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

Auction Details

Auction Report
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
178 Boccaccio

The Decameron, Or Then Day's Entertainment, Of Boccaccio: Translated From The Italian.

London 1820 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
179 Mars Brassey

A Voyage In The 'Sunbeam' - Our Home On The Ocean For Eleven Months by Mars Brassey.

1879 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 101.60
180 Mrs. C.C. Campbell

Natural History For Young Folks with Numerous Pictures by Giacomelli..

1884 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
181 Tullie C. Wollaston

The Spirit of the Child by Tullie C. Wollaston.

1914 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
182

2 Children's books Including 1) In The Land of The Talking Trees - A Fantasy by Michael Noonan.

1946 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
183

Visitors' Guide to Sydney, Comprising Description of the City and Its Institutions, with which is incorporated The Tourists' Handbook, and description of the resources of New South Wales.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
188 Henry T.Hayes & Billy Edwards

Ginger Meggs - The "Sunbeams" Song by Henry T.Hayes & Billy Edwards.

1923 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
189

6 books about Art and Modern Art.

2016 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 76.20
190 Chris Boot.

Magnum Stories

2005 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
192 Flora Klickmann

1) The Home Art Book of Fancy Stitchery with samples of Drawn Thread Work, Resile Net, Bead-work and Fancy Stitches for Dress Trimmings, Feather Stitching ...

c1920 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 88.90
193

10 WWI History.

1925 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
194

A lot of World War 1 Ephemera.

1918 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
195

13 Australian Military History WWI. Including A.I.F, ANZAC, Coo-oe and more.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
196

A.A.M.C "Patches" 1938.

Adelaide 1938 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
197

6 books of Gallipoli History.

1956 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
198 Mel Erskine

Thank God For Laughter by Mel Erskine.

1936 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
199 Geoffrey Serle

1) John Monash A Biography by Geoffrey Serle

1982 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
200 Ronald Syme

1) The Roman Revolution by Ronald Syme.

2009 AUD 120.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
201 J. M. Barrie

1) Peter Pan or The Boy who Would Not Grow Up.

1992 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
202 E.H. Gombrich

Art and Illusion - A Study In The Psychology of Pictorial Representation.

2000 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
203

7 Folios Society published in 1959 to 1983.

1959-1983 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
204

9 books Published by the Folio Society.

AUD 120.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
205 Mrs Henry Wood

19 books by Mrs Henry Wood.

1890s AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
206

37 volumes of the Britain in Pictures Series.

1940s AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
207 Judith Wright

7 books by Judith Wright.

1966 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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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    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
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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.
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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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    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