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The Book Merchant Jenkins: Signed Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints

Auction Reports

Auction Name Signed Firsts, Books, Maps & Prints Total Sales (AUD) 92,207.60
Auction Date June 07, 2025 - June 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 36,580.00
Sale Number #60725 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 60,550.00
Total Lots 484
Sold Lots 456 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 45,890.00
% of Lots Sold 94.21% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 73,570.00
Unsold Lots 28 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 125.33%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
165 Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie: Sad Cypress First Edition

1940 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,586.00
292 J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Deluxe Edition First Printings

1999-2007. AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 1,464.00
64 The Journals

The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery

1999 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 1,342.00
411 John Olsen; Ken McGregor

John Olsen at Owlswood

2015 AUD 500.00 - 800.00 AUD 1,342.00
117 Karl Marx; Frederick Engels

Karl Marx: Capital

1891 AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 1,098.00
471 Walter E. Roth

Ethnological Studies Among The North-West-Central Queensland Aborigines

1897 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,098.00
436 Joan Miro

[ART] Signed Joan Miro: Oiseau Solaire

1967 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 976.00
143

[OCCULT, CHAOS MAGICK] Structure for a Novel after the Chaos Book

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 915.00
284 Bernard Cornwell

Bernard Cornwell Signed First Editions

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 915.00
416 Linda Van Nunen

Point to Point: The Art of Tim Storrier

1987 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 915.00
100

Japanese Swords

1982 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 854.00
99 Anton Gill

The Great Escape (Signed by Escapees)

2002 AUD 30.00 - 50.00 AUD 793.00
314 Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth Signed First Editions

AUD 50.00 - 80.00 AUD 793.00
53 Leonard Huxley

[ANTARCTICA] Scott's Last Expedition

1913 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 732.00
55 The Traveller's

The Traveller's Library (41 Books in 15 Volumes)

1852-1856. AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 732.00
112

Time's Telescope, or, The Astronomer's, Botanist's and Naturalist's Guide, 1823-34

1814-1834 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 732.00
126 R. Bowdler Sharpe

Birds of Paradise Folio Society

2011 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 732.00
141

[OCCULT] Tarot of the Bohemians

1929 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 732.00
171 Neil Gaiman; Michael Reaves; Mallory Reaves

Gaiman & Reaves: Interworld & The Silver Dream

2014 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 AUD 732.00
127 Joseph M. Forshaw; William T. Cooper

Cooper & Forshaw: Kingfishers and Related Birds

1983 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 671.00
157 James White

Veterinary Medicine 1814-15

1814-1815. AUD 40.00 - 80.00 AUD 671.00
217 Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Signed

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 671.00
301 J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter Library

AUD 140.00 - 240.00 AUD 671.00
396 Garry Shead

[ARTISTS BOOK] Garry Shead: Ern Malley, The Darkening Ecliptic

AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 671.00
434 Bill Henson

Bill Henson: The Light Fades But The Gods Remain

2019 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 671.00
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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
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    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