Australian Book Auctions: Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale. | Total Sales (AUD) | 137,782.30 |
| Auction Date | August 21, 2024 - August 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 83,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #112 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 129,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 170 | ||
| Sold Lots | 130 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 113,220.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 173,210.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 40 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | COOK, James. | A COMPLETE SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS. COMPRISING: |
and T. Cadell | AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 25,400.00 |
| 70 | KENNEDY, Edmund Besley Court. | FINE SELF-PORTRAIT OF THE TRAGIC EXPLORER. |
circa 1842?] | AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 15,240.00 |
| 23 | PROUT, John Skinner. | AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK OF THE VOYAGE TO AUSTRALIA; |
circa 1852]. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 6,985.00 |
| 20 | MACGILLIVRAY, John. | NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. RATTLESNAKE, |
1852 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 6,350.00 |
| 32 | STURT, Charles. | TWO EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA, |
1833 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,334.00 |
| 85 | GOULD, John. | GANG GANG COCKATOO (CALLOCEPHALON GALEATUM). |
1848 - 1869. | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 18 | LABILLARDIERE, Jacques Julien Houton de. | RELATION DU VOYAGE A LA RECHERCHE DE LA PEROUSE, |
Rue des Peres | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,826.00 |
| 34 | WEMYSS, Thomas. | NARRATIVE OF THE MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK OF THE SHIP CHARLES EATON; |
1837 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,318.00 |
| 16 | HUNTER, John. | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND, |
1793 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 4,064.00 |
| 24 | PASTORALISTS' REVIEW. | THE PASTORAL HOMES OF AUSTRALIA. |
1929 | AUD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 13 | EARLE. BURFORD, Robert. | DESCRIPTION OF A VIEW OF HOBART TOWN, VAN DIEMEN'S LAND , |
1831 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 3,048.00 |
| 15 | GILES, Ernest. | AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED. |
1889 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,032.00 |
| 8 | COOK. HAWKESWORTH, John. | RELATION DES VOYAGES |
Panckoucke | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 22 | PHILLIP, Governor Arthur. | THE VOYAGE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP TO BOTANY BAY; |
1790 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 153 | MILNE, A.A. | WINNIE-THE-POOH. |
1926 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 14 | FIELD, Barron. | GEOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS ON NEW SOUTH WALES; |
1825 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 103 | AUSTEN, Jane. | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. |
1894 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 25 | SMYTH, R. Brough. | THE ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA: |
1878 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 12 | DAWSON, James. | AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES: |
1881 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 82 | MATHEWS, Gregory M. | A SUPPLEMENT TO THE BIRDS OF NORFOLK & LORD HOWE ISLANDS. |
1936 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 31 | STUART, John McDouall, and William Hardman (editor). | EXPLORATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. THE JOURNALS OF JOHN MCDOUALL STUART |
1865 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 99 | LINDSAY, Norman. | PAIR OF NORMAN LINDSAY BOOKENDS. |
2000 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 4 | BYERLEY, Frederick. | NARRATIVE OF THE OVERLAND EXPEDITION OF THE MESSRS. JARDINE |
1867 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 21 | MEREDITH, Louisa Anne. | OUR ISLAND HOME: A TASMANIAN SKETCHBOOK. |
1879 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 116 | DARK, Eleanor. | PRELUDE TO CHRISTOPHER. |
1936 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 952.50 |
![<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.")
