Australian Book Auctions: February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c. | Total Sales (AUD) | 134,239.00 |
| Auction Date | February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 89,110.00 |
| Sale Number | #110 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 132,080.00 |
| Total Lots | 104 | ||
| Sold Lots | 77 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 122,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 182,510.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | BAUDIN. PERON, Francois & Louis FREYCINET. | VOYAGE DE DECOUVERTES AUX TERRES AUSTRALES... |
1807-1816-1824. | AUD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | AUD 20,320.00 |
| 33 | COOK, James. | A SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS. |
1773-1785. | AUD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | AUD 19,050.00 |
| 41 | D'ENTRECASTEAUX, Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni. | VOYAGE DE DENTRECASTEAUX, ENVOYE A LA RECHERCHE DE LA PEROUSE. |
[1807], 1808 | AUD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 15,240.00 |
| 49 | GILL, Samuel Thomas. | [PART THE FIRST Containing 24 Sketches of the Victoria Gold Diggings and Diggers As They Are By S.T.G. |
August 1852]. | AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 15,240.00 |
| 56 | HARRIS, John, and Dr. John CAMPBELL: | NAVIGANTIUM ATQUE ITINERANTIUM BIBLIOTHECA: |
1744-8. | AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 12,065.00 |
| 65 | MACLEHOSE, James. John CARMICHAEL (illustrations by). | THE PICTURE OF SYDNEY; AND STRANGER'S GUIDE IN NEW SOUTH WALES, FOR 1838. |
1838 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,842.00 |
| 51 | GILL, Samuel Thomas. | THE AUSTRALIAN SKETCHBOOK. |
[1865]. | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 5,334.00 |
| 95 | FLEMING, Ian. | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. |
1956 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 50 | GILL, Samuel Thomas. | VICTORIA ILLUSTRATED. |
1857 but December 1856. | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,794.00 |
| 46 | FEDERATION. | RULES OF THE AUSTRALASIAN FEDERATION LEAGUE. |
1894 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 2,413.00 |
| 32 | COOK, James. | VOYAGE DANS L'HEMISPHERE AUSTRAL ET AUTOUR DU MONDE, |
1778 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,286.00 |
| 30 | BLAXLAND, Gregory. | A JOURNAL OF A TOUR OF DISCOVERY ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, |
[1870]. | AUD 1,800.00 - 3,600.00 | AUD 2,159.00 |
| 66 | MICHELENA Y ROJAS, Francisco. | VIAJES CIENTIFICOS ENTODO EL MUNDO |
1843 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 14 | ROSS, James. | VAN DIEMEN'S LAND ANNUAL |
1833 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 25 | BARRINGTON, George. | A VOYAGE TO BOTANY BAY |
1801 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 52 | GILL, Samuel Thomas, F.R. Nixon, Samuel Calvert, and O. Korn. | 14 VIEWS OF OLD ADELAIDE |
no date, circa 1876. | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,143.00 |
| 62 | LEICHHARDT, Ludwig. | JOURNAL OF AN OVERLAND EXPEDITION IN AUSTRALIA, |
1847 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 76 | ROTZ, Jean. | THE MAP AND TEXT OF THE BOKE OF IDROGRAPHY |
1981 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 5 | FORD, W. and F. | FORD'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC, |
[1853]. | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 10 | MOORE, J.J. | MOORE'S ALMANACK AND HAND BOOK, |
1852 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 70 | OWEN, Professor Richard. | ON THE FOSSIL MAMMALS OF AUSTRALIA, |
1870 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 79 | TASMAN. COREAL, Francois. | VOYAGES DE FRANCOIS COREAL AUX INDES OCCIDENTALES, |
1722 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 45 | FAUCHERY, Antoine. | LETTRES D'UN MINEUR EN AUSTRALIE. |
1857 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 102 | LAWRENCE, T.E. | THE COMPLETE 1922 SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM. |
2004 | AUD 120.00 - 240.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 28 | BAUER. STEARN, William T. | THE AUSTRALIAN FLOWER PAINTINGS |
1976 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 609.60 |
