Auction House Details

Australian Book Auctions

Auction House Name Australian Book Auctions
Site URL https://www.australianbookauctions.com
About Us Australian Book Auctions, founded in 1999, is Australia's only specialist auction house for rare books, manuscripts, and historical and literary properties.Since its foundation, Australian Book Auctions has conducted a regular series of general sales. In addition, Australian Book Auctions has conducted sales of important private collections, including the collections of Dr. Eric Stock, Ian F. McLaren AO, Dr H.N.B. Wettenhall AO, John Roxburgh, Syd Trigellis-Smith AO, K.F. Plomley, Dr. Ben Haneman, Sir Robert Southey, A. and R. Bradfield, and Dr. J.M. Harrison. Australian Book Auctions has also been entrusted with the sale of duplicates from the famous Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts (State Library of Tasmania), as well as other major institutional collections.Australian Book Auctions has also handled the sale of highly important literary and historical properties, including an archive of original manuscripts by multiple Booker-Prize winner Mr. Peter Carey, the prosecution Brief for the Trial of Edward "Ned" Kelly, and the family archive of the noted detective novelist, Arthur Upfield.
Who do I contact if I have questions? Jonathan Wantrup (Director) Barbara Hince (Director) Gavin de Lacy (General Manager)
City Armadale,
Country Australia
Zipcode 3143
Contact Number 61 3 9509 7424.
Buyer's Fee Please note that a Buyer's premium of 22% (inclusive of Goods and Services Tax) of the hammer price on each lot is payable by the Buyer.
Consigner's Fee 16.5%

AUCTION LIST


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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR