960 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 1,016.00
193 Arhtur Clifford.

Collectanea Cliffordiana in Three Parts.

1817 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 952.50
4 Oliver Goldsmith.

A History of The Earth and Animated Nature,

no date c1848. AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 762.00
6 George Barrington .

The History of New South Wales including Botany Bay, Port Jackson, Parramatta, Sydney and all its Dependencies from the Original Discovery of the island with the Customs and Manners of the Natives and an Account of the English Colony and its Foundation to

 1802 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 762.00
8 J H Maiden Assisted W S Campbell Sydney Government Printer 1895 - 1898.

Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales , with Especial Reference to Their Economic Value

 AUD 450.00 - 550.00 AUD 539.75
315 C. Suetonius Tranquillus

The Lives Of The Twelve Caesars, The First Emperor of Rome. Written in Latin by C. Suetonius Tranquillus and now done into English by Several Hands.

 AUD 120.00 - 200.00 AUD 508.00
190 J Mitchel.

The History of The Revolutions in Sweden, occasioned by The Change of Religion, and Alteration of the Government in That Kingdom.

1696 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 476.25
320

3 Drama or Music bound in one volume. Including 1) Ipermestra. Drama Per Musica. Pel Teatro di S.M.B.

1754 AUD 120.00 - 200.00 AUD 476.25
47

Parliamentary Paper: Federal Capital City Designs. Report of Board appointed to investigate and report as to suitability of certain designs for adoption in connection with lay-out of Federal Capital.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 444.50
102

10 Easton Press classics finely bound in full leather.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 412.75
141 Lucius Annaeus Florus

Lucius Annaeus Florus: His Epitome of Roman History, From Romulus to Augustus Caesar.

1752 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 412.75
299 Ian Fleming

The Man with The Golden Gun

1965 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 412.75
310 EG Waterhouse.

Camellia Trail. With twenty-one plates in colour by Paul Jones.

1952 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 412.75
80

1858 Victorian Parliamentary Paper. Execution of Criminals Report of the Sherriff.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 381.00
129 William Holloway.

A General Dictionary of Provincialisms, Written with a view to recue from oblivion the fast fading relics of By-gone days.

1838 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 349.25
146

1) Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds Volume 1 Raties to Ducks Part A and Part B, editors S.Marchant and P.J. Higgins.

1990 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 317.50
232

Encyclopedia of World Art complete in 15 volumes.

1959 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 317.50
11 Paul Klee.

Klee: Ten Reproductions in Facsimile of Paintings By Paul Klee.

1946 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 285.75
92 Edited by Captain W.J.L., Wharton R.N. , F R. S. Hydrographer of the Admiralty.

Captain Cook's Journal during His First Voyage Round the World Made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768-71.

1893 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 285.75
106 John Alexander Ferguson.

Bibliography of Australia. Facsimile edition.

1975 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 285.75
158

Prints of Margaret Preston: Catalogue Raisonne by Roger Butler.

2005 AUD 140.00 - 200.00 AUD 285.75
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
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