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
208

1) How To "Make-Up".

1877 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
209

11 books of Literature History.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
210

2 bound volumes of Young Ladies Journal

1873-74 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
211

2 books 1) The Fir on the Snow and The Golden Lover by Douglas Stewart.

1944 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
212

9 Australian Poetry.

1873 AUD 160.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
213 A. B. Paterson

3 books by A. B. Paterson. Including 1) The Animals Noah Forgot.

1933 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
214

5 Australian Aborigines books. Including 1) Australian Aborigines By J.H. Sexton.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
215 Frederick D'Arros Planche

1) Guess Me: A Curious Collection of Enigmas, Witticisms, Acting Charades, Anagrams, Verbal Puzzles, Charades, Conundrums, Double Acrostics, Hieroglyphics etc.

no date AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
216 Charles Darwin

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or The Preservation of Favoured Races in The Struggle For Life .

1886 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
217 E. Pauer.

1) A Dictionary of Pianists and Composers For the Pianoforte with An Appendix of Manufacturers of The Instruments

1895 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
218

2 Master Pieces Catalogues by Opera Gallery Singapore. 1) Master Pieces - The Ultimate Collection.

2007 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
219

A lot of Ginger Meggs Ephemera. Including 1) 2 copies of Ginger Meggs Souvenir Book.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
220

A small lot of Children's Ephemera. Including 1) Our Babies

1949 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
221 John Ogilvie

The Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and Scientific, On The Basis of Webster's English Dictionary, With The Addition of Many Thousand Words and Phrases...

1876 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
222

The Art of the First Fleet and Other Early Australian Drawings, edited by Bernard Smith and Alwyne Wheeler,

1988 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
223 By Michael Govan and Tiffany Bell

Dan Flavin: The complete lights 1961-1996.

2004 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
224 Christian Zervos

L'Art de la Crete, Neolithique et Minoenne by Christian Zervos.

1956 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
225

1) Africa - Tribal Art of Forest and Savanna with 210 colour plates.

1980 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
226 Paul Klee

Ten reproductions in facsimile of paintings by Paul Klee.

1946 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
227

3 Art books Published by The Phaidon Press. Including 1) Leonardo Da Vinci

1944 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
228

A lot of 12 books German. Including 1) Miniatur Mittelalter Meister Johannes Hadloub (reprint plate in wrap).

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
229 Albert Smith

The Story of Mont Blanc by Albert Smith.

1853 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
230 John Clark Ridpath and Edwards S. Ellis.

The story of South Africa - An Account of The Historical Transformation of The Dark Continent by the European Powers and The Culminating Contest Between Great Britain and The South African Republic In The Transvaal War

1899 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
231

The Popular Educator: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical Education.

c1890s AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
232 Arnold Haultain.

Hints For Lovers

1909 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 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
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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.
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
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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