• Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • Gonnelli:
    Auction 55
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    November 26st 2024
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, 23 animal plances,1641. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Stefano Della Bella, Boar Hunt, 1654. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Crispijn Van de Passe, The seven Arts, 1637. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, La Maschera è cagion di molti mali, 1688. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Biribissor’s game, 1804-15. Starting price 2800€
    Gonnelli: Nicolas II de Larmessin, Habitats,1700. Starting price 320€
    Gonnelli: Miniature “O”, 1400. Starting price 1800€
    Gonnelli: Jan Van der Straet, Hunt scenes, 1596. Starting Price 140€
    Gonnelli: Massimino Baseggio, Costantinople, 1787. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli: Kawanabe Kyosai, Erotic scene lighten up by a candle, 1860. Starting price 380€
    Gonnelli: Duck shaped dropper, 1670. Starting price 800€
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    H. Schedel, Liber chronicarum, 1493. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    P. O. Runge, Farben-Kugel, 1810. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Kandinsky, Klänge, 1913. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    W. Burley, De vita et moribus philosophorum, 1473. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. B. Valentini, Viridarium reformatum seu regnum vegetabile, 1719. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    PAN, 10 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: € 15,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. de Gaddesden, Rosa anglica practica medicinae, 1492. Est: € 12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    M. Merian, Todten-Tanz, 1649. Est: € 5,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    D. Hammett, Red harvest, 1929. Est: € 11,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 25th
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    Book of hours, Horae B. M. V., 1503. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    J. Miller, Illustratio systematis sexualis Linneai, 1792. Est: € 8,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, Nov. 25:
    F. Hundertwasser, Regentag – Look at it on a rainy day, 1972. Est: € 8,000
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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Geology and Natural History, Mining, First editions, Art, History

Auction Reports

Auction Name Geology and Natural History, Mining, First editions, Art, History Total Sales (AUD) 68,592.70
Auction Date October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 63,570.00
Sale Number #102624 High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) 93,260.00
Total Lots 508
Sold Lots 299 Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 114,430.00
% of Lots Sold 58.86% High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) 163,840.00
Unsold Lots 209 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 41.87%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
86 John Hawkesworth, LL.D.

An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the order of His Present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and

1773 AUD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 AUD 6,350.00
18 George Grey, Esq.

Journals of two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia during the years 1837, 38 and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. ...

1841 AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 AUD 1,905.00
70

Handwritten diary from 28th October 1853 until 20th June 1854.

Ion Idriess AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 1,397.00
100

Art in Australia. First Series no. 10, 1921 The Macquarie Book.

1921 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 1,397.00
138 Marjorie Barnard with Decorations Frank Medworth

Macquarie's World

1941 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 1,206.50
300

5 original newspapers covering the Apollo 11 Moon landing

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 1,206.50
19 Gregory M. Matthews.

The Birds of Australia, Volume 8

1919-1920. AUD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 AUD 1,016.00
90 Princess Diana and King Charles III.

1986 Royal Family Christmas Card signed

1986 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 1,016.00
387

3 original Chinese paintings in Scrolls. Size various. A little bit foxed. The top edges squirrel painting is a bit worn else good

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 1,016.00
295

Photograph Album. 1902-1915. 48 black and white photographs. 7x9cm. All identified from around Kiama, Berowra, Gosford and Terrigal and Maitland.

1902-1915. AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 952.50
385

Poster for the Exhibition: Fahr El-Nissa Zeid peintures 1954-1961, 19 Mai - 9 Juin 1961. Galerie Dina Vierny 36 Rue Jacob Paris. Signed "Fahrelnissa Zeid" and inscribed on the left bottom corner. Size: 67 x 49cm. Very good condition.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 952.50
80

Cyaniding for Gold: A Complete, Simple, and Detailed Account of the Process Written Especially For the Working Miner and the Small Syndicate.

1939 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 889.00
89 King Charles III and the late Princess Diana.

1981 Royal Wedding Letter of Gratitude. Inscribed and signed 'Yours most sincerely, Charles and Diana'

1981 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 889.00
3 JOHNSTON, Robert M.

Systematic Account of the Geology of Tasmania.

1888 AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 825.50
92 Stephen King.

Cycle of the Werewolf

1983 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 825.50
401 editedTM Perry and DH Simpson.

Drawings by William Westall Landscape artist on board HMS Investigator during the circumnavigation of Australia by Captain Matthew Flinders FN in 1801-1813.

1962 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 825.50
136 M H Ellis

Francis Greenway His Life and Times

1949 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 762.00
140

Melba's Gift Book of Australian Art and Literature Signed on the page between the frontispiece and title page.

[1914]. AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 762.00
215 William Tomlinson and Richard Masters.

Bookcloth 1823-1980. A Study of Early Use and Rise of Manufacture. Winterbottom's Dominance of the Trade in Britain and America, Production Methods and Costs and the Identification of Qualities and Designs

1996 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 698.50
277 W Folster.

Lucknow, 1851-1933

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 698.50
21 Italian photographer Anna Baldazzi.

8 photographs of Salvador Dali

AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 635.00
91 A.A. Milne.

The House at Pooh Corner

1978 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 635.00
13 Rev FO Morris.

A History of British Birds (6 volumes ) with A Natural History of the Nests and Eggs of British Birds (3 volumes)

1870 AUD 900.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 603.25
8 The Rev WB Clarke.

Researches in the southern gold fields of New South Wales

1860 AUD 350.00 - 400.00 AUD 571.50
135 M. Barnard Eldershaw. Illustrated Adrian Feint.

The Life and Times of Captain John Piper

1938 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 AUD 539.75
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
  • ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
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