Australian Book Auctions: Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books | Total Sales (AUD) | 69,176.90 |
| Auction Date | September 15, 2025 - September 15, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 26,840.00 |
| Sale Number | #115 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 46,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 96 | ||
| Sold Lots | 88.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 38,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 91.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 64,540.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.19% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | HADDON A. C. | REPORTS OF THE CAMBRIDGE ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TO TORRES STRAITS. |
1903-1935. | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 20,320.00 |
| 14 | EDGE-PARTINGTON, James. | AN ALBUM OF THE WEAPONS, TOOLS, ORNAMENTS, ARTICLES OF DRESS &C. OF THE NATIVES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. |
1898 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 5,588.00 |
| 72 | FLEMING, Ian. | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. |
1956 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,064.00 |
| 2 | BASEDOW, Herbert. | NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION OF EXPLORATION IN NORTH-WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
1918 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 75 | FLEMING, Ian. | GOLDFINGER. |
1959 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 43 | OLDMAN, W. O. | ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ETHNOGRAPHICAL SPECIMENS, |
1904-[1910]. | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 80 | LINDSAY, Norman. | TWO HUNDRED ETCHINGS. |
1973 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 56 | SMYTH, R. Brough. | THE ABORIGINES OF VICTORIA: |
1878 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 12 | CURR, Edward M. | THE AUSTRALIAN RACE: |
1886-1887. | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,206.50 |
| 65 | WEBSTER, W.D. | ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES 24 TO 27 OF ETHNOGRAPHICAL SPECIMENS, |
1900 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,206.50 |
| 27 | HADDON, A.C. | THE DECORATIVE ART OF BRITISH NEW GUINEA, |
1894 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 88 | MAWSON, Douglas. | THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: |
1915 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 50 | ROTH, Henry Ling. | THE NATIVES OF SARAWAK |
1896 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 84 | WITTON, George R. | SCAPEGOATS OF THE EMPIRE: |
1907 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 17 | ETHERIDGE, Robert. | THE DENDROGLYPHS, OR "CARVED TREES" OF NEW SOUTH WALES. |
1918 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 73 | FLEMING, Ian. | DR NO. |
1958 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 77 | FLEMING, Ian. | THUNDERBALL. |
1961 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 81 | MACKAY, George. | ANNALS OF BENDIGO. 1851-1867 |
1912 -- 1926]. | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 90 | SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry. | THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC. |
1909 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 10 | BONWICK, James. | THE LAST OF THE TASMANIANS; |
1870 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 74 | FLEMING, Ian. | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: |
1960 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 609.60 |
| 92 | SHACKLETON, Sir Ernest Henry. | SOUTH. |
1920 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 609.60 |
| 60 | SPENCER, Walter Baldwin and Francis James GILLEN. | THE ARUNTA: |
1927 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 558.80 |
| 59 | SPENCER, Walter Baldwin and Francis James GILLEN. | THE NORTHERN TRIBES OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. |
1904 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 533.40 |
| 13 | DAWSON, James. | AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES: |
1881 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 508.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
