Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books: Beautiful, Unusual and Inspiring, 82524, Ultimo

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Auction Report
Auction Date
August 25, 2024 - August 25, 2024
Page Size: 496 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
205

Blue backed, Chart of Southern Africa, and of the Islands of Madagascar, Bourbon and Mauritius, compiled principally from the late Surveys made by the Order of the British Government.

London 1862 AUD 1,900.00 - 2,100.00 Not Sold
206

To the Merchants and Sheep Owners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; This New Chart of the Indian and Pacific Oceans...From the latest and best Surveys and Authorities... .

Blachford 1848 AUD 1,900.00 - 2,200.00 AUD 1,778.00
207

Caribbean Sea

1878 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
208

Paintings and Statues from the Collection of President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia, Vol. I - V.

Tokyo 1964 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
209

1) Gilbert Voyage from New South Wales to Canton in the Year 1788 with views of the Islands Discovered 2) Portlock A Voyage Round The World But More Particularly To The North-West Coast of America . Both facsimiles

1960s AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
210

Nine Catalogues from Australian Antiquarian Booksellers All Catalogue Number One.

AUD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
211 Frederick Jones Bliss.

The development of Palestine exploration. Being the Ely lectures for 1903.

1906 AUD 120.00 - 150.00 AUD 177.80
212 Malcolm Turnbull.

A Bigger Picture

Melbourne 2020 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
213 Steve Waugh.

No Regrets

Sydney 1999 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
214 David Walsh.

A Bone of Fact

Sydney 2014 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
215 Kevin Rudd.

Not for the Faint-Hearted

Sydney 2017 AUD 80.00 - 100.00 AUD 50.80
216 C.J. Dennis,

2 books by C.J. Dennis, both 1st editions.

Sydney 1916 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
217 the N.S.W. Branch

The Light on the Hill

Sydney 1951 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 177.80
218 Curran.

4 books relating to the early days and geology of Sydney. 1-2) Geology of Sydney

Sydney 1916 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
219

6 Volumes of the Historical Records of Victoria. Included volumes are; 1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4 and 6.

Melbourne 1981 to 1991 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 508.00
220 Patrick White.

The Vivisector

London 1970 Reprinted 1973 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 25.40
221 Andrew Garran.

Picturesque Atlas of Australasia

Sydney 1866-1889. AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 952.50
222

2 Volumes of Howgego's Encyclopedia of Exploration. 1) 1850 to 1940: The Oceans, Islands and Polar Regions.

AUD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
223 Sir Douglas Mawson

The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. In 2 volumes

1915 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 412.75
224

4 books, 3 of which are written by Australian authors.

2006 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
225 Francis Edwards, Maggs , Dodd Mead, Rosenbach, William Robinson.

1) 9 bound volumes of booksellers and auctioneers catalogues of Americana. The earliest is 1903 and the most modern is in the 1940s. 2) Maggs' Bibliotheca Americana Vols. 1-9 in 7 bound books.

London 1922-1930 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 349.25
226 William Adlington.

The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius Translated

London 1923 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 317.50
227 Amundsen, 2 volume set.

The South Pole

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 254.00
228 P.G. Wodehouse.

Young Men in Spats

London 1936 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 508.00
229 P. G. Wodehouse.

Carry On, Jeeves

London 1925 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 2,413.00
  • Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
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    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
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    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
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