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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Men without women |
New York | 1927 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 9,600.00 |
| 152 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | A farewell to arms |
New York | 1929 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,920.00 |
| 153 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | In our time |
New York | 1930 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 154 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Death in the afternoon |
New York | 1932 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 155 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Winner take nothing |
New York | 1933 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 900.00 |
| 156 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Green hills of Africa |
New York | 1935 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 2,040.00 |
| 157 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | To have and to have not |
New York | 1937 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | The fifth column, and the first forty-nine stories |
New York | 1938 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 456.00 |
| 159 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | The Spanish earth |
Cleveland | 1938 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 312.00 |
| 160 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | For whom the bell tolls |
New York | 1940 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | AUD 780.00 |
| 161 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | The fifth column. A play in three acts |
New York | 1940 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 900.00 |
| 162 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Across the river and into the trees |
New York | 1950 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 163 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | The old man and the sea |
New York | 1952 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 4,800.00 |
| 164 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | A moveable feast |
New York | [1964] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 165 | HERLIHY, James | Midnight cowboy |
New York | [1968] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 166 | HERSEY John | A bell for Adano |
New York | 1944 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 167 | HESSE, Herman | Death and the lover |
New York | [1932] | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 720.00 |
| 168 | HIGHSMITH, Patricia | Strangers on a train |
New York | [1950] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 2,640.00 |
| 169 | HIGHSMITH, Patricia | The blunderer |
New York | 1954 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 360.00 |
| 170 | HIGHSMITH, Patricia | The talented Mr. Ripley |
New York | [1955] | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 3,600.00 |
| 171 | HIGHSMITH, Patricia | Deep water |
New York | [1957] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 172 | HIGHSMITH, Patricia | The story-teller |
Garden City | 1965 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,140.00 |
| 173 | HILTON, James | Good-bye Mr. Chips |
[Boston] | 1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 216.00 |
| 174 | HOOKER, Richard | MASH |
New York | 1968 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,140.00 |
| 175 | HUNTER, Evan | The blackboard jungle |
New York | 1954 | AUD 260.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
-
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.