Peter Arnold: The John Alexander collection of English & American literature, 30726, Prahran VIC
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 07, 2026 - March 08, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADAMS, Richard | Watership down |
London | 1972 | AUD 2,600.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,360.00 |
| 2 | ALBEE, Edward | Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf ? A play |
New York | 1962 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,140.00 |
| 3 | THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS, carefully revised, and occasionally corrected from the Arabic |
London | 1811 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,140.00 | |
| 4 | BANNERMAN, Helen | Little black Sambo |
London | 1899 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | BARRIE, J. M. | Peter Pan, or the boy who would not grow up |
London | 1928 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 6 | BATES, H. E. | The last bread. A play in one act |
London | [1926] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | BATES, H.E. | The two sisters |
London | [1926] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 264.00 |
| 8 | BATES, H. E. | A German idyll |
Waltham St Lawrence | [1932] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 9 | BATES, H. E. | The house with the apricot |
London | 1933 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | BATES, H. E. | The duet |
London | 1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | BECKETT, Samuel | Waiting for Godot |
London | [1956] | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | AUD 432.00 |
| 12 | BELLOW, Saul | Dangling man |
New York | [1944] | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 780.00 |
| 13 | BELLOW, Saul | The victim |
New York | [1947] | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 14 | BELLOW, Saul | The victim |
New York | [1947] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 15 | BELLOW, Saul | The adventures of Augie March |
New York | 1953 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 16 | BELLOW, Saul | Seize the day |
New York | 1956 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 504.00 |
| 17 | BELLOW, Saul | Henderson the rain king |
New York | 1959 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 18 | BEZZERIDES, A.I. | Long haul |
New York | 1938 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | BOULLE, Pierre | The bridge over the River Kwai |
New York | [1954] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 312.00 |
| 20 | BOWLES, Paul | The sheltering sky |
London | [1949] | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,920.00 |
| 21 | BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne | BRONTE, Charlotte, Emily & Anne. Novels |
Edinburgh | 1907 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,640.00 |
| 22 | CAIN, James M. | The postman always rings twice |
New York | 1934 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,360.00 |
| 23 | CAIN, James M. | Serenade |
New York | 1937 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 24 | CAIN, James M. | Mildred Pierce |
New York | 1941 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | CAIN, James M. | Love's lovely counterfeit |
New York | 1942 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
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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. -
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.