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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | FAULKNER, William | The town |
New York | [1957] | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 102 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott | This side of paradise |
New York | 1920 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 103 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott | The great Gatsby |
New York | 1925 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,360.00 |
| 104 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott | All the sad young men |
New York | 1926 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 105 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott | Taps at reveille |
New York | 1935 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 2,280.00 |
| 106 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott | The last tycoon: an unfinished novel |
New York | 1941 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 107 | FLEMING, Ian | Casino Royale |
London | [1953] | AUD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 | AUD 33,600.00 |
| 108 | FLEMING, Ian | Live and let die |
New York | 1955 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 109 | FLEMING, Ian | Diamonds are forever |
New York | [1956] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 110 | FLEMING, Ian | From Russia, with love |
London | [1957] | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,920.00 |
| 111 | FLEMING, Ian | Dr No |
London | [1958] | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 1,560.00 |
| 112 | FLEMING, Ian | Goldfinger |
London | [1959] | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 576.00 |
| 113 | FLEMING, Ian | For your eyes only |
London | [1960] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 576.00 |
| 114 | FLEMING, Ian | Thunderball |
London | [1961] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,020.00 |
| 115 | FLEMING, Ian | The spy who loved me |
London | [1962] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 840.00 |
| 116 | FLEMING, Ian | On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
London | [1963] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 504.00 |
| 117 | FLEMING, Ian | You only live twice |
London | [1964] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 432.00 |
| 118 | FLEMING, Ian | The man with the golden gun |
London | [1965] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 384.00 |
| 119 | FORESTER, C. S. | The gun |
Boston | 1933 | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 120 | FOWLES, John | The collector |
London | [1963] | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 121 | FOWLES, John | The Aristos |
London | [1965] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 122 | GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel | No one writes to the colonel and other stories |
New York | [1968] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 123 | GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel | One hundred years of solitude |
New York | [1970] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 3,120.00 |
| 124 | GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel | Love in the time of cholera |
New York | 1988 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,840.00 |
| 125 | GOLDING, William | Lord of the flies |
New York | [1955] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 4,080.00 |
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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.