Australian Book Auction Records was a print based biennial publication, which recorded auction prices of Australasian books – usually rare, old and special copies.Kells, Stuart (2002) The Australian book auction records, Parkville, Vic. : Department of Economics, University of Melbourne, Research paper, 0819-2642; no. 830 Kells, Fiona and Stuart (2000) The Australian Book Auction Records LIBRES: Library and Information Science Electronic Journal (ISSN 1058-6768) 30 September 2000 Volume 10 Issue 2. found at http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres10n2/kells.htm
It was compiled by Margaret Joan WoodhouseCornstalk Bookshop (1990). In memoriam : Gaston Renard [and] Margaret Woodhouse. Cornstalk Bookshop, Glebe, N.S.W in the 1960sWoodhouse, Margaret (1969). In Australian book auction records. SydneyAustralian book auction records. Sydney, N.S.W. : Margaret Woodhouse Bookshop, 1971- Vol. 1 (1969/70)-v. 5 (1977/78) and in the 1980s by Mrs Jill Burdon.-; new ser. v. 1 (1983/1985)-n.s. v. 8 (1998/1999) – Australian book auction records. New Series. Volume 1., 1983-1985 / compiled by Jill Burdon. Curtin, A.C.T. : Australian Book Auction records, 1986. Australian book auction records. New series. Volume 2, 1986-1987 / compiled by Jill Burdon.Curtin, A.C.T. : Australian Book Auction Records, 1988. (series)Australian book auction records. New series. Volume 3, 1988-1989 / compiled by Jill Burdon. Curtin, A.C.T : Australian Book Auction Records, 1990. (series) The final in the series was produced by Fiona Kells in 2006.; ser. 3, v. 1 (2002), ser. 3, v. 2 (2004) and ser. 3, v. 3 (2006). In Australian Book Auction Records, The : Series Three, Volume One, Two and Three. Australian Book Auction Records,
Such systems of recording book auction records have been mainly superseded by online records of prices and sales.
References
Further reading Wantrup, Jonathon (1987). Australian Rare Books 1788–1900. Potts Point, N.S.W: Hordern House.