• Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.

Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Geology and Natural History, Mining, First editions, Art, History, 102624, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024
Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
303

1984 Duchy of Cornwall Christmas Card, featuring Diana and Charles as Duke and Duchess of Cornwall at the Duchy's Street Farm, Highgrove in May 1984.

1984 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
304 Edward Gibbon

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

London 1809 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
305

Bookshelf full of Old Bindings in poor condition. Volumes include some works by Charles Dickens, British Battles, History of the United States and History of New South Wales.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 203.20
306 William John Jones under the pseudonym of Jon.

2 WWII cartoon albums following two British officers,

Undated but both c1945, AUD 100.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
307

5 original albumen photographic prints of Rome, c1870s.

c1870s AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
308

4 prints of scenes of Edinburgh and Killiney Bay in Ireland, presented in decorative matboards.

AUD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
309 Mr. Thomas H. Shepherd.

4 hardcover books on Scotland. Mixed lot in good to poor condition. 1) Shepheard Walwyn. Modern Athens, Displayed in a Series of Views, or Edinburgh in the Nineteenth Century. From original drawings

Finsbury Square 1829 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
310 Jeannie Baker.

Millicent. Story and pictures

Sydney 1989 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
311

12 children's books, mostly mid century publications. Titles from Beatrix Potter, Dr. Seuss, Leslie Rees, Margaret Ross, Mercier and more.

Paris 1942 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
312

4 Tasmanian fruit labels or posters. They would have been pasted onto wooden boxes and other packages.

AUD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
313

3 original WWI small artworks after Lilla Reidy (1958-1933). 1) Eucalyptus Gum Leaf painted 'Dardenelles 1915' 2-3) 2 miniature paintings of Sturt's Desert Pea flower on silk ribbon, painted 'Gallipoli 1915' and 'Dardanelles 1915'

1915 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 241.30
314

2 books by pioneering Australian aviators. 1) The Sky Beyond by Sir Gordon Taylor G.C. 2) Sky Pilot In Arnhem Land by K. Langford Smith.

Melbourne. Sydney 1963; 1935 AUD 100.00 - 120.00 AUD 76.20
315

A large bookcase of around 150 books. A wide range of subjects - history, fiction, Australiana, medicine and Indigenous Australians.

AUD 350.00 - 500.00 AUD 228.60
316

A large box of ephemera items including Shakespeare, Paris Plan and other interesting and quirky items.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
317 Haines and Yaggy.

The Royal Path of Life; or Aims and Aid to Success and Happiness

circa 1880s. AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
318 editedRalph Shirley.

Occult Review

in London 1905 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 317.50
319

A bundle of books with lovely dustwrapper art. Mostly

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
320 WJ Arkell.

The Jurassic system in Great Britain

1933 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
322 Arthur Avalon and Shriyurkta Barada Kanta Majumdar. editedArthur Avalon.

Principles of Tantra: The Tantratattva of Shriyukta Shiva Chandra Vidyarnava Bhattacharyya Mahodaya. With Introductions

Madras 1952 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 127.00
323 editedSydney Ure Smith and Bertram Stevens with W. Hardy Wilson.

Domestic Architecture in Australia: Special Number of Art in Australia -

Sydney 1919 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 203.20
324

5 Books on Natural History, all in good condition. Hard covers with dust jackets. Books included are 2x Sea Shells of Western Europe, Flora of Ceylon: Volumes 2 and 6 and The World of Olegas Truchanas.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
325

2 Volume set of The Skottowe Manuscript, both in very good condition housed in a slipcase. 1) The Skottowe Manuscript: Newcastle 1813. 2) The Skottowe Manuscript: A Commentary. Copy number 281 of 550 Limited Edition prints.

1988 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
326 Helen Rosenman.

Two Voyages to the South Seas

1987 AUD 70.00 - 150.00 AUD 127.00
327

17 Australiana books, all in good condition.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
328

Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 285.75
  • ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
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