Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science, antiquarian, design and architecture & modern first editions
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Science, antiquarian, design and architecture & modern first editions | Total Sales (AUD) | 37,706.30 |
| Auction Date | February 02, 2025 - February 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 29,240.00 |
| Sale Number | #A138 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 40,560.00 |
| Total Lots | 445 | ||
| Sold Lots | 112 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 112,120.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 25.17% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 157,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 333 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 23.93% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | [BASCH & COMPANY] Atlas of the Settled Counties of New South Wales. |
1893 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,667.00 | |
| 77 | The Bookfellow The Australasian Review. |
December 1911 to December 1912 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 | |
| 103 | The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure for March 1789. |
AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 1,524.00 | ||
| 224 | Three Expeditions Into The Interior of Eastern Australia... |
AUD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 1,397.00 | ||
| 154 | Ion Idriess | Gold-Dust and Ashes by Ion Idriess. |
1933 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 78 | A G Stephens, editor | The Bookfellow The Australasian Review and Journal of the Australian Book Trade. |
Three January to December 1914 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 223 | VAN DIEMEN'S LAND ABORIGINES... |
AUD 450.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,016.00 | ||
| 349 | Aboriginal Tribes of Australia... |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 762.00 | ||
| 20 | DARWIN, Charles. | Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands and Parts of South America Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle'. |
1876 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 117 | BARTON, G.B. | Literature in New South Wales. |
1866 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 190 | A Historical Collection of Voyages and Discoveries around the world... |
AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 698.50 | ||
| 46 | LABILLARDIERE, Jacques Julien Houton de. | An Account of a Voyage in Search of La Perouse... under the command of Rear-Admiral Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. |
1800 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 267 | A Queenslander's Travel-Notes by Alfred George Stephens. |
1894 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 130 | MUNZENBERG, Willi (editor.) | The Brown Book of the Hitler Terror and the Burning of the Reichstag. |
1933 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 195 | Hoskins Iron and Steel Company Ltd. |
1925 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 539.75 | |
| 62 | JONES, D.L. and MUIR, T.B. (editors). | Orchids of Australia. |
1969 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 145 | IDRIESS, Ion L. | Prospecting for Gold. From the Dish to the Hydraulic Plant. |
1931 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 159 | Official Handbook The Port Of Sydney NSW. |
1924 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 | |
| 241 | Tell Them! Or The Second Stage of Mothercraft. |
No date but inscription dated 1941 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 | |
| 242 | A G Stephens | The Pearl And The Octopus and Other Exercises in Prose and Verse. |
No date but 1911 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 310 | A large collection of Australian Home and Garden improvement magazines... |
AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 508.00 | ||
| 301 | Sydney Harbour Bridge. |
No date but 1930s | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 476.25 | |
| 406 | Batman Comics by DC... |
AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 476.25 | ||
| 5 | 1859 MAP OF DANDENONG GOLD FIELD IN VICTORIA. |
1859 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 | |
| 215 | John Davis | Tracks of McKinlay and Party across Australia. |
1863 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 444.50 |
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