Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Geology and Natural History, Mining, First editions, Art, History, 102624, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024
Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
404

The Times Atlas of The World Comprehensive Edition.

1967 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
405

Early French Voyages to Australia. Banque National De Paris, 1981.

1981 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 476.25
406 Allan Cunningham.

The complete works of Robert Burns / chronologically arranged with life and notes critical and biographical

Glasgow circa 1880s AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 317.50
407

five books on Charles Darwin. 1) Darwin: The Indelible Stamp - The evolution of an idea by Watson 2005. 2) Darwin and Beagle by Moorehead 1969 3) Mariners be warned! John Lort Stokes and the HMS Beagle 1837-1843.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 101.60
408

Panoramic View of Sydney Harbour From The North Shore. A beautiful sepia fold out view of Sydney Harbour.

AUD 180.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
409

A shelf of Ethel Turner books. Includes: 1) Fair Ines 2) The Stole Voyage 3) Betty and Co. 4) Flower of the Pine 5) Judy and Punch in dustwrapper 6) An Ogre up-to-date 7) The Terry Girls ...

AUD 180.00 - 220.00 AUD 165.10
410

Four binders. Quarto size. In very good condition. 1) Great Trains: Sequel to History of Railways. 24 parts in special binder. 2) History of Railways. Two binders. 1-48 Parts. 3) History of the Motor Car. 24 parts.

AUD 140.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
411

Two bound volumes of Countries of the World

1936-37 AUD 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
412

A bundle of books on Australian Opera.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
413

A bookcase filled to the brims with Australian history, fiction and other related books.

AUD 500.00 - 600.00 AUD 317.50
414

Souvenir of Scotland: Its Cities, Lakes, and Mountains.

1889 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
415 Charles H Bertie Illustrated Sydney Ure Smith.

Stories Of Old Sydney

No date but 1912 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
416

3x Hordern House Australian Maritime Series.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 190.50
417

A shelf of books on Australian Architecture.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
418

A two shelf of Australian History books. From early Sydney, Woollahra, Point Piper, Summer Hill, Hunter's Hill and Parramatta.

AUD 120.00 - 160.00 AUD 76.20
419

Two shelves of Pioneers and Early Australian History and Exploration.

AUD 120.00 - 160.00 AUD 127.00
420

A shelf of old bindings. Mostly poetry and biographies.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
421

Three shelves of European History. Includes Scotland, England and more.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
422

Half a shelf of classic fiction. Finely bound in very good condition.

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 50.80
423

A shelf of old history books.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
424

A half shelf of American History.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
425

A bundle of transportation books.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
426 editedGeorge Godfrey Cunningham.

Lives of Eminent and Illustrious Englishmen. From Alfred the Great to the Latest Times. On an Original Plan.

Glasgow 1837 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 215.90
427

The Folio History of Ancient Greece. Very good condition. Wonderful decorative bindings, housed in the original slipcase.

London 2002 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
428 JS Buckingham.

America: Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive

London No date but preface is dated 1841 AUD 350.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
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