The Book Merchant Jenkins: Signed Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Signed Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints | Total Sales (AUD) | 92,207.60 |
| Auction Date | June 07, 2025 - June 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 36,580.00 |
| Sale Number | #60725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 60,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 484 | ||
| Sold Lots | 456 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 45,890.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.21% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 73,570.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 28 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 125.33% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 165 | Agatha Christie | Agatha Christie: Sad Cypress First Edition |
1940 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,586.00 |
| 292 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter Deluxe Edition First Printings |
1999-2007. | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,464.00 |
| 64 | The Journals | The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery |
1999 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,342.00 |
| 411 | John Olsen; Ken McGregor | John Olsen at Owlswood |
2015 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,342.00 |
| 117 | Karl Marx; Frederick Engels | Karl Marx: Capital |
1891 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,098.00 |
| 471 | Walter E. Roth | Ethnological Studies Among The North-West-Central Queensland Aborigines |
1897 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,098.00 |
| 436 | Joan Miro | [ART] Signed Joan Miro: Oiseau Solaire |
1967 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 976.00 |
| 143 | [OCCULT, CHAOS MAGICK] Structure for a Novel after the Chaos Book |
AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 915.00 | ||
| 284 | Bernard Cornwell | Bernard Cornwell Signed First Editions |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 915.00 | |
| 416 | Linda Van Nunen | Point to Point: The Art of Tim Storrier |
1987 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 915.00 |
| 100 | Japanese Swords |
1982 | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 854.00 | |
| 99 | Anton Gill | The Great Escape (Signed by Escapees) |
2002 | AUD 30.00 - 50.00 | AUD 793.00 |
| 314 | Frederick Forsyth | Frederick Forsyth Signed First Editions |
AUD 50.00 - 80.00 | AUD 793.00 | |
| 53 | Leonard Huxley | [ANTARCTICA] Scott's Last Expedition |
1913 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 732.00 |
| 55 | The Traveller's | The Traveller's Library (41 Books in 15 Volumes) |
1852-1856. | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 732.00 |
| 112 | Time's Telescope, or, The Astronomer's, Botanist's and Naturalist's Guide, 1823-34 |
1814-1834 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 732.00 | |
| 126 | R. Bowdler Sharpe | Birds of Paradise Folio Society |
2011 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 732.00 |
| 141 | [OCCULT] Tarot of the Bohemians |
1929 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 732.00 | |
| 171 | Neil Gaiman; Michael Reaves; Mallory Reaves | Gaiman & Reaves: Interworld & The Silver Dream |
2014 | AUD 60.00 - 100.00 | AUD 732.00 |
| 127 | Joseph M. Forshaw; William T. Cooper | Cooper & Forshaw: Kingfishers and Related Birds |
1983 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 671.00 |
| 157 | James White | Veterinary Medicine 1814-15 |
1814-1815. | AUD 40.00 - 80.00 | AUD 671.00 |
| 217 | Brandon Sanderson | Brandon Sanderson Signed |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 671.00 | |
| 301 | J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter Library |
AUD 140.00 - 240.00 | AUD 671.00 | |
| 396 | Garry Shead | [ARTISTS BOOK] Garry Shead: Ern Malley, The Darkening Ecliptic |
AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 671.00 | |
| 434 | Bill Henson | Bill Henson: The Light Fades But The Gods Remain |
2019 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 671.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
