Australian Book Auctions: Historical Documents, Books, Maps &c., 113, Armadale,

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Auction Report
Auction Date
November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024
Page Size: 65 items in 3 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES,

London 1798 -- 1802. AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 AUD 12,700.00
2

THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

London 1821 AUD 500.00 - 700.00 AUD 1,079.50
3

A VIEW OF ENDEAVOUR RIVER, ON THE COAST OF NEW HOLLAND,

London 1773 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 330.20
4

NARRATIVE OF THE SURVEYING VOYAGES OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ADVENTURE AND BEAGLE,

London 1839 AUD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 AUD 15,240.00
5

TREATISE ON THE NAVIGATION OF PORT PHILLIP BAY.

Williamstown 1896 AUD 120.00 - 240.00 AUD 406.40
6

SYDNEY IN 1848.

Sydney 1878 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 228.60
7

SIGNED, MANUSCRIPT LETTER FROM FREYCINET

Paris 1838 AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 AUD 6,096.00
8

EXPLORING IN THE 'SEVENTIES

Adelaide n.d. but 1926. AUD 300.00 - 600.00 AUD 698.50
9

VICTORIA ILLUSTRATED.

Melbourne n.d. but 1890s. AUD 120.00 - 240.00 AUD 381.00
10

RAGGUAGLI DELLE COSE DELL'AUSTRALIA AL COMINCIARE DELL'ANNO 1853

Firenze C.1853. AUD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 AUD 2,286.00
11

THE NATIVE TRIBES OF SOUTH-EAST AUSTRALIA.

London 1904 AUD 300.00 - 500.00 AUD 635.00
12

A NARRATIVE OF THE EXPEDITION TO BOTANY BAY;

London 1789 AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 AUD 5,334.00
13

JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES

London 1790 AUD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 AUD 10,160.00
14

THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA

Melbourne 1887-1890-1891. AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 2,540.00
15

NATURAL HISTORY OF VICTORIA;

Melbourne 1885 -- 1890. AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 2,286.00
16

THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL MELBOURNE GOLF CLUB.

Melbourne 1941 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 88.90
17

THE STORY OF THE BAR OF VICTORIA.

Melbourne (n.d. circa 1910). AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 76.20
18

THE FATAL SHORE.

London 1987 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 330.20
19

A HISTORY OF FOOTSCRAY.

Melbourne 1991 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 76.20
20

ORIGINAL 1842 FIELD BOOK OF SURVEY NOTES IN PORTLAND (Victoria) AND SURROUNDS.

Portland 1842 AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
21

KENNEDY'S ORIGINAL 1846 FIELD BOOK OF SURVEY NOTES

AUD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
22

ORIGINAL LETTER TO Mrs SARAH TURNER FROM EDMUND KENNEDY

Camp on the Bogan, 1845 AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 7,620.00
23

MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL

AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 AUD 40,640.00
24

TWO ORIGINAL SKETCHES.

AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 12,700.00
25

RIVER VICTORIA... CAMP AT DERRIBONG

Sydney 22 January 1848. AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - [Opera omnia]. Bologna: Bellagamba, Benacci, Bonomi, Tebaldini, Ferroni, 1599-1668. €22.000-€28.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [CANALETTO] - VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782) da Giovanni Antonio CANAL (1697-1768, detto 'Il Canaletto') - Urbis Venetiarum prospectus celebriores. Venezia: Giovanni Battista Pasquale, 1742-51. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) - Fables Choisies. Parigi: Claude Barbin, 1668. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599) - [I continenti] - Europa; Africa; America Sive India Nova; Asia. Amsterdam: S.d. [ca. 1633]. €2.000-€3.000
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