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

Auction Details

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
454	Reverend John Milner and Oswald W Brierly.	The Cruise of HMS Galatea, Captain HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, in 1867-1868		1869	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
455	JR Planche.	Descent of the Danube : from Ratisbon to Vienna During the Autumn of 1827 with Anecdotes and Recollections, Historical and Legendary, of the Towns, Castles, Monasteries Etc, Upon the Banks of the River, and Their Inhabitants and Proprietors, Ancient	in London	1828	AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 76.20
456		Addresses to His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York and to His Excellency the Governor-General from the Municipalities of Victoria.	Melbourne	1901	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
457	HV Morton.	6 books by HV Morton. 1) In Search of Wales 2) In Search of England 3) In Search of Ireland 4) In Search of Scotland 5) In Scotland Again 6) In the Steps of Masters.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
458		Cassells Illustrated History England in Four volumes.		1863	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
459		Lloyd's Natural History. 16 volumes. Includes Butterflies and Moths, Birds, Games Birds, Mammals, Marsupials, Monkeys and Cats.		1896	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 444.50
460		Makers of British Art		1903	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
461		A shelf and half of Geology books. Elements of geology. A guide of geologic literature, Marine geology.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
462		Seven books on Fossil Botany. 1) Studies in Fossil Botany by Scott in two volumes. 2) Robert Dick Geologist and Botanist by Smiles and 4 others.			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 76.20
463		A small bundle of books on Petrology and Petrography. Octavo hardcovers some in dustwrappers in good condition. Includes Zeuner's Dating the Past 2) Harker 3)Tyrell			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	Not Sold
464		12 books on Crystallography and Minerology. Includes: 1) Crystallography 2) Mineral Deposits 3) Tables for Microscopic Identification of Ore Minerals by Uytenbogaardt. 4) ...			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
465		A small shelf of Palaeontology books. 1) Includes Stratisgraphical Palaeontology by Neaverson 2) Palaeontology by Owen second edition 3) Invertebrate Fossils 4) Principles of Invertebrate Palaeontology.			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 76.20
466	Archibald Geikie.	Text Book of Geology		1882	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
467		Australian Biological Resources Study: Flora of Australia.	Canberra	1992-1995	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 285.75
468		A full box and half a shelf of books. 10 of them being Oxford Dictionaries of various topics such as History, Philosophy and Music.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
469		Wilson's Sydney and Suburban Street Directory with 166 Maps and Blue Mountains Guide. Front hinge is a little loose, some foxing to areas and half of page 32 is torn out.	Sydney	1923	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
470	Thomas Hood, illustrated Birket Foster 1876.	Poems	London	1876	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
471	CJ Dennis	The Glugs of Gosh		1917	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
472	Barbara Hodgson.	Opium: A Portrait of the Heavenly Demon	Vancouver	1999	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 127.00
473		4 New Zealand Pilots/ Nautical almanacs. 1) NZ Nautical Almanac and Tide-Tables 1918. 2) NZ Pilot 1856. 3) NZ Pilot, Sixth Edition 1891. 4) NZ Pilot. 8th Ed. 1908.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 139.70
474	Will Lawson	Harpoons Ahoy!	Sydney	1938	AUD 60.00 - 100.00	AUD 38.10
475		3 fiction books written by Australian Authors. 1) The Fear by Thomas Keneally.	Melbourne	1965	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
476		9 Books from Oxford's 'The Legacy of...' series, each views a different country and the lasting legacy they have had on the modern world. All are good condition, of the 9 books 2 of them have dust jackets while all are hard covers. A mix of impressions an			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
477		6 books from the Mermaid Series, each volume contains the works from one of the great 17th century Dramatists.	London., NY	1948, 1949	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
478		7 hard cover books on Australian Art,			AUD 150.00 - 300.00	AUD 317.50

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

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A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

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Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

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The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

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Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD