Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science Fiction Books and Magazines - Firsts & Rarities, A174, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- March 08, 2026 - March 08, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | This lot comprises 22 duplicate issues of New Worlds Science Fiction |
London | between 1949 and 1955 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 52 | HYNE, Cutcliffe | Atoms of Empire |
London | 1904 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 53 | CLARKE, Ignatius Frederick | Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749 |
Oxford | 1992 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 54 | Avon Fantasy Reader was published from 1946 to 1952 and has a total of 18 consecutive issues included in this lot |
57th Street New York City | 1946 to 1952 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 317.50 | |
| 55 | edited by Donald A. Wollheim | Avon Science Fiction Reader |
New York | 1951 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 56 | A discontinuous selection of Venture Science Fiction Magazine |
New York | 1970 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 57 | Space Science Fiction, a British serial |
Great Russell Street London | 1953 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 58 | HOWARD, Robert E. | The Garden of Fear and Other Stories of the Bizarre and Fantastic |
Los Angeles | 1945 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 59 | Two pulp reprints of science-fiction classics |
Manchester | circa 1950 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 60 | Edited by Jack O'Sullivan and Malcolm Reiss | Six issues of Planet Stories |
Stamford, Connecticut | N/A | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 61 | All five issues of A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine |
Indiana | December 1949 to October of 1950 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 62 | Six books from the Avon Murder Mystery Monthly series |
432nd Street New York City | N/A | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 63 | Famous Fantastic Mysteries |
New York | 1939 through to 1953 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 64 | Amazing Stories Science Fiction - this lot comprises six mixed issues from 1934 to 1953 |
Chicago | 1993 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 65 | edited by Groff Conklin | Three science fiction anthologies |
New York | 1946 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 66 | Four books from the Adventures in Science Fiction Series |
New York | 1951 | AUD 350.00 - 500.00 | AUD 215.90 | |
| 67 | edited by Everett Bleiler and T.E. Dikty | An exciting lot of four science-fiction anthologies from the fifties |
New York | 1951 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 68 | Edited by Judith Merril | Four volumes from the series titled - SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy |
New York | 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 69 | Edited by Anthony Boucher | The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction |
New York | 1955 to 1960 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 70 | A superb lot comprising a near-complete run of 50 issues of the salacious science fiction pulp titled Startling Stories, across the date range 1948-1955 |
Illinois | 1948-1955 | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 71 | Six issues of the Australian edition of Startling Stories, 1953-1954 |
England | 1953-1954 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 72 | A choice collection of Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazines |
August 1947 through to January 1955 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 73 | This lot comprises five issues of Thrilling Wonder Stories UK edition and Australian editions |
Fleet Street London | N/A | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 74 | A marvellous run of Street and Smith's Unknown Fantasy Fiction pulp magazines |
New York | March 1939 through to August 1943 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 75 | A complete run of Nebula Science Fiction |
Glasgow | between September 1952 and June 1959 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
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