Sydney Rare Book Auctions: March Musings: Books and Maps
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | March Musings: Books and Maps | Total Sales (AUD) | 32,219.90 |
| Auction Date | March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 29,590.00 |
| Sale Number | #32124 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 39,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 234 | ||
| Sold Lots | 168 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 54,979.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 71.79% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 72,690.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 66 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 44.32% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Sidney William Jackson | Egg Collecting and Bird life of Australia: Catalogue and date of the "Jacksonian Oological Collection" |
1907 | AUD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 225 | Ida Rentoul Outhwaite and Greenbry Outhwaite | The Enchanted Forest |
1921 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,667.00 |
| 30 | Ion Idriess | A short story about pearlers in Northern Australia |
Circa 1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,397.00 |
| 127 | Roy Bridges, | Green Butterflies |
1923 | AUD 300.00 - 350.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 31 | Ion Idriess | A remarkable typed draft manuscript of four pages |
1936 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 10 | Idriess | The Australian Guerilla |
circa 2000 reprinted | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 16 | Ion L. Idriess | 'The Great Trek. One of the Greatest Feats of Australian Exploration'. |
1940 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 224 | Ethel Turner. Pictures by DH Souter | Gum Leaves: With Oddments by Others |
no date [1900] | AUD 350.00 - 400.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 39 | Samuel Eliot Morison | History of United States Naval Operations in World War Two |
1955-1962 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 25 | A mid nineteenth century Japanese concertina style erotic book also called Shunga in 10 panels |
mid nineteenth century | AUD 450.00 - 500.00 | AUD 444.50 | |
| 28 | Gordon Buchanan | Packhorse and Waterhole. With the First Overlanders to the Kimberleys |
1934 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 45 | C E W Bean | The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914 - 1918. |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 444.50 | |
| 44 | Col. A.G. Butler | Official History of the Australian Medical Services. |
1938 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 50 | Thos. R. Roadhouse and H J Taperell. | The Labour Party in New South Wales. A History of its Formation and Legislative Career |
1892 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 105 | Voyages Round The World performed Capt James Cook |
1826 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 193 | The Mutual Provident Messenger |
1920-30s | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 209 | Jacques Nicolas Bellin | World map entitled: Essay d'une carte reduite, Contenant les parties connues du Globe Terrestre dedie a JM. le Comte de Maurepas |
Likely 1770-1780 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 227 | Joseph Sabin. | Bibliotheca Americana: a dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time in 15 Volumes |
1961 | AUD 350.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 26 | A Chinese erotic concertina style book in ten panels |
AUD 350.00 - 400.00 | AUD 349.25 | ||
| 32 | Roy Bridges | Rogue's Haven |
1932 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 70 | William Howitt | Land, Labour, and Gold ; Or Two Years in Victoria: with Visits To Sydney and Van Diemen's Land. |
1855 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 56 | Norman Lindsay | Poetry in Australia |
1923 | AUD 80.00 - 90.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 82 | JC Beaglehole. | The Journals of Captain James Cook Six Volume Set |
1955-1974 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 210 | Tallis | Australia. Tallis. |
1854 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 41 | John Arthur Phillips. | Gold-Mining and Assaying : A Scientific Guide for Australian Emigrants |
1853 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 |
