Australian Book Auctions: Australian Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Australian Book Auction | Total Sales (AUD) | 431,697.00 |
| Auction Date | November 23, 2022 - November 23, 2022 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 218,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #106 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 352,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 284 | ||
| Sold Lots | 248.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 280,550.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 87.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 439,260.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 36 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 98.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | LYCETT, Joseph. | VIEWS IN AUSTRALIA OR NEW SOUTH WALES, & VAN DIEMEN’S LAND DELINEATED, IN FIFTY VIEWS, |
1825 | AUD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | AUD 61,000.00 |
| 38 | WHITEHEAD, Isaac (attributed). | CROSSING THE BLUE MOUNTAINS |
1860s-1870s] | AUD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | AUD 51,240.00 |
| 97 | LAWSON, Henry. | IN THE DAYS WHEN THE WORLD WAS WIDE AND OTHER VERSES. |
1896 | AUD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | AUD 39,040.00 |
| 73 | [WARING, Charlotte, Mrs James Atkinson, later Mrs George Barton]. | MOTHER’S OFFERING TO HER CHILDREN: |
[1841]. | AUD 15,000.00 - 30,000.00 | AUD 31,720.00 |
| 48 | GILL, Samuel Thomas. | PART 1, PRICE 10S. 6D. SKETCHES OF THE VICTORIA GOLD DIGGINGS AND DIGGERS AS THEY ARE. BY S.T.G. |
1853 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 12,200.00 |
| 93 | LAWSON, Henry. | SHORT STORIES IN PROSE AND VERSE. |
1894 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 12,200.00 |
| 66 | ROCHFORT, John. | THE ADVENTURES OF A SURVEYOR |
1853 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 11,590.00 |
| 30 | PHILLIP, Arthur. | EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM ARTHUR PHILLIP, ESQ. |
1791 | AUD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 10,980.00 |
| 176 | SMART. QUARTERMAINE, Peter. | JEFFREY SMART. |
1983 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 7,320.00 |
| 117 | MAWSON, Douglas. | THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARD: BEING THE STORY OF THE AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911 – 1914. |
1915 | AUD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 6,710.00 |
| 26 | OXLEY, John. | JOURNALS OF TWO EXPEDITIONS INTO THE INTERIOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES, |
1820 | AUD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | AUD 6,100.00 |
| 64 | NORMAN, Commander William Henry. | EXPLORATION EXPEDITION. LETTER FROM COMMANDER NORMAN, |
1862 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 6,100.00 |
| 27 | PALMER, Thomas Fyshe. | A NARRATIVE OF THE SUFFERINGS OF T.F. PALMER, AND W. SKIRVING, |
1797 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,856.00 |
| 108 | TURNER, Ethel. | THE FAMILY AT MISRULE. |
1895 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 5,124.00 |
| 47 | GILES, Ernest. | AUSTRALIA TWICE TRAVERSED. |
1889 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,880.00 |
| 81 | CLARKE, Marcus. | HIS NATURAL LIFE |
1875 | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,880.00 |
| 153 | LINDSAY, Norman. | PAINTINGS IN OIL: |
[1945]. | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,880.00 |
| 214 | MILNE, A.A. | WINNIE-THE-POOH |
1926 and 1927. | AUD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 4,880.00 |
| 17 | HUNTER, John. | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND, |
1793 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,660.00 |
| 94 | LAWSON, Henry. | SELECTED POEMS OF HENRY LAWSON. |
1918 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,660.00 |
| 111 | WENTWORTH, William Charles. | AUSTRALASIA. A POEM. |
1823 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,660.00 |
| 16 | HUNTER, John. | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND, |
1793 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,416.00 |
| 37 | WHITE, John. | JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE |
1790 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | AUD 3,172.00 |
| 46 | GILES, Ernest. | MR. E. GILES’S EXPLORATIONS, 1873-4 |
1874]. | AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 3,172.00 |
| 1 | BARRINGTON, George. | AN ACCOUNT OF A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES |
1803 - 1802. | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,928.00 |
