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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Memorable moments in books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Memorable moments in books | Total Sales (AUD) | 49,758.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | August 30, 2026 - August 30, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 52,095.00 |
| Sale Number | #A198 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 77,810.00 |
| Total Lots | 320 | ||
| Sold Lots | 217.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 87,065.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.81% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 125,330.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 103 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 39.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Howe Robert | Australasian Almanack for the year of our lord 1827 |
1827 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 277 | Immigration during Gold Rush in Victoria |
1853-1858 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,397.00 | |
| 79 | Cook James | Cook's Voyages Plates |
N/A | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 105 | Cooper H M | French Exploration In South Australia |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 1,206.50 |
| 8 | Meredith Louisa Anne (1812–1895) | Bush Friends in Tasmania |
1891 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 20 | Simmons Owen | The Book of Bread |
[1903] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 14 | Highsmith Patricia | Strangers on a Train |
1950 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 5 | Walsh Grahame L | Bradshaw Art of the Kimberley |
N/A | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 251 | Fleming Ian | Thunderball |
1961 | AUD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 243 | Gorham Maurice | The Local |
1939 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 94 | Goya Francisco de | Disasters of War |
2013 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 317 | Rapin Thoyras; Tindal N | The History of England as well Ecclesiastical as Civil |
1728 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 201 | Nicholson William | An Alphabet |
1898 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 208 | Jones Owen | The Common Book of Brayer |
1845 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 100 | The New Atlas of Australia |
1886 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 199 | Adult Magazines |
1950-60s | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 204 | An Alphabet of Capital Letters Selected from the Illuminations of Italian Choral Books |
1862 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 286 | Brown John Ednie; Fiveash Rosa Catherine (1854-1938) | The Forest Flora of South Australia |
1882 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 15 | Chesterton GK | The Wisdom Of Father Brown |
1914 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 32 | Jerrems Carol | A Book about Australian Women |
1974 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 53 | Disney Walt | Walt Disney's Donald Duck Comics |
1965-1978 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 287 | Cook James | Captain James Cook - Pacific Voyage |
1785 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 23 | Bentham George; Mueller Ferdinand | Flora Australiensis |
1863-78 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 103 | Lubbock Basil | 9 Books, including: The Western Ocean Packets |
1950; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1960 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 144 | Waverley Randwick Map |
1890 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 444.50 |
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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.