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Auction Info

Auction Name
An eclectic bunch of books from the 1500s until present time
Auction Date
02/15/2026 - 02/15/2026
Sale Number
#A173
Total Lots
402
Sold Lots
214.0
Lots Sold
53.23%
Unsold Lots
188
Total Sales (AUD)
48,120.30
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
55,600.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
86,870.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
117,240.00
High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
171,200.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
28.11%

Top twenty five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
93 Frederick McCoy.

Natural History of Victoria. Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; or, figures and descriptions of the living classes of the Victorian indigenous animals

 1890 AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 AUD 2,540.00
3

The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789 by, Lieutenant W. Bligh.

1975 AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 1,270.00
248

Two boxes of on Aboriginal histories In very good condition, please see photos for titles

 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 1,079.50
284 Richard Thompson.

Historical Essay on the Magna Carta to which are added the Great Charter in Larin and English etc.

1829 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,016.00
252

1) Australian Aboriginal Anthropology by Ronald. M. Berndt 2) Aranda Traditions T.G.H Strehlow, 3) Ayers Rock, Its People, Their Beliefs and Their Art by Charles P. Mountford

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,016.00
20

Geographical Memoirs On New South Wales; By Various Hands: Containing An Account Of The Surveyor General's Late Expedition To Two New Ports; ...

 1825 AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 952.50
350 Arthur Renwick.

Report of the Executive Commissioner (NSW) on the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-81

1881 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 825.50
206

A complete set of the Ancient Empires. 14 Volumes.

AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 762.00
1 A. M. Lysaght.

The Journal Of Joseph Banks In The Endeavour With A Commentary

 1980 AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 AUD 635.00
237

A 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge commemoration scroll 'the Spirit of Achievement' 79 x 48cm.

1932 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 571.50
5 F. A. C. (Frederick Arthur Crisp)

Lowestoft China Factory and the Moulds Found There in December 1902

1907 AUD 800.00 - 10,000.00 AUD 571.50
294 DAWSON, Warren.

The Banks Letters. A calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks preserved in the British Museum

1958 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 571.50
147 [HAMILTON, George].

Experiences of a Colonist Forty Years Ago; A Journey from Port Phillip to South Australia in the Year 1839 and a Voyage from Port Phillip to Adelaide in 1846.

1880 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 539.75
285 Thomas Reid

Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. And reflections on seduction and

 1822 AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 539.75
91 James Bonwick.

The Last Of The Tasmanians Or The Black War Of Van Diemens Land

 1870 AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 539.75
326

A collection of books on Ancient History published by Folio Society.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 539.75
217 Ion L. Idriess

Madman's Island

 1927 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 508.00
359 Edward Herbert.

The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth.

1683 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 476.25
126

The Literary Chatelaine. Souvenir of the Launceston Mechanics Institute Bazaar and Gift Book For Home Friends .

1858 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 476.25
380

Early Voyages to Terra Australis Now Called Australia:

1859 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 476.25
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