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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | GOLDING, William | The inheritors |
London | [1955] | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | AUD 660.00 |
| 127 | GOLDING, William | Pincher Martin |
London | [1956] | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | AUD 288.00 |
| 128 | GOLDING, William | Free fall |
London | [1959] | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | AUD 288.00 |
| 129 | GOLDING, William | The spire |
London | [1964] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 408.00 |
| 130 | GOODIS, David | Dark passage |
New York | [1946] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,140.00 |
| 131 | GREENE, Graham | The bear fell free |
London | 1935 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 132 | GREENE, Graham | England made me |
New York | 1935 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 133 | GREENE, Graham | Journey without maps |
Garden City | 1936 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 780.00 |
| 134 | GREENE, Graham | This gun for hire |
New York | 1936 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,320.00 |
| 135 | GREENE, Graham | Brighton Rock |
New York | 1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 136 | GREENE, Graham | The confidential agent |
New York | 1939 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 137 | GREENE, Graham | The labyrinthine ways |
New York | 1940 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 138 | GREENE, Graham | Nineteen stories |
London | [1947] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 264.00 |
| 139 | GREENE, Graham | Nineteen stories |
New York | 1949 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 140 | GREENE, Graham | The little horse bus |
London | 1952 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 141 | GREENE, Graham | Our man in Havana |
London | [1958] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 142 | GREENE, Greene | A visit to Morin |
London | [1959] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 143 | HARDY, Thomas | HARDY, Thomas. [The works] |
New York | 1905 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 144 | HARDY, Thomas | Tess of the D'Urbervilles |
London | 1926 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 3,360.00 |
| 145 | HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel | The scarlet letter |
Boston | 1850 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 146 | HELLER, Joseph | Catch-22 |
New York | 1961 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 660.00 |
| 147 | HELLER, Joseph | Catch-22 |
New York | 1961 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,840.00 |
| 148 | HELLER, Joseph | Catch-22 |
New York | 1961 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,800.00 |
| 149 | [HELLER] | Army of the United States, Air Forces Central Training Command |
27 January, 1945 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 660.00 | |
| 150 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | The torrents of spring |
New York | 1926 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | 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.