Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Finely bound books, Maps, Posters, and Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Finely bound books, Maps, Posters, and Ephemera | Total Sales (AUD) | 40,944.80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | June 14, 2026 - June 14, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 48,355.00 |
| Sale Number | #61426 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 67,480.00 |
| Total Lots | 324 | ||
| Sold Lots | 197.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 95,095.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.80% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 132,120.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 127 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Victoria Racing Club Spring Meeting 1902 Cup Day Official Programme |
1902 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 3,302.00 | |
| 73 | The Art Journal |
1862-1879 | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 2,540.00 | |
| 103 | Owen William Fitzwilliam | Africa. Sheet V From Cape Correntes to Juba Islands |
1828 | AUD 300.00 - 450.00 | AUD 2,032.00 |
| 174 | Encyclopaedia Britannica |
1875 | AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 | |
| 33 | Illuminated Presentation |
1885 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 762.00 | |
| 3 | Angas George French | South Australia Illustrated |
1967 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 22 | Brownrigg | The Cruise of the Freak |
1872 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 26 | Carter John | Specimens of the Ancient Sculpture and Painting Now Remaining in England |
1838 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 51 | Pugin Avgvstvs Welby | Ornaments of the XVth & XVIth centuries |
1836 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 253 | Blair David | The History of Australasia |
1878 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 266 | Black J. M. | Flora of South Australia |
1943-1957 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 74 | Audubon John James | The Birds of America |
1972 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 9 | Renne John | The Theory, Formation and Construction of British and Foreign Harbours |
1854 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 34 | Jones Owen | One Thousand and One Initial Letters |
1864 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 50 | Foxe John | The Book of Martyrs |
1873 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 72 | Conditional Pardon |
1835 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 | |
| 56 | Misti-Mifliez Ferdinand | La critique |
1900 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 130 | Ross Malcolm | A Climber in New Zealand |
1914 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 175 | Willingham Allan | Geelong Region Historic Buildings and Objects Study |
1986 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 39 | Berndt Ronald M; Edwards Robert | 3 Books, including: Kunapipi |
1951; 1979; 1934 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 19 | Brodsky Isadore; Parker K Langloh; Gardner; McConvell; Kenyon Justine; Kerin Rani; Egloff; Dewar Mickey; Bauma; Glick | 11 Books, including: Bennelong Profile |
1973; 1898; 2015; 1951; 1992; 2011; 2005; 1992; 1908-1940; 2912; 1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 31 | Drigon de Magny Claude | Nouveau traite historique et archeologique de la vraie et parfaite science des armoiries |
1856 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 153 | Morgan John | The Sydney Harbour Bridge Souvenir Cookery Book |
[1932] | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 166 | Guide to the City of Sydney and Pleasure Resorts of New South Wales |
circa 1939 | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | AUD 317.50 | |
| 285 | Conrad Joseph | Nostromo: A tale of the seaboard |
1904 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
