Auction Reports
Australian Book Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Gallery Sale
- Auction Date
- 07/08/2025 - 07/08/2025
- Sale Number
- #114
- Total Lots
- 126
- Sold Lots
- 106
- Lots Sold
- 84.13%
- Unsold Lots
- 20
- Total Sales (AUD)
- 85,039.20
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
- 56,370.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)
- 86,110.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
- 83,580.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)
- 129,100.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 65.87%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | FIRST FLEET: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. | THE FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT AT SYDNEY COVE, |
1789 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 7,620.00 |
| 44 | MACGILLIVRAY, John. | NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. RATTLESNAKE, |
1852 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 5,842.00 |
| 120 | HALL, Radclyffe. | THE WELL OF LONELINESS. |
1928 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 4,826.00 |
| 63 | TENCH, Watkin. | A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT AT PORT JACKSON IN NEW SOUTH WALES, |
1793 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,572.00 |
| 53 | PASTORALISTS' REVIEW. | THE PASTORAL HOMES OF AUSTRALIA. |
1929 | AUD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 | AUD 2,413.00 |
| 111 | CAXTON, William. | A LEAF |
1482 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,286.00 |
| 4 | BIGGE, John Thomas. | A COMPLETE SET |
1822-1823. | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,159.00 |
| 28 | GILES, Ernest. | AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED. |
1889 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,159.00 |
| 102 | SCOTT, Alexander Walker. | AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS, |
1864 (but 1899) -- 1890-99. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 2,159.00 |
| 82 | LINDSAY, Norman. | TWO HUNDRED ETCHINGS. |
1973 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 125 | TAYLOR, Derek. | FIFTY YEARS ADRIFT, |
1984 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 12 | COOK, James | THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK |
1821 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 49 | MITCHELL, Thomas Livingstone. | THREE EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA, |
1839 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 76 | WALSH, Grahame L. | BRADSHAW ART OF THE KIMBERLEY. |
2000 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 33 | HENDERSON, Alexander. | EARLY PIONEER FAMILIES OF VICTORIA AND RIVERINA: |
1936 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 95 | DUPPA, Richard. | THE CLASSES AND ORDERS OF THE LINNAEAN SYSTEM OF BOTANY, |
1816 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 115 | FLEMING, Ian. | GOLDFINGER. |
1959 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 80 | LINDSAY, Lionel. | TWENTY-ONE WOODCUTS, |
1924 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 1 | BARRINGTON, George. | THE MEMOIRS OF GEORGE BARRINGTON, |
[1790]. | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 30 | HAYDON, George Henry. | FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN AUSTRALIA FELIX, |
1846 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
