The Book Merchant Jenkins: Natural History Books, Artists Books, and More
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Natural History Books, Artists Books, and More | Total Sales (AUD) | 30,707.40 |
| Auction Date | June 23, 2024 - June 23, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 17,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #62324 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 28,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 260 | ||
| Sold Lots | 199 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 34,230.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 52,670.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 61 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 58.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice: First Peacock Edition |
1894 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,830.00 |
| 107 | Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal; Rigobert Bonne | Atlas de toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre |
c. 1780. | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,400.00 | AUD 1,708.00 |
| 155 | Oscar Wilde | Oscar Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan, First Edition |
1893 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,037.00 |
| 60 | Nadine Amadio; Charles Blackman | [AUSTRALIAN ART] Charles Blackman: Orpheus |
1983 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 915.00 |
| 96 | De La Mano [Zell Dreitzehn] | [MAGIC] De La Mano the Magician |
AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 610.00 | |
| 144 | Monte Luke Anna Pavlova | Anna Pavlova Signed Photograph |
AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 561.20 | |
| 68 | Hugh McCrae; Norman Lindsay | [AUSTRALIAN ART] Norman Lindsay; Hugh McCrae: Satyrs & Sunlight |
1909 | AUD 300.00 - 600.00 | AUD 512.40 |
| 169 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Folio Society: The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings |
AUD 40.00 - 80.00 | AUD 512.40 | |
| 224 | Edward. M. Curr | Curr: The Australian Race |
1886-7. | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 512.40 |
| 135 | Francis Birtles | [PHOTOGRAPHS, QUEENSLAND] Francis Birtles: Mount Morgan |
AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 488.00 | |
| 137 | William Skeen; Charles Scowen | [PHOTOGRAPHS] Ceylon |
circa 1880. | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 488.00 |
| 222 | Geo. Leo Haydock; F. C. Husenbeth; Richard Challoner; Bernard O'Reilly | Douay Rheims Haydock Third Quarto Series Bible |
AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 463.60 | |
| 76 | As New Art Monographs, 2 Shelves |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 366.00 | ||
| 85 | Barthelemy Roger (engraver); Nicolas-Martin Petit (artist) | Nouvelle-Hollande. Cour-Rou-Bari-Gal |
1824 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 366.00 |
| 203 | Willm. Coxe; P. H. Mallet | [ARMORIAL BINDING] Coxe Voyage en Pologne, Russie, Suede, Dannemarc, &c. |
1786 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 366.00 |
| 116 | Japanese Swords |
AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 317.20 | ||
| 136 | 1880s Australian Photo Album |
AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 317.20 | ||
| 167 | Folio Society: Literature |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 317.20 | ||
| 173 | Folio Society: Histories of Ancient Civilisations |
AUD 40.00 - 80.00 | AUD 317.20 | ||
| 177 | [OCCULT] Two Rare Booklets |
2014 | AUD 60.00 - 120.00 | AUD 317.20 | |
| 220 | Prophecies of Daniel Vellum 1562 & 1720 |
1562 | AUD 140.00 - 240.00 | AUD 317.20 | |
| 41 | [TASMANIA] Tiger-Wolf and Wombat from Wilde Theire aller Zonen. |
1864?.) | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 292.80 | |
| 101 | Mariko Mori | Mariko Mori: Star Doll (for Parkett no. 54) |
1998 | AUD 240.00 - 300.00 | AUD 292.80 |
| 111 | Military, 7 Shelves |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 292.80 | ||
| 171 | Folio Society: History |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 292.80 |
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
