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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Bookplates & Bookseller Labels - Bookmen & Artists
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Bookplates & Bookseller Labels - Bookmen & Artists | Total Sales (AUD) | 7,956.55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 23, 2026 - August 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 7,780.00 |
| Sale Number | #A195 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 12,980.00 |
| Total Lots | 521 | ||
| Sold Lots | 97.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 31,620.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 18.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 55,190.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 424 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 14.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465 | Waller Christian | Napier Waller |
c1926 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 451 | Lindsay Lionel | JJ Quinn |
1940 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 452 | Lindsay Lionel | Alice Verbruggler |
c1920 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 453 | Lindsay Lionel | Arthur Mitchell |
c1948 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 455 | Lindsay Lionel | John Lane Mullins |
c1923 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 456 | Lindsay Lionel | JR McGregor |
c1940 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 457 | Lindsay Lionel | Camden Morrisby |
c1922 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 2 | Rees Lloyd;Feint Adrian;Kulhanek St. | Bookplates |
1910-1940;1929 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 12 | Perrottet George David | Bookplates |
N/A | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 520 | Lindsay Lionel (1874-1961) | The Ex Libris of Sir Lionel Lindsay |
1978 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 80 | Redmond Barry Bookplate |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 254.00 | |
| 450 | Lindsay Lionel | Sydney Ure Smith |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 454 | Lindsay Lionel | Peter Lindsay |
1923 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 100 | Lindsay Lionel | Invitation to Book Plate Exhibition |
1984 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 486 | Australian Voting Ephemera |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 101 | Booksellers Labels |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 | |
| 15 | Jordan Alan | Bookplates |
N/A | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 1 | Lindsay Norman | Bookplates |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 329 | Weygand James Lamar | Ex Libris Weygand |
1988 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 464 | Waller Napier | James Cook |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 85 | Long Sidney | R F Irvine |
N/A | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 171 | P Neville Barnett Bookplate |
N/A | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 76.20 | |
| 466 | Thake Eric | Neville Barnett |
c1932 | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 23 | Alcott John | Bookplates |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 49 | Lindsay Norman | Bookplate |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.