Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Ion Idriess: Manuscripts, Correspondence & Ephemera - Agriculture; Irrigation; Military; Publishing, 62125, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 21, 2025 - June 21, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | [Ion Idriess] | Preface for 2nd ed. of Madman's Island 1938 |
1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 172 | Idriess, John Hetherington and Stuart Sayers | Melbourne Journalists and Idriess Correspondence |
1964 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 173 | Ion Idriess | Research of Murder and Magic in South Africa by Idriess |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 174 | Ion Idriess | Notes on Ancient Egypt by Idriess c1960. |
c1960. | AUD 220.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 175 | Ion Idriess | The Rock Hunters 1971 |
1971 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 176 | Ion Idriess | Interesting scraps and notes of Ion Idriess c1960s |
c1960s | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 177 | [Ion Idriess] | Letter to Idriess from Argentine |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 179 | [Ion Idriess] | Advanced draft of The Red Chief (1953), with corrections. |
1953 | AUD 3,700.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 182 | Ion Idriess | Unrecorded WWII story "Vendetta" by Idriess set in Malta c1942 |
c1942 | AUD 550.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 183 | Ion Idriess | Unrecord WWII Naval story by Idriess c1941 |
c1941 | AUD 550.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 184 | Ion Idriess | 5x Unrecorded WWII adventure stories by Ion Idriess 1941-1942 |
1941-1942 | AUD 1,300.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,270.00 | |
| 185 | Ion Idriess | Manuscripts for Series: Strange Things I Have Seen 1936 |
1936 | AUD 3,700.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 186 | Ion Idriess | Handwritten Manuscript of Our Living Stone Age 1963 |
1963 | AUD 3,700.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 187 | [Ion Idriess] | Ion Idriess Research 1930-1960 |
1930-1960 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 188 | William MacFarlan | Correspondence from William MacFarlan, 1946-1960. |
1946-1960. | AUD 130.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 189 | [Ion Idriess] | Ambergris 1929 Pamphlet |
1929 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 190 | [Ion Idriess] | 1961 Tin Mining in Africa: Correspondence between bureaucrat & Idriess |
1961 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 191 | [Ion Idriess] | 1940 Thursday Island |
1940 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 193 | John Lawrence | Letter from retired Commando John Lawrence, 1956. |
1956 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 195 | [Ion Idriess] | The Wild White Man of Badu 1950 - Supplementary Material |
1950 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 196 | Ion Idriess | 1927 Idriess Notebook |
1927 | AUD 3,700.00 - 4,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 197 | [Ion Idriess] | Gold Dust and Ashes c1935 and Screenplay correspondence |
c1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 198 | [Ion Idriess] | Salvaging a wreck off Mackay and Thursday, 1946. |
1946 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 199 | [Ion Idriess] | Manuscript of The Wild White Man of Badu, 1950. |
1950 | AUD 7,500.00 - 9,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 200 | [Ion Idriess] | 1940 Sydney Octopus Correspondence |
1940 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
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