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Auction Name History, Science, Mining, Exploration, Zines, Beer and Wine, Photographs and more Total Sales (AUD) 61,918.85
Auction Date November 30, 2025 - November 30, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 63,210.00
Sale Number #A167 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 89,910.00
Total Lots 513
Sold Lots 236.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 144,870.00
% of Lots Sold 46.00% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 206,240.00
Unsold Lots 277 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 30.02%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
13 compiled Robert Logan Jack

Eight Parliamentary Papers compiled by Robert Logan Jack

 1870s and 1880s. AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 AUD 8,890.00
39

An archive relating to the missionary activities of Albert Grieg and his wife in China, active from 1896 to 1927.

1896-1927. AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 2,921.00
509

Victa Lawn Mower Archive 1) The Victa Organisation Australia 1963 - Mowers and Exporters.

AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 2,667.00
413

The Frontier Edition of Ion L Idriess.

No date, 1951 AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 AUD 1,905.00
133

The Devil's Steps by Arthur Upfield.

1948 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 1,397.00
65 STURT, Charles.

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia, during the Years 1828, 1829, 1830, and 1831: with observations on the soil, climate, and general resources of the colony of New South Wales by Capt. Charles Sturt.

1833 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 AUD 1,079.50
327 Charmian Clift

Walk to the Paradise Gardens

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 1,079.50
11

Bulletin De La Societe Geologique De France !833 to 1854. 22 volumes.

!833 to 1854 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 952.50
378 LORENTZ, H. A., EINSTEIN, Albert, MINKIWSKI, H. and WEYL, H.

The Principle of Relativity : A Collection of Original Memoirs on the Special and General Theory of Relativity.

1923 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 952.50
411 Frank Clune.

Scandals Of Sydney Town

 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 698.50
7 [UNKNOWN COMPILER].

Armorials of Somerset.

1800 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 635.00
71

An Account of The Polynesian Race. Its Origin and Migration and the Ancient History of the Hawaiian People to the Times of Kamehameha I.

AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 635.00
134

The Bone is Pointed by Arthur Upfield.

1938 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 635.00
202 Charles Darwin

Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N.

1845 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 635.00
311

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited reports 1885-1890 and 1981-1896.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 571.50
164

A collection of Australian postcards.

c.1900-1920s AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 539.75
201 Charles Darwin.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication.

1875 AUD 700.00 - 800.00 AUD 508.00
488 Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 508.00
209

The History of Ballarat From The First Pastoral Settlement To The Present Time by William Bramwell Withers Second Edition with Plans, Illustrations, and Original Documents.

1887 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 476.25
451

The Songs of Scotland: Ancient and Modern by All Cunningham.

1825 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 476.25
223 J H Maiden

The Useful Native Plants of Australia (Including Tasmania)

1889 AUD 700.00 - 800.00 AUD 444.50
60 SPENCER, Baldwin and F.J. GILLEN.

The Northern Tribes of Central Australia.

1904 AUD 500.00 - 750.00 AUD 412.75
210

Gippsland Heritage Journal.

1986-1993 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 412.75
337

An appreciation by W. H. Langham.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 412.75
4

Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides by James Boswell with Samuel Johnson's poetical pieces relative to the tour.

1785 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 381.00
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    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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