Read about the history of australia, wildlife and the. Michael treloar antiquarian booksellers, established in adelaide, south australia, in march 1976, is a longstanding member of the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers anzaab and the international league of antiquarian booksellers ilab. Australian book auctions is australias premier auction house for rare books, manuscripts, and historical and literary properties. I have taken about 10,000 books home with me and soon enough will have some of these back online.
Australian book auction records abar is a usually biennial publication which. Lawsons, australias premier auctioneers since 1884. Auction the paul lucas collection of australian military history. Located in sydney, queensland and the southern highlands, berkelouw books is australias largest second hand and antiquarian bookseller. Located in sydney, queensland and the southern highlands, berkelouw. Barbara has extensive experience in book auctioning with kenneth hince book auctions 197891. On 27 and 28 may, in three sessions, australian book auctions offers voyages and travels and other books and documents. I compared my australian experiences with the only book trade i know well enough with the russian antiquarian book trade. Bonhams england bonhams new york book guild of portsmouth. The books and ephemera department holds a regular sale and offers a. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful.
Six weeks in australia the ilab internship program ilab. Anzaab is the professional body which represents the members of the antiquarian book business in australia and new zealand. I am an antiquarian and secondhand bookseller dealing from private premises by mail and appointment. It aims to promote antiquarian bookselling and collecting. These sales encompass everything from early manuscript books to modern first editions. Astrolabe booksellers no longer has a shop of its own, but does have stock available for. William blake the book of urizen denounced by contemporaries as an eccentric and madman.
Cornstalk bookshop antiquarian, rare and outofprint. I specialise in academic and research books, with emphasis on australian, pacific, antarctic, literary works in general, and fine and rare books, and early printed books. As the worlds leading auctioneer of australian books and manuscripts we now hold all of. The 49th anzaab australian antiquarian book fair thursday 9 july to sunday 12 july 2020 is presented by the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers anzaab has been. The 49th anzaab australian antiquarian book fair thursday 9 july to sunday 12 july 2020 is presented by the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers anzaab has been cancelled due to impact of the coronavirus as part of melbourne rare book week. Valuation of books and other printed items rare books. Australian book auctions rare book hub rare books, book. Welcome to national book auctions, a national public auction service specializing in books and ephemera.
Paul feain established the cornstalk bookshop in 1980 and is now one of sydneys leading antiquarian booksellers. Although we sell new books in our city stores, our business was built on the trade of rare and valuable books, and this remains at the heart of the berkelouw operation. Aba is the auction house entrusted with the sale of the highly important davidson collection. Rare book hub rare books, book auctions, antiquarian. As the worlds leading auctioneer of australian books and manuscripts we now hold all of the top four prices achieved at auction for printed australiana, a feat achieved by no other auction house. By continuing to use our site you consent to the use of cookies. These are often supplemented by singleowner collections, such as the library collection of the late w. Also covers rare book auctions, manuscripts, ephemera, broadsides, maps, prints, posters, bibliography, first editions, incunabula and catalogs. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Curated by the greatest bookman you never heard of you guessed it, adam langlands of lakeville, ct the sale consists of a small but perfectly formed collection of 200 lots celebrating culture in america, and american culture in the rest of the world, and the americas. Sydney rare book auctions ultimo, au bid online at invaluable.
Sydney rare book auctions has no upcoming auctions. Curated by the greatest bookman you never heard of you guessed it, adam. Established in 1999 and dedicated to the sale of rare books and historical properties. As you can imagine i found quite a few differences. Our rare and antiquarian book department, which houses over 40,000 items, is located on bendooley estate, a property just north of berrima in the beautiful southern highlands of nsw. Click on the magnifying glass below to jump to an auction house on this page. Jonathan conducted a very successful series of book auctions as founding director of the book department of. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Sydney rare book auctions is a sydney based auction house that specialises in rare, antiquarian and collectible books, maps, manuscripts, ephemera and posters.
Online rare book auction antiquarian auctions catalog jun 05, 2014 7. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. Jonathan wantrup, owner of new century antiquarian books, is author of the standard collectors. Read about the history of australia, wildlife and the people who shaped the country into what it is today. Lesley weller and the travel and exploration collection of the late michael gilkes. Until 29 march 2004, it was bloomsbury book auctions. Bonhams fine and rare book, map and manuscript auctions department specialises in auctions, valuations valuations of antiquarian books. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated. Music sales feature autographed music manuscripts by bach, mozart, beethoven and wagner, among others as well as first editions of music, books on music, letters, signed photographs. Michael treloar antiquarian booksellers, established in adelaide, south australia, in march 1976, is a longstanding member of the australian and new zealand association of antiquarian booksellers.
Online rare books auction antiquarian auctions catalog ends apr 23, 2015 5. These auctions take place in london in june and december. History is not just about what happened in the past, documentations and perceptions. We offer a mobile auctioneering service for large inventories and are opening permanent. I specialise in academic and research books, with emphasis on. The anzaab code of ethics may be seen by clicking on the preceding link.
Berkelouw books is australias largest rare and antiquarian bookdealer. This paper describes the australian book auction records abar, a resource of information collected from auctions of old, fine and rare books. Australian and south australian publications, even modestlooking items such as pamphlets, may be of value as collectors items. Our service capitalizes upon the marketing strengths of internetbased marketing and. My activities with paul and the cornstalk bookshop included cataloging books, moving books, visiting auctions and bidding at auctions, participating in the housecalls. Sydney rare book auctions ultimo, au bid online at. Imagine the hundreds of thousands of book available throughout the years, old australian books classics, nonfiction and fiction books ebay has them all. Catalogues michael treloar antiquarian booksellers.
We use cookies to remember choices you make on functionality and personal features to enhance your experience to our site. The two directors are paul feain and david byrne who have between them over 50 years experience in the rare book trade. Australian book auction records abar is a usually biennial publication which documents the results of auctions, mostly in australia, of old, fine and rare books of australasian interest. We offer a mobile auctioneering service for large inventories and are opening permanent locations around the u.
Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. We specialise in antiquarian, rare and outofprint australian books after 35 years trading from 112 glebe point rd i have sold the building and am in the process of becoming an online only antiquarian. Hince antiquarian book sellers old, fine and rare books. Since our foundation in 1999, aba has become the leading auction house for books and related properties in australia and one of the leading book auction houses in the world. Peter arnold, melbourne antiquarian book dealer, examines. The two directors are paul feain and david byrne who have between them over 50 years. May 12, 2020 music sales feature autographed music manuscripts by bach, mozart, beethoven and wagner, among others as well as first editions of music, books on music, letters, signed photographs and memorabilia. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. We specialise in antiquarian, rare and outofprint australian books after 35 years trading from 112 glebe point rd i have sold the building and am in the process of becoming an online only antiquarian book seller. We have extensive experience in buying and selling choice antiquarian books. Some of the greatest treasures and collections of english literature and history from. The 2019 anzaab sydney rare book fair will be held on november 1st and 2nd in the historic maclaurin hall at sydney university. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated to rare books and historical properties.
Antiquarian books sold strongly, however books on books proved to be less desirable than past auctions. The rare book hub offers tools for the book collector and bookseller, especially old and rare books, antique or antiquarian books, hard to find, out of print, and collectible collectable books. The three books bringing the highest estimates are. Member anzaab and ilab our premises are open tuesday to saturday, 10am to 5pm.
Browse our online catalogues of rare books at michael treloar antiquarian booksellers. Our retail outlet is in the heart of adelaide, opposite the state library of south australia. Original unpublished photographs of the australian. We buy and sell rare, old, and collectible books as well as fine, used and quality second hand books. The key areas of interest were exploration, maps, australian ephemera and rare first editions. Jonathan wantrup, owner of new century antiquarian books, is author of the standard collectors reference australian rare books 17881900.
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