Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Good books are good companions- Pixie O’Harris, children’s books, comics, Olympics, fine bindings and more., 72724, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
July 27, 2024 - July 27, 2024
Page Size: 529 items in 22 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
305 Margaret Manion.

The Felton Illuminated Manuscripts in the National Gallery of Victoria

Melbourne 2005 AUD 120.00 - 150.00 AUD 76.20
306 Deidre Jackson.

Marvellous to Behold, Miracles in Medieval Manuscripts

2004 AUD 70.00 - 120.00 AUD 203.20
307 edited by Philip Goldswain and William Taylor.

Everyday Transience, An: The Urban Imaginary of Goldfields Photographer John Joseph Dwyer

Australia 2010 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
308

Australian Book Collectors: Some Noted Australian Book Collectors and Collections of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Second Series.

2010-2013. AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 139.70
309 Margaret Manion.

Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts in Australian Collections

1984 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
310

Four books on illuminated manuscripts.

1995 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 285.75
311 Kate Williams.

Great Diaries: The world's most remarkable diaries, journals, notebooks, and letters

2020 AUD 70.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
312

Two book on discoveries and exploration.

2001 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
313

Two book on Eric Gill.

1990 AUD 60.00 - 120.00 AUD 38.10
314 Michael Horsham.

Hello Human: A History of Visual Communication

2022 AUD 70.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
315

A collection of Important French books and Illustrations.

1973 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
316 Robyn Stacey and Ashley Hay.

Herbarium.: Being a photographic study of plants in the National Herbarium of New South Wales at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Cambridge 2004 AUD 70.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
317

Three books on William Morris and Book Design.

1982 AUD 120.00 - 160.00 AUD 76.20
318

2 books about Stanley Morison.

1976 AUD 60.00 - 80.00 AUD 50.80
319

Two books on William Morris

1978 AUD 60.00 - 80.00 AUD 114.30
320

The Life of William Morris.

1899 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 76.20
321

A mixed lot of William Morris publications.

1913 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 190.50
322

Three books on Japanese Designs.

AUD 60.00 - 120.00 AUD 38.10
323

Three books on the Decorative Arts.

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
324 Paul Feain and Ellie Aroney.

Ion Idriess, an annotated and illustrated bibliography

2016 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 101.60
325

Five cooking books.

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
326

Australian Women Artists x3.

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 88.90
327

Three books exploring patterns from the world.

AUD 60.00 - 80.00 AUD 38.10
328

Two books Metal Makers, Their Marks and Art.

1964 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
329

Angus and Coote Famous Catalogue of Gifts For All Occasions.

Sydney 1958 AUD 70.00 - 120.00 AUD 38.10
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