Australian Book Auctions: Books and Ephemera in All Fields from the Collection of the Late Paul Dwyer
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Ephemera in All Fields from the Collection of the Late Paul Dwyer | Total Sales (AUD) | 448,579.12 |
| Auction Date | October 17, 2016 - October 18, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 241,950.00 |
| Sale Number | #84 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 370,190.00 |
| Total Lots | 387 | ||
| Sold Lots | 331 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 284,730.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.53% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 436,130.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 56 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 102.85% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DUPERREY, Louis-Isidore. | VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE, |
1826-1827. | AUD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | AUD 95,840.00 |
| 24 | WHITE, P.V.M. [Patrick Victor Martindale]. | THIRTEEN POEMS. |
circa 1929-30, perhaps December 1929]. | AUD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | AUD 65,890.00 |
| 22 | CARBONI, Raffaello. | SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM. THE EUREKA STOCKADE. |
1855 | AUD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | AUD 50,316.00 |
| 12 | COOK, James. | A SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS. |
1773 – 1785. | AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 14,376.00 |
| 17 | D’ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine de Bruni. | VOYAGE DE DENTRECASTEAUX, ENVOYÉ À LA RECHERCHE DE LA PÉROUSE. |
[1807] (atlas volume) 1808 (text volumes). | AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 14,376.00 |
| 13 | BURNEY, James. | A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERIES IN THE SOUTH SEA OR PACIFIC OCEAN. |
1803 - 1806 - 1813 - 1816 - 1817. | AUD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 11,980.00 |
| 21 | BUSBY, James. | A TREATISE ON THE CULTURE OF THE VINE, |
1825 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 8,985.00 |
| 20 | KING, Phillip Parker, and Robert FITZROY. | NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGES OF HIS MAJESTY’S SHIPS ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE, |
1839 | AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 8,625.60 |
| 2 | COOK. HAWKESWORTH, John. | AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES |
1773 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 7,787.00 |
| 16 | BLIGH, Lieutenant William. | A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEA, |
1792 | AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 7,188.00 |
| 8 | COOK. Captain James. | A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN… ALTAS |
1784 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 5,510.80 |
| 11 | COOK. RICKMAN, John. | JOURNAL OF CAPTAIN COOK’S LAST VOYAGE |
1781 | AUD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 5,510.80 |
| 23 | SCOTT, Robert F., Ernest SHACKLETON, and Louis BERNACCHI. | THE SOUTH POLAR TIMES. |
1907 | AUD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 5,510.80 |
| 15 | LA PEROUSE, Jean Francois Galaup de. | A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, PERFORMED IN THE YEARS 1785, 1786, 1787 AND 1788. |
1798-9. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,271.20 |
| 14 | PORTLOCK, Nathaniel. | A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD; |
1789 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 5,031.60 |
| 1 | ROGERS, Captain Woodes. | A CRUISING VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, |
1712 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 3,594.00 |
| 5 | COOK. MARRA, John. | JOURNAL OF THE RESOLUTION’S VOYAGE, |
1775 | AUD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 3,354.40 |
| 9 | COOK. ELLIS, William. | AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE |
1782 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 3,354.40 |
| 4 | COOK, Captain James. | A VOYAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH POLE |
1777 | AUD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 | AUD 3,114.80 |
| 224 | COOK. HAWKESWORTH, John. | AN ACCOUNT OF THE VOYAGES |
1773 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
| 380 | MATHEWS, Gregory M. | A SUPPLEMENT |
1936 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
| 6 | COOK. FORSTER, Johann Reinhold. | OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING A VOYAGE |
1778 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
| 7 | COOK, Captain James and Captain James KING | A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. |
1784 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
| 3 | COOK. MAGRA, James. | JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, |
1772 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 2,036.60 |
| 250 | HISCOCKS, F.E. & Co. | NEW VICTORIAN COUNTIES ATLAS 1874. |
1874 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,036.60 |
