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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | CAIN, James M. | Three of a kind |
New York | 1943 | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 27 | CAIN, James M. | The moth |
New York | 1948 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 28 | CAMUS, Albert | The stranger |
New York | 1946 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 780.00 |
| 29 | CAMUS, Albert | The plague |
New York | 1948 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 600.00 |
| 30 | CAPOTE, Truman | Other voices, other rooms |
New York | 1948 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 600.00 |
| 31 | CAPOTE, Truman | A tree of night |
New York | [1949] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 32 | CAPOTE, Truman | Local colour |
New York | [1950] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 33 | CAPOTE, Truman | The grass harp |
New York | [1951] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | CAPOTE, Truman | Breakfast at Tiffany's |
New York | [1958] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,560.00 |
| 35 | CAPOTE, Truman | In cold blood |
New York | [1965] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,680.00 |
| 36 | CAPOTE, Truman | In cold blood |
New York | [1965] | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,800.00 |
| 37 | CAPOTE, Truman | The Thanksgiving visitor |
New York | [1967] | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 38 | CAPOTE, Truman and ARLEN, Harold | House of flowers |
New York | [1968] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | CAPOTE, Truman | Music for chameleons |
New York | [1980] | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 40 | CARROLL, Lewis | Alice in Wonderland [and] Through the looking-glass and what Alice found there |
London | 1866 [but 1865] and 1872 [ but 1871] | AUD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 41 | CATHER, Willa | The troll garden |
New York | 1905 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | AUD 780.00 |
| 42 | CATHER, Willa | A lost lady |
New York | 1923 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 43 | CATHER, Willa | The professor's house |
New York | 1925 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 288.00 |
| 44 | CATHER, Willa | The professor's house |
New York | 1925 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 45 | CATHER, Willa | My mortal enemy |
New York | 1926 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 46 | CATHER, Willa | Death comes for the archbishop |
New York | 1927 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,140.00 |
| 47 | CATHER, Willa | Shadows on the rock |
New York | 1931 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 480.00 |
| 48 | CATHER, Willa | Not under forty |
New York | 1936 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | CATHER, Willa | The old beauty and others |
New York | 1948 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 50 | CHANDLER, Raymond | Farewell my lovely |
New York | 1940 | AUD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | AUD 1,680.00 |
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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.