Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books: Historical and Literary Treasures, 120824, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 08, 2024 - December 08, 2024

Page Size: 518 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
438	William Whitehead	Variety. A Tale for Married People	London	1776	AUD 100.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
439	L. RON HUBBARD	Nine issues of Astounding Science Fiction.		1940s	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
440		The Discovery of the Solomon Islands by Alvaro de Mendana in 1568. Reproduced from the Hakluyt Society edition of 1901 by H.P. Kraus in 1967.		1967	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
441		Five shelves of the journals of the Royal Society of New South Wales,		mostly 1940's and 1950's	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
442		Five shelves of the journals of the Royal Society of New South Wales,		mostly 1960's and 1970's	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
443		This lot comprises 23 copies of this book: A Century of Scientific Progress.		1968	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
444	Dante Alighieri. CARY, Henry (translator).	The Vision of Hell	London	Circa 1910	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
445	Dante Alighieri. CARY, Henry (translator).	The Vision of Purgatory and Paradise	London	Circa 1910	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
446	RABELAIS, Francois.	Master Francis Rabelais.	London	1892	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
447	ENGEL, Carl.	The Music of the Most Ancient Nations, particularly the Assyrians, Egyptians, and Hebrews with Special Reference to Recent Discoveries in Western Asia and in Egypt.	London	1864	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
448	RADIGUET [editeur].	La Vie Pour Le Rire.		1901	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
449	Troy Kinney	The Etchings of Troy Kinney.	New York	1929	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
450	FRASER, Sir William.	Coila's Whispers by Sir William Fraser Bart., M.A.	London	1872	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
451	TRAVEN, B.	The Death Ship.	London	1934	AUD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
452	MONTESQUIEU, Charles de.	Le temple de Gnide, suivi d'Arsace et Ismenie.	Paris	1796	AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
453	[MARSHALL, Allan].	Mesopotamia and India.		1916	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
454		Three Susan Cooper novels from the 'Dark Rising' series, comprising the following titles: Silver on the Tree.	London	1977	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
455	LINDSAY, Norman.	The Complete Works of Gaius Petronius done into English by Jack Lindsay with One Hundred illustrations by Norman Lindsay. Comprising the Satyricon and Poems.	London	1927	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
456		Seven hardcover books on yachting and boat building, including the following: KINNEY, Francis. You are First. The story of Olin and Rod Stephens of Sparkman and Stepehens.	London	1978	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
457		Collection of patriotic musical scores printed in Sydney by J. Albert and Son during the Second World War.	Sydney	1940-1945	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
458		Early Sydney printed Country & Western sheet music,	Sydney	Circa 1940-1950	AUD 120.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
459	LOW, Francis.	The City of Sydney Directory for MDCCCKLIV-V.	Sydney	1844	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
460		Six early colonial "Acts and Ordinances"			AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
461	Frederick Lonsdale. Harry Graham, additional lyrics by F. Clifford Harris	The Maid of the Mountains. A musical play in three acts.	Melbourne	1917	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
462		Collection of 12 Australian parliamentary papers on the close of the First World War, Treaty of Versailles, and related themes.1) Proces-Verbal of the Deposit of Ratifications of the Treaty of Peace with Germany Signed at Versailles...		1920	AUD 350.00 - 500.00	Not Sold

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”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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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 .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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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.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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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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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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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