Australian Book Auctions: Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale. | Total Sales (AUD) | 137,782.30 |
| Auction Date | August 21, 2024 - August 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 83,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #112 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 129,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 170 | ||
| Sold Lots | 130 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 113,220.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 173,210.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | COOK, James. | A COMPLETE SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS. COMPRISING: |
and T. Cadell | AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 25,400.00 |
| 70 | KENNEDY, Edmund Besley Court. | FINE SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE TRAGIC EXPLORER. |
circa 1842?] | AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 15,240.00 |
| 23 | PROUT, John Skinner. | AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF THE VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA; |
circa 1852]. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 6,985.00 |
| 20 | MACGILLIVRAY, John. | NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. RATTLESNAKE, |
1852 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 6,350.00 |
| 32 | STURT, Charles. | TWO EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA, |
1833 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,334.00 |
| 85 | GOULD, John. | GANG GANG COCKATOO (CALLOCEPHALON GALEATUM). |
1848 - 1869. | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 18 | LABILLARDIERE, Jacques Julien Houton de. | RELATION DU VOYAGE A LA RECHERCHE DE LA PEROUSE, |
Rue des Peres | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,826.00 |
| 34 | WEMYSS, Thomas. | NARRATIVE OF THE MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK OF THE SHIP CHARLES EATON; |
1837 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,318.00 |
| 16 | HUNTER, John. | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND, |
1793 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 4,064.00 |
| 24 | PASTORALISTS' REVIEW. | THE PASTORAL HOMES OF AUSTRALIA. |
1929 | AUD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 13 | EARLE. BURFORD, Robert. | DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF HOBART TOWN, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND , |
1831 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 3,048.00 |
| 15 | GILES, Ernest. | AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED. |
1889 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,032.00 |
| 8 | COOK. HAWKESWORTH, John. | RELATION DES VOYAGES |
Panckoucke | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 22 | PHILLIP, Governor Arthur. | THE VOYAGE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP TO BOTANY BAY; |
1790 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 153 | MILNE, A.A. | WINNIE-THE-POOH. |
1926 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 14 | FIELD, Barron. | GEOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS ON NEW SOUTH WALES; |
1825 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 103 | AUSTEN, Jane. | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. |
1894 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 25 | SMYTH, R. Brough. | THE ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA: |
1878 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 12 | DAWSON, James. | AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES: |
1881 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 82 | MATHEWS, Gregory M. | A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIRDS OF NORFOLK & LORD HOWE ISLANDS. |
1936 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 31 | STUART, John McDouall, and William Hardman (editor). | EXPLORATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. THE JOURNALS OF JOHN MCDOUALL STUART |
1865 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 99 | LINDSAY, Norman. | PAIR OF NORMAN LINDSAY BOOKENDS. |
2000 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 4 | BYERLEY, Frederick. | NARRATIVE OF THE OVERLAND EXPEDITION OF THE MESSRS. JARDINE |
1867 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 21 | MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. | OUR ISLAND HOME: A TASMANIAN SKETCHBOOK. |
1879 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 116 | DARK, Eleanor. | PRELUDE TO CHRISTOPHER. |
1936 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 952.50 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
