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Peter Arnold: Fine and Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine and Rare Books | Total Sales (AUD) | 491,172.50 |
| Auction Date | June 19, 2022 - June 19, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 247,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #61922 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 328,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 244 | ||
| Sold Lots | 224 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 273,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 361,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 135.78% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. | Maia gives us nuts when our stores run out. |
AUD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | AUD 30,480.00 | |
| 121 | WHITELEY, Brett and DRISCOLL, Michael. | Native rose. |
1986 | AUD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 18,415.00 |
| 110 | QUARTERMAINE, Peter. | Jeffrey Smart. |
1983 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 16,510.00 |
| 77 | McCRAE, Hugh. | Idyllia. |
1922 | AUD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 15,240.00 |
| 170 | OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. | Elves and fairies. |
1916 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 13,970.00 |
| 62 | GELLERT, Leon. | Isle of San. A phantasy. |
1919 | AUD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | AUD 12,446.00 |
| 63 | LINDSAY, Jack. | Homage to Sappho. |
1928 | AUD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | AUD 12,192.00 |
| 119 | WHITELEY, Brett. | Another way of looking at Van Gogh, 1888-1889. |
1983 | AUD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | AUD 12,065.00 |
| 136 | BARNETT, P. Neville. | Glimpses at Ukiyo-ye. |
1940 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 11,938.00 |
| 143 | BARNETT, P. Neville. | Nishike-ye. Brocade prints of Japan. |
1941 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 11,557.00 |
| 66 | LINDSAY, Norman. | The etchings of Norman Lindsay. |
AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 10,160.00 | |
| 14 | BRACK, John. | Nudes. |
AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 7,620.00 | |
| 26 | [FRIEND, Donald]. | Bumbooziana. |
AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 7,620.00 | |
| 49 | LINDSAY, Lionel. | A book of woodcuts. |
1922 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 7,112.00 |
| 171 | OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul. | Goldilocks. |
AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 7,112.00 | |
| 7 | BLACKMAN, Charles. | A book of imaginary butterflies [cover title]. |
1986 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 6,350.00 |
| 12 | STARK, Peter. | Tomorrow’s ghosts. |
1972 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 6,350.00 |
| 120 | WHITELEY, Brett. | Zoo. |
1979 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 6,350.00 |
| 81 | SLESSOR, Kenneth. | Thief of the moon. |
1924 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 6,096.00 |
| 53 | LINDSAY, Lionel. | Twenty-one woodcuts. |
1924 | AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 5,842.00 |
| 82 | [STEPHENS, A.G.]. | Oblation. |
1902 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 5,588.00 |
| 64 | LINDSAY, Jack. | The passionate neatherd. |
1926 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 5,334.00 |
| 126 | BARNETT, P. Neville. | Australian book-plates and book-plates of interest to Australia. |
1950 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 132 | BARNETT, P. Neville. | Figure prints of Japan. |
1948 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 164 | GIBBS, May. | Gumnuts. |
circa 1940. | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
