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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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.