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
101	Thomas Keneally	A shelf of 19 signed Thomas Keneally books.		1964	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
102	Thomas Keneally	A shelf of 18 books by Thomas Keneally.			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
103		Three books of nineteenth century portraits and artistic engravings: The Art Annuals including the Life and Work of Sir Frederick Leighton...	London	1890	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
104	WATSON, Ernest.	SHANGHAI CUSTOMS DIRECTORY 1928.	Shanghai	1923	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
105		Seven old and antiquarian books, including: Schiller's Sammtliche Werke in zwei Banden.	Stuttgart	1874	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
106	Henry Lawson.	In The Days When The World Was Wide by Henry Lawson.	Sydney	1896	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 152.40
107		Australian Chivalry: reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings.		1933	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
108	MACLEAN, Magnus.	The Literature of the Highlands.	Glasgow	1925	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
109	Ernest Scott.	The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders	Sydney	1914	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 88.90
110		Saorstat Eireann - Irish Free State Official Handbook.	Dublin	1932	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 285.75
111	Robert Burns.	The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.	London	1819	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
112		The History of the Castle, Town and Forest of Knaresbrough, with Harrowgate and it's Medicinal Springs.	Knaesbrough	1809	AUD 80.00 - 100.00	AUD 50.80
113	TROLLOPE, Anthony.	Victoria and Tasmania.	London	1875	AUD 50.00 - 100.00	AUD 38.10
114	William Hutton	The History of Birmingham by William Hutton 1819.	London	1819	AUD 80.00 - 100.00	AUD 50.80
115		l'Ocean Pacifique Occidental. Description des Groupes d'Iles au Nord et a l'Est du Continent Australien.	Paris	1886	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
116	Cuthbert Bede	Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman.	London	Circa 1883	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
117		The Wonders of the Vegetable Kingdom Displayed in a Series of Letters.	London	1824	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
118	DEEGAN, T.P.	The Comedy of the Milky Way.	Melbourne	n.d.1945	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
119	ARMSTRONG, William.	Around the World with a King.	London	Circa 1905	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
120		Three books on the Reverend Rowland Hill: 1) JONES, William. Memoirs of the Life, Ministry, and Writings of the Rev. Rowland Hill....	London	1834	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
121		A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen.	Glasgow	1835	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
122		Twelve books on Central Asia, Persia and the Middle East. HEDIN, Sven. Central Asia and Tibet. Towards the Holy City of Lassa.	London and Melbourne	1903	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 317.50
123		Three shelves of antique books, various subjects, bindings mostly very worn.	Tours	1868	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 317.50
124		General Ledger of the Australian Joint Stock Bank for the Year 1893.		1893	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 165.10
125		Mixed lot of odd volumes and duplicates from the famous architectural draftsmanship tutorial booklets by J.		Mid-nineteenth century	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	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
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 .

High Bids Win
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.

High Bids Win
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
Available for Immediate Purchase

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

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

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