Australian Book Auctions: Travels, Australiana, Literature & Art, 116, Armadale,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARTHUR, Colonel George, Lieutenant-Governor, and MURRAY, Robert Lathrop | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT TO ROBERT LATHROP MURRAY |
Hobart Town | 29 August, 1836 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 2 | BALFOUR, J.O. | A SKETCH OF NEW SOUTH WALES |
December, 1844 | AUD 180.00 - 240.00 | AUD 406.40 | |
| 3 | BANKS, Sir Joseph | JOURNAL OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOSEPH BANKS... |
London | 1896 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 4 | BRISBANE, Sir Thomas, Governor | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT TO HARRIS WALKER, of 2000 acres in the District of Methven, adjacent to the Blackman's River, Van Diemen's Land |
Sydney | 30 June, 1823 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 5 | BRISBANE, Sir Thomas, Governor | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT TO THOMAS GEORGE GREGSON, of 300 acres in the District of Bath, Van Diemen's Land |
Sydney | 30 June, 1823 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 6 | BROWNHILL, Walter Randolph and WYND, Ian | THE HISTORY OF GEELONG AND CORIO BAY |
Melbourne | 1990 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 7 | COLLINS, David | AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES |
London | 1798-1802 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 8 | CURREY, JOHN | DAVID COLLINS. GENERAL ORDERS |
October 16 1803 - January 27 1804 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 9 | DUTTON, Henry Hampden | ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY MOTOR |
Adelaide | [1909] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 10 | EPHEMERA BALANCE OF COLLECTION |
AUD 60.00 - 80.00 | AUD 50.80 | |||
| 11 | GILES, Ernest | GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELS IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA FROM 1872 TO 1874 |
Melbourne | 1875 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 12 | HARLEY, J.B. and WOODWARD, David | THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY |
Chicago and London | 1987-2015 | AUD 240.00 - 340.00 | AUD 304.80 |
| 13 | FORSTER, Johann Reinhold, Georg Adam Forster, and Anders Sparrman | CHARACTERES GENERUM PLANTARUM, quas in itinere ad insulas Maris Australis, Collegerunt, Descripserunt, Delinearunt, annis MDCCLXXII - MDCCLXXV |
London | 1776 | AUD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 14 | HUNTER, Captain John, Governor | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND |
London | 1793 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 | AUD 2,286.00 |
| 15 | JOSELAND, Howard | ANGLING IN AUSTRALIA And Elsewhere |
Sydney | 1921 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 16 | KINGSFORD-SMITH, C.E., and C.T. ULM | STORY OF "SOUTHERN CROSS" Trans-Pacific Flight 1928 |
Sydney | 1928 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 17 | LOW. LOW'S DIRECTORY of the City and District of Sydney, for 1847 |
Sydney | 1847 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 609.60 | |
| 18 | LEWIN, John William | PRODROMUS ENTOMOLOGY. or, A Natural History of the Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales Illustrated with Nineteen Plates |
Melbourne | 2007 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 19 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan, Governor | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT to Thomas Allan Lascelles, of 800 acres in the District of Sussex, bounded to the north by the Iron Creek Stream |
Sydney | 8 October, 1816 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,794.00 |
| 20 | MACQUARIE | GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
[London] | 10 July 1812 | AUD 1,200.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 3,556.00 |
| 21 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan, Governor | PAPERS RELATING TO HIS MAJESTY'S SETTLEMENTS AT NEW SOUTH WALES |
[London] | 11 June 1816 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,794.00 |
| 22 | MACQUARIE | GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF GAOLS, &C. |
[London] | 12 July, 1819 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 23 | BIGGE, John Thomas | MACQUARIE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES |
[London] | 19 June 1822 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 24 | BIGGE, John Thomas | MACQUARIE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE AND TRADE [and] REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY into the Judicial Establishments of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land |
[London] | 21 February 1823 and 13 March 1823 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 25 | MICHELL, H. | VICTORIA'S GREATEST RACES with full descriptions of the Melbourne Cup 1921 |
Melbourne | n.d. circa 1924 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 |
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
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Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -