Browse the latest catalogs, newsletters, and elists of rare books, fine. With a team of directors boasting over 50 years of experience and an extensive knowledge base in the rare book trade, the auction house specializes in books and manuscripts, maps, prints, photography, and art. This is particularly the case with australian exploration. Located in sydney, queensland and the southern highlands, berkelouw books is australia s largest second hand and antiquarian bookseller. Also covers rare book auctions, manuscripts, ephemera, broadsides, maps, prints, posters, bibliography, first editions, incunabula and catalogs. The library holds american, british ceased in 1997, and australian book auction. If you continue browsing, well assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies. Serendipity books is the largest supplier of secondhand, antiquarian and outofprint books in western australia. 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. Kenneth hince books, suppliers of secondhand, old, rare and fine books, melbourne, australia, used, out of print, rare and antiquarian books, first editions, private press, fine bindings. Or, click on any venue name to drill down to more information about the whens and wheres of their sales.
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Aug 17, 2011 sydney rare book auctions sydney rare book auctions is a newly formed company whose charter is to conduct rare book auctions in sydney. Shop for old books in excellent condition at affordable prices. 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. Guide to fine and rare australasian books 19861995 by brian howes. Since the company started in the early 1990s, national book auctions has sold hundreds of thousands of volumes through live auction and online markets. Auction houses that specialize in the things we love are rare, indeed. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. These collections will delight the collector and the financier alike, ranging the gamut of legal treatises to the history of economic thought.
Book lovers enjoy antique books for their impact on history and culture and thoughtprovoking contents. Peter arnold, melbourne antiquarian book dealer, examines a. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated to rare books and historical properties. Peter arnold, melbourne antiquarian book dealer, examines a lot, australian book auctions, 2425 february 2004. They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. Our specialists are experts not only on books and manuscripts, but also on current market conditions, an essential combination. Cooks last voyage the artistic vision in john webbers prints australia in maps.
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Peter arnold, melbourne antiquarian book dealer, examines a lot, australian book auctions, 2425 february 2004 picture francis reiss 2004. Contact us 2970 high street po box 89 armadale, victoria 3143 australia. Australian book auctions is australia s premier auction house for rare books, manuscripts, and historical and literary properties. This auction is a timed online auction hosted by invaluable. Hince antiquarian book sellers old, fine and rare books. Initiated in october 1998, it has 97 participants and more than 1.
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Abaa members offer fine rare and antiquarian books and other printed materials, including maps, prints, photographs, ephemera, manuscripts, documents, and handwritten materials such as journals and diaries, correspondence, logbooks and ledgers from the beginning of the print era to the present. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Our team of specialists has exceptional experience of the rare book world and the changing trends for different types of books in the auction market. Anzaab is the professional body which represents the members of the antiquarian book business in australia and new zealand. Melbourne based online bookstore specialised in the russian books and the books about russia since 2006. The three directors are paul feain, ellie aroney and emily ingleton who have between them over 50 years experience in the rare book trade. It aims to promote antiquarian bookselling and collecting. The antiquarian booksellers associations of denmark sweden, and norway have established an internet database for all scandinavian ilab affiliates. Bid live at antiquarian auctions s online rare book auction auction.
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. 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. Meticulously itemized catalogues for each auction are compiled by leading specialists with great expertise in rare and antiquarian books. Click on the magnifying glass below to jump to an auction house on this page. Vintage books may also be adored for their physical characteristics, such as the artwork on an original cover or for notes made in the margin by the creator or a famous person. The books and ephemera department holds a regular sale and offers a comprehensive catalogue of books, maps, manuscripts, postcards, photographs, documents, periodicals and other printed material. Berkelouw books is australia s largest rare and antiquarian bookdealer. Morris, limited edition 29 of 500 copies signed 37 x 52cm.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Antique print and map room antique maps and prints. Books and collectibles online bookstore and search engine. Some of the books listed in our catalogues may already have been sold by the time the catalogue is viewed as an archive on the website. Sep 11, 2011 the dedicated and expert staff of national book auctions draw upon decades of experience in the worlds of collectible books and ephemera. The key areas of interest were exploration, maps, australian ephemera and rare first editions. These sales encompass everything from early manuscript books to. Australian book auctions is the premier auctioneer in australia dedicated.
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