Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books: Beautiful, Unusual and Inspiring
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books: Beautiful, Unusual and Inspiring | Total Sales (AUD) | 83,051.65 |
| Auction Date | August 25, 2024 - August 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 72,265.00 |
| Sale Number | #82524 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 102,440.00 |
| Total Lots | 496 | ||
| Sold Lots | 298 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 115,435.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 163,820.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 198 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 50.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Edited by Richard Neville, Jim Anderson, Felix Dennis and Roger Hutchinson | OZ Magazine, A near complete set of 47 issues out of 48. |
AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 3,937.00 | |
| 15 | Arthur Phillip. | Governor Phillip Voyage First Issue |
1789 | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 49 | Engraved, selected, and arranged by Walter G. Mason. | The Australian Picture Pleasure Book, illustrating the scenery, architecture historical events, natural history, public characters, Etc., of Australia. |
1857 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,429.00 |
| 341 | Napoleon Bonaparte, Minister of War Alexander Berthier and Secretary of State Hughes Joseph Maret. | Republique of Francaise - Department of War vellum document. Signed 'Bonaparte' First Consul of the French Republic, appointing Armand Philippon Chef de 87ieme demi Brigade infanterie. |
1803 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 3,429.00 |
| 229 | P. G. Wodehouse. | Carry On, Jeeves |
1925 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 2,413.00 |
| 14 | Captain [Alexander] Maconochie. | Australiana: Thoughts On Convict Management and Other Subjects Connected With the Australian Penal Colonies |
1839 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 2,286.00 |
| 204 | R. Blachford, | Blueback map, Blatchford's New General Chart of the West Indies |
1838 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 2,159.00 |
| 12 | Adolf Hitler. | Mein Kampf |
1937 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 206 | To the Merchants and Sheep Owners of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; This New Chart of the Indian and Pacific Oceans...From the latest and best Surveys and Authorities... . |
1848 | AUD 1,900.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 1,778.00 | |
| 8 | JF Earhart. | The Harmonizer |
1897 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 88 | Captain Crawley. | Boys Book of Out-Door Games |
No date c1860s | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 331 | Sydney Ure Smith and Bertram Stevens. | The Art of JJ Hilder edited |
1918 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 1 | Miles Franklin | Bring The Monkey A Light Novel |
1933 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 38 | The Drawings of Ruby Lind (Mrs Will Dyson) |
1920 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,270.00 | |
| 274 | The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volumes 1-8. |
1796 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,270.00 | |
| 221 | Andrew Garran. | Picturesque Atlas of Australasia |
1866-1889. | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 310 | Two framed photographs about postcard size. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 889.00 | ||
| 26 | Australian Almanack: For the Year of Our Lord 1828; Being Bissextile, or Leap Year; and the Ninth of the Reign of His Most Gracious Majesty King George The Fourth. |
1828 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 197 | By J. L. with an introduction by Viscount Ranelagh | On cases of death by starvation, and Extreme distress among the humbler classes, considered as one of the main symptoms of the present disorganization of society; ... |
1844 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 16 | surveyors C.R. Scrivener | 1904 Plans in Connexion with Reports on Federal Capital Sites. |
1904 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 294 | Aristophanes Comedies, Volume 1 and 2. |
1912 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 698.50 | |
| 13 | Donald Friend. | The Cosmic Turtle: Batujimbar Bali. |
1976 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 46 | A.A. Milne. | Now We Are Six |
1977 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 323 | Charles Kingsford Smith. | The Old Bus |
1932 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 343 | writing implements, and a set of the ?National Edition? of his books. | An original publicity photograph of Ion Idriess. Here the famous soldier, miner, novelist and writer is at his desk surrounded by writing implements, and a set of the "National Edition" of his books. |
1940 | AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
![<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.")
