Australian Book Auctions: Australia and the Pacific, Voyages and Travels, Maps, Ephemera, Literature, Natural History including Angling etc.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Australia and the Pacific, Voyages and Travels, Maps, Ephemera, Literature, Natural History including Angling etc. | Total Sales (AUD) | 126,269.20 |
| Auction Date | September 21, 2020 - September 21, 2020 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 84,510.00 |
| Sale Number | #97 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 131,940.00 |
| Total Lots | 213 | ||
| Sold Lots | 164 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 114,640.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 180,270.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 49 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 70.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | JOHNSON, Samuel. | A DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, |
1755 | AUD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | AUD 11,980.00 |
| 184 | SWIFT, Jonathan. | TRAVELS INTO SEVERAL REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. |
1726 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 7,787.00 |
| 209 | NEWTON, Helmut. | SUMO. |
1999 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 7,188.00 |
| 30 | RICKMAN, John. | JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN COOK’S LAST VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, |
1781 | AUD 4,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 6,589.00 |
| 72 | PTOLEMY. RUSCELLI, Girolamo. | LA GEOGRAFIA DI CLAUDIO TOLOMEO, |
1561 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 5,990.00 |
| 21 | MARRA, John. | JOURNAL OF THE RESOLUTION’S VOYAGE, |
1775 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 5,031.60 |
| 75 | SEUTTER, (Matthaeus). | DIVERSI GLOBI TERR-AQUEI |
circa 1730). | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 4,312.80 |
| 57 | DU VAL, P. | CARTE DES INDES ORIENTALES. |
1665 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,833.60 |
| 67 | MAFFEI, Peter. | INDIARUM ORIENTALIUM OCCIDENTALIUMQUE DESCRIPTIO, |
1589 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,833.60 |
| 37 | SPENCER, Walter Baldwin (editor). | REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE HORN SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. |
1896 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,594.00 |
| 56 | CORONELLI, Vincenzo. | MARE DEL SUD |
circa 1691. | AUD 2,600.00 - 3,600.00 | AUD 3,114.80 |
| 8 | DUTTON, Henry Hampden. | ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY MOTOR. |
[1909]. | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,635.60 |
| 146 | BARBIER, George (illust): Paul VERLAINE. | FETES GALANTES. |
September 1928. | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,635.60 |
| 39 | STOKES, John Lort. | DISCOVERIES IN AUSTRALIA; |
1846 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
| 61 | HISCOCKS, F.E., & Co. | NEW VICTORIAN COUNTIES ATLAS 1874. |
1874 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
| 52 | BUNTING, Heinrich. | EUROPA PRIMA PARS |
1581]. | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
| 93 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan, Governor. | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT |
1821 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
| 43 | CHEVALIER, Nicholas. | FINE PORTRAIT DRAWING OF DAVID LIVINGSTONE. |
AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,677.20 | |
| 156 | DOYLE, A. Conan. | THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, |
1902 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,557.40 |
| 81 | ZATTA, Antonio. | NUOVE SCOPERTE |
1776 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,437.60 |
| 4 | CORDELL, H. | ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF THE BAY. |
1876-7. | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,317.80 |
| 53 | COOK, Lieut. J. | A CHART OF NEW SOUTH WALES, OR THE EAST COAST OF NEW HOLLAND |
1773 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,317.80 |
| 10 | EVANS, George William. | A GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION |
1822 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,138.10 |
| 165 | JOYCE, James. | ULYSSES. |
1922 | AUD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | AUD 1,138.10 |
| 2 | CLUTTERBUCK, James Bennett. | PORT PHILLIP IN 1849. |
1850 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
