Australian Book Auctions: Rare Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Rare Books | Total Sales (AUD) | 153,739.34 |
| Auction Date | June 24, 2019 - June 24, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 100,540.00 |
| Sale Number | #94 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 156,960.00 |
| Total Lots | 163 | ||
| Sold Lots | 124 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 122,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.07% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 190,990.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 39 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 80.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | FLINDERS, Matthew. | A VOYAGE TO TERRA AUSTRALIS; |
1814 | AUD 20,000.00 - 26,000.00 | AUD 33,544.00 |
| 64 | COOK, James. | A COMPLETE SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS WITH KIPPIS’S LIFE. |
1773 – 1777 – 1785 – 1788. | AUD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 31,148.00 |
| 61 | COLLINS, David. | AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES, |
1798 – 1802. | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 10,183.00 |
| 67 | FIRST FLEET: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. | THE FIRST PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT AT SYDNEY COVE, |
1789 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 7,188.00 |
| 132 | UPFIELD, Arthur W. | THE HOUSE OF CAIN. |
1929 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,031.60 |
| 74 | MACQUARIE. GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament. | REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. |
10 July 1812. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,552.40 |
| 76 | MACQUARIE. BIGGE, John Thomas. | A COMPLETE SET OF THE THREE REPORTS |
1822-1823. | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,312.80 |
| 77 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan. | NEW SOUTH WALES. RETURN TO AN ADDRESS OF THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS DATED 1 MAY 1828; |
25 June 1828. | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,312.80 |
| 68 | FIRST FLEET: THE LONDON CHRONICLE. | FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE BOTANY BAY EXPEDITION, |
1789 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,833.60 |
| 40 | COOKE, Albert Charles (artist and engraver). | [BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF MELBOURNE |
1882]. | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,594.00 |
| 53 | MURRAY, James and George MARSTON. | ANTARCTIC DAYS. |
1913 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,594.00 |
| 79 | PHILLIP, Governor Arthur. | THE VOYAGE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP TO BOTANY BAY, |
1789 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 2,875.20 |
| 73 | LESSON, René Primevère. | VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE |
1839 | AUD 1,800.00 - 3,600.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
| 126 | LINDSAY, Norman. | THE MAGIC PUDDING. |
1918 | AUD 1,800.00 - 3,600.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
| 69 | FIRST FLEET CONVICT WOMAN. THE LONDON CHRONICLE. | “THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM PORT JACKSON, |
1789 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,797.00 |
| 87 | WHITE, John. | JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE |
1790 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,797.00 |
| 80 | STEVENS, Geo. | STEVENS’ GEELONG, WESTERN DISTRICT AND SQUATTERS’ DIRECTORY |
1866 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,437.60 |
| 151 | OUTHWAITE, Ida S. Rentoul. | FAIRYLAND. |
1926 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,317.80 |
| 138 | OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul (illustrator). | THE FAIRY STORY THAT CAME TRUE |
n.d. circa 1922. | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | AUD 1,198.00 |
| 51 | BORCHGREVINK, C.E. | FIRST ON THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT: |
1901 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
| 52 | BERNACCHI, Louis Charles. | TO THE SOUTH POLAR REGIONS: |
1901 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
| 58 | BEARDSELL, David. | THE OUTER CIRCLE: |
1979 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
| 75 | MACQUARIE. GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament | REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF GAOLS, &c. |
1819 | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 958.40 |
| 63 | COOK, Captain James. | A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. |
1785 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 838.60 |
| 92 | PAPIN, Prof. D. | TRAITÉ DE PLUSIEURS NOUVELLES MACHINES |
1698 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 838.60 |
