Australian Book Auctions: February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c., 110, Armadale,

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024
Page Size: 104 items in 5 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 COLMAN, W.A. (publisher).

THE NEW SOUTH WALES ALMANAC AND REMEMBRANCER

Sydney 1848 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 482.60
2 COX & CO.

J. COX & CO.'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC,

Sydney 1857 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 228.60
3 COX AND CO.

COX AND CO.'S SYDNEY

Sydney Cox and Co. AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 279.40
4 FORD, W. and F.

AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC

Sydney 1850 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 254.00
5 FORD, W. and F.

FORD'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC,

Sydney [1853]. AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 762.00
6 FULLER, Cyrus Edgar.

FULLER'S COUNTY CUMBERLAND

Parramatta and Sydney 1885 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 127.00
7 HOWE, Robert.

AUSTRALASIAN POCKET ALMANACK.

Sydney 1826 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 330.20
8 HOWE, Robert.

AUSTRALIAN ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1828...

Sydney [1828]. AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 406.40
9 LOW.

LOW'S DIRECTORY

Sydney 1847 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
10 MOORE, J.J.

MOORE'S ALMANACK AND HAND BOOK,

Sydney 1852 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 762.00
11 MOORE, J.J.

MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC

Sydney [1876]. AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 254.00
12 MOORE, J.J.

MOORE'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC

Sydney 1931-38. AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
13 NEW SOUTH WALES.

DIRECTORY AND GUIDE

Sydney 1895 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 177.80
14 ROSS, James.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND ANNUAL

Hobart-Town 1833 AUD 600.00 - 900.00 AUD 1,524.00
15 SANDS, John.

SANDS' SYDNEY AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY,

Sydney 1900 AUD 120.00 - 240.00 AUD 203.20
16 SHERRIFF, John L.

THE AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC,

Sydney 1867 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 228.60
17 STEPHENS & STOKES.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES CALENDAR

Sydney 1834 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 381.00
18 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

Sydney 1904 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 203.20
19 TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

Sydney 1930 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 203.20
20 THATCHER, Richmond.

THE SYDNEY AND SUBURBAN HOTEL GUIDE

Sydney [1886]. AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 279.40
21 WALCH, J. & Sons.

WALCH'S TASMANIAN ALMANAC

Tasmania 1871 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 330.20
22 WAUGH and COX.

DIRECTORY OF SYDNEY

Sydney 1855 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 381.00
23 WAUGH, James.

WAUGH'S AUSTRALIAN ALMANAC,

Sydney 1858 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 558.80
24 FACSIMILE ALMANACS.

THE TASMANIAN ALMANACK

Hobart 1980 AUD 150.00 - 300.00 AUD 254.00
25 BARRINGTON, George.

A VOYAGE TO BOTANY BAY

London 1801 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 1,143.00
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
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