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
203

The story of the Middle Ages.

2000 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 114.30
204

Chronicles of the Dark Ages: The Coming of the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon Lore and Learning and The Fall of the Ango-Saxon Kingdoms.

2008 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 203.20
205 John Keay.

India - A History

2003 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
206

A complete set of the Ancient Empires. 14 Volumes.

AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 762.00
207 Carl Von Clausewitz.

On War

2011 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
208

Two books published by the Folio Society about North American Indians.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
209

Three books published by the Folio Society about Caesar.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
210

Four American Biographies books published by the Folio Society.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 127.00
211 Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

The Brothers Karamazov

2008 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
212 Seamus Heaney.

Beowulf - A Verse Translation

2010 AUD 350.00 - 450.00 AUD 349.25
213

Nine books about the English History.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 165.10
214

Flora Herscheliana: Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838

South Africa 1998 AUD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
215

Three Books by The Brenthurst Press 1) Zululand at war, 1879: The conduct of the Anglo-Zulu War,

1984 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
216

THE ARTE OF ANGLING 1577.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
217 Ion L. Idriess

Madman's Island

Sydney, Australia 1927 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 508.00
218

A family photo album from c.1860s

c.1860s AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 127.00
219 Sherwood Anderson.

Poor White

London 1921 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 114.30
220 Jeannette H. Foster

Sex Variant Women in Literature was one of the first comprehensive scholarly efforts to document and analyse lesbian themes in literature across centuries.

1956 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
221

1) Crescent Moon: Islamic Art & Civilisation in Southeast Asia by James Bennett, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2005 2) Cezanne the Late Work by Thames and Hudson 3) Seduction The Sensuous Side of the Sea 4) A Bestiary by Richard Wilbur and Alexander

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
222

Parliamentary Papers of Victoria from 1920s-30s including Director of Mines 1927, The Commonwealth Grants Commission 1939

1920s-30s AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
223

Australian Themes..

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
224

New South Wales Government Railways and Tramways Report of The Commissioners for the year ended 30 June 1927.

1927 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
225

Department of Land and Agriculture Gardens and Parks Report of the inspector-General of Gardens Parks and Reserves, 1873.

1873 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
226

1) With Sherman to the Sea The Civil War Letters, Diaries & Reminiscences of Theodore F. Upson by Theodore Frelinghuysen Upson, 1958.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
227

A shelf lot of interesting books, some Australian themes see photos for titles

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
  • 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