Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Rare Books On History, Science And Travel, Including A Selection Of Antique Fine Silver, A171, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 18, 2026 - January 18, 2026
Page Size: 339 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
274

1975 Japanese Mechanic Society Calendar - Woven 73x40cm Fraying

1975 AUD 80.00 - 100.00 AUD 50.80
295

23 Vintage Bank Notes of Asia, North America, Africa and South America. Condition Various.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
296

14 Vintage European Bank Notes. Condition Various.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
297

Nine Japanese Bank Notes 1938-44.

1938-44 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
298

Ten Japanese Government Occupation in WWII Bank Notes:

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
299

1) 1938 Australia R. 29 One Pound King George VI Sheehan/ McFarlane Australian Predecimal Banknote. Predominantly dark green. Note has small chips and tears, creased lines, foxing.

1938 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
300

Two shelves of very good miscellaneous books. Mostly Australian history. Including Australian Early History, Australian Aboriginal History and Art, Australian Architecture, Art Catalogues, etc.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 215.90
301 BLACKET, John.

The Early History of South Australia: A Romantic Experiment in Colonization.

Adelaide 1907 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 101.60
302 WILLIAMS, Tennessee.

A Streetcar Named Desire.

London 1949 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
303

The Rules and Orders of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; with an appendix of forms, and a supplement.

Sydney 1840 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
304 DAVIS, Thomas.

The Speeches of the Right Honourable John Philpot Curran. Edited, with memoir and historical notices,

Dublin 1868 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
305 THREADGILL, Bessie.

South Australia Land Exploration 1856 to 1880. Adelaide,

1922 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 190.50
306 LUBBOCK, Basil.

Bully Hayes. South Sea Pirate.

Boston 1931 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
307 DAVIS, John King.

Willis Island. A Storm Warning Station in the Coral Sea. With an Introductory Chapter by G. Taylor.

Melbourne 1923 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 349.25
308 SPATE, O.H.K.

The Spanish Lake. Being the first volume from the series 'The Pacific Since Magellan

Canberra 1979 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
309 GAMBLE, Allan.

Colonial Masterpiece. The Great Hall University of Sydney. Compiled by the artist in 1989

1989 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
310 WENTWORTH, William Charles.

A Statistical Account of the British Settlements in Australasia; including the Colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land.

London 1824 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 952.50
311

Cache of approximately 80 photography equipment and film supply advertisements

1920's AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
312

White Star Line Colonial Service Passenger List. With offices listed for London, Cape Town, Hobart and Sydney.

1907 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
313

Colonial land grant printed by Ralph Mansfield for the executors of Robert Howe, watermarked 1828 and dated 1 October 1831.

1831 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 215.90
314

Map of the City of Dublin and its Environs. Large chromolithographic map of Dublin,

printed by A. Thom and Company (87 Abbey street). Circa 1900 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
315

Cache of ephemeral booklets and fliers from English Universities in the early to mid fifties, especially Cambridge.

early to mid fifties AUD 80.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
316 THOMAS, Northcote.

Anthropological Report on the Edo-Speaking Peoples of Nigeria. Part I: Law and Custom. Part II: Linguistics.

London 1910 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
317 BEAUREGARD, G. de & GORSSE, H. de.

The Stamp King. Translated from the French by Miss Edith C. Phillips.

London 1899 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
318 STURT, Charles.

An Expedition into the Northwestern Interior of New South Wales 1828

Adelaide 1983 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000