Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Ion Idriess: Manuscripts, Correspondence & Ephemera - Agriculture; Irrigation; Military; Publishing
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Ion Idriess: Manuscripts, Correspondence & Ephemera - Agriculture; Irrigation; Military; Publishing | Total Sales (AUD) | 10,223.50 |
| Auction Date | June 21, 2025 - June 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 8,610.00 |
| Sale Number | #62125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 12,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 199 | ||
| Sold Lots | 31 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 76,690.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 15.58% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 104,920.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 168 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 9.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334 | [Ion Idriess] | Cousins & Lexius-Burlington on Hell's Airport by Errol Coote, 1934 |
1934 | AUD 350.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 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 |
| 224 | Ion Idriess | Story: Norfolk Island Botany Mutiny c1930. |
c1930. | AUD 550.00 - 700.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 229 | Herbert Basedow | Foreword: Lasseters Last Ride by Basedow 1931 Signed by author |
1931 | AUD 550.00 - 700.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 344 | [Ion Idriess] | Old miner at Lightning Ridge, 1935. |
1935 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 216 | Ion Idriess | Draft: Papuan prospecting 1932 |
1932 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 218 | Ion Idriess | 1968 Treasure story |
1968 | AUD 450.00 - 550.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 373 | [Ion Idriess] | 1910 Map of Queensland |
1910 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 348 | [Ion Idriess] | Idriess family correspondence 1950-1966. |
1950-1966. | AUD 370.00 - 450.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 212 | Ion Idriess | Arnhem Land c1940 |
c1940 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 214 | Ion Idriess | c1927 Handwritten notes of Queensland Settlement |
c1927 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 215 | Ion Idriess | Autobiographical piece written by Idriess in 1942 |
1942 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 313 | [Ion Idriess] | Correspondence from Glenville Pike |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 254.00 | |
| 255 | Ted Murphy | Letter from an old opal miner named Ted Murphy, 1949. |
1949 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 241.30 |
| 223 | Ion Idriess | Australian Snakes c1931 |
c1931 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 235 | [Ion Idriess] | Map of Central Australia, dated August 1930. |
1930 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 351 | [Ion Idriess] | Aboriginal life and customs c1950 |
c1950 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 254 | [Ion Idriess] | Letter from an older drover about Sir Sidney Kidman, 1949. |
1949 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 177.80 |
| 330 | [Ion Idriess] | William MacFarlan on The Tin Scratchers |
AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 165.10 | |
| 236 | Idriess | Idriess' personal list for mailing out copies of Lasseter's Last Ride (1931). |
1931 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 237 | [Ion Idriess] | Introduction to Prospecting for Gold (1931). |
1931 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 257 | [Ion Idriess] | Amateur prospector in Ireland, 1952. |
1952 | AUD 160.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 303 | [Ion Idriess] | Letter about mining tin in Far North Queensland in 1913. Letter itself is dated 1932. |
1932 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 342 | [Ion Idriess] | Northern Territory & Queensland Border Survey |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 370 | [Ion Idriess] | Botany of Atherton Tableland, 1966. |
1966 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 |
![<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.")
