Australian Book Auctions: The Gallery Sale
Auction Reports
Auction Name | The Gallery Sale | Total Sales (AUD) | 108,874.24 |
Auction Date | May 06, 2014 - May 06, 2014 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 88,210.00 |
Sale Number | #69 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 134,890.00 |
Total Lots | 239 | ||
Sold Lots | 181 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 152,650.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 75.73% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 230,300.00 |
Unsold Lots | 58 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 47.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
505 | COOK, James. | A COMPLETE SET OF THE VOYAGE ACCOUNTS. |
1773 – 1777 – 1784. | AUD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 | AUD 21,564.00 |
518 | PARKER, Mary Ann. | A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD, IN THE GORGON MAN OF WAR: CAPTAIN JOHN PARKER… |
1795 | AUD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | AUD 7,188.00 |
519 | PARKINSON, Sydney. | A JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAS, |
1773 | AUD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | AUD 5,990.00 |
521 | SPENCER, Walter Baldwin (editor). | REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE HORN SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. |
1896 | AUD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 4,312.80 |
507 | FORSTER, Georg Adam. | A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD… |
1777 | AUD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 3,114.80 |
514 | HUNTER, John. | AN HISTORICAL JOURNAL OF THE TRANSACTIONS AT PORT JACKSON AND NORFOLK ISLAND, |
1793 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 2,276.20 |
520 | PHILLIP, Governor Arthur. | THE VOYAGE OF GOVERNOR PHILLIP TO BOTANY BAY, |
1789 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 2,156.40 |
566 | FLINDERS, Matthew. | CARTE DU DETROIT DE BASSE |
180-? . | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 2,036.60 |
522 | STIRLING, Sir James. | JOURNALS OF SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS |
1833 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,916.80 |
508 | FUNNELL, William. | A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. |
1707 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,400.00 | AUD 1,677.20 |
718 | PRESTON, Margaret. | RECENT PAINTINGS 1929. |
1929 | AUD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 | AUD 1,557.40 |
584 | HENDERSON, ALexander. | HENDERSON'S AUST-RALIAN FAMILIES: |
1941 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,377.70 |
545 | BURKE AND WILLS COMMISSION. | REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS |
1862 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
547 | BURTON, Sir Richard. | ZANZIBAR: |
1872 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 1,018.30 |
555 | DARWIN, Charles. | THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS |
1872 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 898.50 |
586 | HOWITT, A.W. | PERSONAL REMINISCENCES |
1907 | AUD 400.00 - 800.00 | AUD 898.50 |
627 | COOK, James. | GROUP |
AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 898.50 | |
516 | MURRAY RIVER] ALLEN, James. | JOURNAL OF AN EXPERIMENTAL TRIP BY THE 'LADY AUGUSTA,' ON THE RIVER MURRAY. |
1853 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 838.60 |
540 | BOWRING, Sir John. | A VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. |
1859 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 778.70 |
571 | FORSHAW, Joseph M. and William T. COOPER. | AUSTRALIAN PARROTS. |
1980 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 778.70 |
638 | PACIFIC MAP. | CARTE REDUITE DU GRAND OCEAN |
1797 . | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 778.70 |
672 | FOLIO SOCIETY. | MISCELLANEOUS TITLES |
AUD 120.00 - 240.00 | AUD 778.70 | |
674 | FOLIO SOCIETY. | MISCELLANEOUS TITLES |
AUD 120.00 - 240.00 | AUD 778.70 | |
697 | LAWSON, Henry. | WHEN I WAS KING |
1906 | AUD 200.00 - 400.00 | AUD 778.70 |
570 | FORREST, Thomas. | VOYAGE AUX MOLUQUES |
1780 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 718.80 |