Australian Book Auctions: Travels, Australiana, Literature & Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Travels, Australiana, Literature & Art | Total Sales (AUD) | 74,841.10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 08, 2025 - December 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 32,980.00 |
| Sale Number | #116 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 53,580.00 |
| Total Lots | 63 | ||
| Sold Lots | 54.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 46,220.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 75,020.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 99.76% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | DARONDEAU, Benoit | VAILLANT. A SUITE OF EIGHT ORIGINAL PEN AND SEPIA WASH DRAWINGS from Vaillant's 1836-7 circumnavigation in the Corvette La Bonite |
1836-7 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 22,860.00 |
| 7 | COLLINS, David | AN ACCOUNT OF THE ENGLISH COLONY IN NEW SOUTH WALES |
1798-1802 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 5,080.00 |
| 26 | PHILLIP, Captain Arthur, Governor | THE VOYAGE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP TO BOTANY BAY |
1789 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,800.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 20 | MACQUARIE | GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION |
10 July 1812 | AUD 1,200.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 3,556.00 |
| 19 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan, Governor | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT to Thomas Allan Lascelles, of 800 acres in the District of Sussex, bounded to the north by the Iron Creek Stream |
8 October, 1816 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,794.00 |
| 21 | MACQUARIE, Major-General Lachlan, Governor | PAPERS RELATING TO HIS MAJESTY'S SETTLEMENTS AT NEW SOUTH WALES |
11 June 1816 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,794.00 |
| 50 | LINDSAY, Norman | PAINTINGS IN OIL: with essays by Douglas Stewart and Norman Lindsay |
[1945] | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,413.00 |
| 14 | HUNTER, Captain John, Governor | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND |
1793 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,600.00 | AUD 2,286.00 |
| 35 | WINNECKE, Charles | JOURNAL, ETC., OF THE HORN SCIENTIFIC EXPLORING EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA |
1896 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 23 | BIGGE, John Thomas | MACQUARIE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF THE COLONY OF NEW SOUTH WALES |
19 June 1822 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 9 | DUTTON, Henry Hampden | ACROSS AUSTRALIA BY MOTOR |
[1909] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 47 | FRIEND, Donald | BUMBOOZIANA. Sundry notes and papers: being the recently discovered notes and documents of the Natural & Instinctive Bestiality Research Expedition |
1979 | AUD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 37 | WHYTE, Duncan | SKETCH OF EXPLORATIONS by the late John M'Kinlay in the Interior of Australia, 1861-2 |
1881 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 22 | MACQUARIE | GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, Parliament. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STATE OF GAOLS, &C. |
12 July, 1819 | AUD 600.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 24 | BIGGE, John Thomas | MACQUARIE. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY INTO THE STATE OF AGRICULTURE AND TRADE [and] REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INQUIRY into the Judicial Establishments of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land |
21 February 1823 and 13 March 1823 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 38 | PHILIPP, Franz | BOYD, Arthur. ARTHUR BOYD |
1967 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 1 | ARTHUR, Colonel George, Lieutenant-Governor, and MURRAY, Robert Lathrop | ORIGINAL LAND GRANT TO ROBERT LATHROP MURRAY |
29 August, 1836 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 3 | BANKS, Sir Joseph | JOURNAL OF THE RIGHT HON. SIR JOSEPH BANKS... |
1896 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 55 | LINDSAY, Norman | BLOOMFIELD, Lin. NORMAN LINDSAY WATERCOLOURS 1897-1969 |
2003 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 8 | CURREY, JOHN | DAVID COLLINS. GENERAL ORDERS |
October 16 1803 - January 27 1804 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 16 | KINGSFORD-SMITH, C.E., and C.T. ULM | STORY OF "SOUTHERN CROSS" Trans-Pacific Flight 1928 |
1928 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 39 | FLEMING, Ian | GOLDFINGER. Octavo |
1959 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 41 | FLEMING, Ian | FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: Five Secret Occasions in the Life of James Bond |
1960 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 53 | LINDSAY, Norman | BLOOMFIELD, Lin. NORMAN LINDSAY OIL PAINTINGS 1889-1969 |
2006 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 40 | FLEMING, Ian | DR NO. Octavo |
1958 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 635.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
