Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books and Maps: an Eclectic Mix, A132, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 10, 2024 - November 10, 2024
Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
478

2 books by Bibliotheca Australiana. 1) A voyage round the world from 1806 to 1812; In which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian Islands, and the Sandwich Islands were visited.

1970 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
479

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 facsililes

1960s AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
480 Geoffrey C Ingleton.

Matthew Flinders Navigator and Chartmaker

1986 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 152.40
481

2 Books on expeditions in different parts of the world. 1) Mapping Our World: Terra Incognita to Australia.

2014 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
482

A little collection from the Goossens musical family. Includes: 1) 1947 National Orchestra page from program signed by Eugene Goossens.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
483 Ion Idriess

4 books by Ion Idriess, 2 first editions, 1 signed and a memorial edition. 1) Over the Range. Signed by Ion Idriess on opening endpaper. Some rubbing to cover, light foxing. New edition

1951 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
484 Dorothea Zack Hanle.

The Hairdo Handbook

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
485

5 Australian cooking books, all from the early 1900s to 1948.

early 1900s to 1948 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
486

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes in 3 Volumes.

2006 AUD 80.00 - 150.00 AUD 88.90
487 Eugene-Francois Vidocq.

Vidocq: The French Police Spy. An autobiography

Undated, likely 1935 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
488

2 Books of Australiana, both non-fiction. 1) Brimming Billabongs by W. E. Harney.

Sydney 1947 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
489

A shelf of classic comedy books, among those included are Jolliffe's Outback, Footrot Flats, Monty Python and many more.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
490

A shelf of Australiana, very good books included. Mostly on Natural History, Fiction, Art and Architecture.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
491

A large collection of Australian Theatre Programs, 32 in total, including a 2nd Australian Tour Program signed by Johnnie Ray.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
492

6 books of Australian ephemera, all in good condition. Some books included are the Great Barrier Reef, Qantas Menu and the Charm of Sydney.

AUD 180.00 - 220.00 Not Sold
493 Sandra McGrath.

Beth Whiteley

Sydney 1979 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 76.20
494

2 Books on Australian Villages/ Bays.

1999 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
495 James Green.

The Story of the Australian Bushmen

Sydney 1903 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
496 Roland Eggleston.

When Yondi Pushed Up the Sky

London 1963 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
497 Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.

A Bunch of Wild Flowers

Sydney 1940 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 203.20
498 Dr. Robert Jungk.

Brighter than a Thousand Suns

1958 AUD 80.00 - 100.00 AUD 152.40
499 Ana Maria Torres.

Isamu Noguchi: A Study of Space

2000 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
500 Norman Lindsay

2 Books displaying the work of Norman Lindsay. 1) Norman Lindsay: Favourite Etchings by Daniel Thomas.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
501 Peggy Littlejohn.

Fairies

published in Sydney 1942 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
502

2 books published in the 18-1900s. 1) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by W. J. Craig.

published by Henry Frowde 1912 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD