Sydney Rare Book Auctions: An eclectic bunch of books from the 1500s until present time, A173, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 15, 2026 - February 15, 2026
Page Size: 402 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
103 Written Lieutenant William Bligh.

A Narrative Of The Mutiny , On Board His Britannic Majesty's Ship Bounty; And The Subsequent Voyage Of Part Of The Crew in the Ship's Boat, From Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands, to Timor, A Dutch Settlement in the East Indies. Facsimile edition publis

1977 AUD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
104

1. The Original Australians . Story Of The Aboriginal People by Josephine Flood 2. Black Australians : The Prospects For Change edited by Erik Olbrei 3. Dreaming In Motion. Celebrating Australia's Indigenous Filmmakers. Edited by Keith Gallasch

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 38.10
105 William Charles Henry.

Memoirs of the Life and Scientific Researches of John Dalton

London 1854 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
106

1. The Forgotten Valley Macdonald Valley & St Albans NSW by Hutton Neve 1982 2. Victor Harbour From Pioneer Port to Seaside Resort SA by Michael Page 1987 3.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
107

Two Photography books with the bookplate of Lewis Morley 1. Photo . Photography magazine published in Paris 1980s 2. VIP Very Important Photographs 1840s to 1940s.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
108

Eleven issues of The Sydney Herald. A consecutive run from Saturday September 11, to Wednesday September 22.

1841 AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 381.00
109

A printed poster measuring 51 x 31 cm and folded.

No date but circa 1933 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
110 Maxwell L Howell, Lingyu Xie, Paul Neazor, Bensley Wilkes

They Came to Conquer. International Rugby Union Tours to Australia 1884- 2002.

2003 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
111 Edited, With Notes, William Huggins.

Spectrum Analysis In Its Application To Terrestrial Substances, And The Physical Constitution Of The Heavenly Bodies. Familiarly Explained.

London 1872 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
112 Edited J. C. Beaglehole.

1. The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768-1771 in Two Volumes.

Sydney 1963 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 285.75
113 Ion Idriess.

The National Edition of Ion Idriess. 12 volumes All signed .

AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
114

1. Onward Australia. Developing Continent 1944 First 2. One Wet Season 1949 First in dustwrapper 3.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
115

The Works of Robert Browning

London 1912 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
116 Edited Malcolm Sainty and Keith A. Johnson

Census of New South Wales. November 1828

Sydney 1980 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 114.30
117 J. D. Fage with William Tordoff

A History Of Africa. Two volume in slipcase

2008 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
118 E V Timms.

Seven Historical Romance novels by the Australian author E V Timms.

Sydney early 1950s. AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 50.80
119 Andrezel, Pierre (pseudonym. of Karen Blixen and also Isak Dinensen)

The Angelic Avengers

New York 1947 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
120

1. Robert Klee Ireland A History 1981 2.. John Ranelagh : Ireland An Illustrated History 3.

AUD 40.00 - 80.00 AUD 25.40
121

Geological Sketch Map of Pilbara & Ashburton Goldfields Western Australia Showing Areas Photographed & Investigated During 1936.

AUD 40.00 - 50.00 Not Sold
122

1941 Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia. Report For The Period Ending 31st December, 1940.

1941 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 38.10
123

Nine NSW Parliamentary Papers of Postal History Interest 1. Increased Postage 1864 2.Braidwood Postal Time Table 1862 3.

AUD 80.00 - 100.00 AUD 38.10
124 Iain Sinclair

White Chappell, Scarlet Tracings

Uppingham 1978 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
125

1. Up From The Mission Selected Writings Noel Pearson 2009 PB 2. The Original Australians Story Of The Aboriginal People Josephine Flood 2006 PB 3.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
126

The Literary Chatelaine. Souvenir of the Launceston Mechanics Institute Bazaar and Gift Book For Home Friends .

Launceston 1858 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 476.25
127 Alexander Harris.

Martin Beck : Or, The Story Of An Australian Settler

London 1852 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