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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | ISHERWOOD, Christopher | Lions and shadows. An education in the twenties |
London | 1938 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 177 | ISHERWOOD, Christopher | The Berlin stories. The last of Mr. Norris; Goodbye to Berlin |
[New York] | [1945] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 900.00 |
| 178 | JONES, James | From here to eternity |
New York | 1951 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 264.00 |
| 179 | JOYCE, James | Ulysses |
London, Paris | 1922 | AUD 2,600.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 180 | JOYCE, James | Ulysses |
New York | 1934 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 3,600.00 |
| 181 | JOYCE, James | Ulysses |
London | [1936] | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 5,280.00 |
| 182 | JOYCE James | A portrait of the artist as a young man |
London | [1924] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 183 | JOYCE, James | Finnegan's wake |
New York | 1939 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 184 | JOYCE, James | Stephen Hero |
London | [1944] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 185 | KAFKA, Franz | The trial |
New York | 1937 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,680.00 |
| 186 | KEROUAC, Jack, as John | The town and the city |
New York | [1950] | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 187 | KEROUAC, Jack | On the road |
New York | [1957] | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 9,000.00 |
| 188 | KEROUAC, Jack | The Dharma bums |
New York | 1958 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 189 | KEROUAC, Jack | The subterraneans |
New York | [1958] | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 190 | KEROUAC, Jack | Doctor Sax. Faust part three |
New York | [1959] | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 191 | KEROUAC, Jack | Mexico City blues |
New York | [1959] | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 192 | KEROUAC, Jack | Excerpts from Visions of Cody |
New York | [1960] | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 193 | KEROUAC, Jack | Lonesome traveler |
New York | [1960] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 194 | KEROUAC, Jack | Big Sur |
New York | [1962] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 384.00 |
| 195 | KEROUAC, Jack | Desolation angels |
New York | [1965] | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 336.00 |
| 196 | KESEY, Ken | One flew over the cuckoo's nest |
New York | [1962] | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 4,560.00 |
| 197 | KESEY, Ken | Sometimes a great notion |
New York | 1964 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | 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.