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
126

1836 Administration of Justice in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. One folded sheet. Ferguson 2133. In good condition.

1836 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
127

An Act for the Government on the Legislation of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land 30th July 1842. 16 pages.

1842 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 349.25
128 Ray Parkin,

HM Bark Endeavour

1997 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 127.00
129 Jonathan Wantrup.

Australian Rare Books 1788-1900

1987 AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 215.90
130 Budiger Joppien and Benard Smith.

The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages

1985-1987 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 412.75
131 Hebert J Rumsey, FJ Lond.

The Pioneers of Sydney Cove Compiled

1937 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
132 Tim McCormick.

First Views of Australia 1788-1825: A History of Early Sydney

1987 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 215.90
133 William Adams Brodribb; Lavinia Hasell Bennett.

Recollections of an Australian Squatter and Account of a Journey to Gipps Land

in Melbourne 1976 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 101.60
134 George Hamilton First

A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora

1793 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
135 M. Barnard Eldershaw. Illustrated Adrian Feint.

The Life and Times of Captain John Piper

1938 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 AUD 539.75
136 M H Ellis

Francis Greenway His Life and Times

Sydney 1949 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 762.00
137 M H Ellis

Lachlan Macquarie His Life, Adventures and Times

in Sydney in 1952 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 317.50
138 Marjorie Barnard with Decorations Frank Medworth

Macquarie's World

1941 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 1,206.50
139

Two photograph albums of historical and notable houses in Sydney. In a Photobook Album with 16 sheets and 120 pockets.

Circa1970s AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
140

Melba's Gift Book of Australian Art and Literature Signed on the page between the frontispiece and title page.

Melbourne, [1914]. AUD 250.00 - 350.00 AUD 762.00
141

6 Books on Australian Natural History, good condition. Subject matter is primarily on Birds, Snakes and Marsupials.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 101.60
142 Ethel Turner.

A collection of 19 titles

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
143 The Late Andrew Jervis.

Epitaphs & Inscriptions from Burial Grounds & Old Buildings in The North-East of Scotland, with Historical, Biographical, Genealogical and Antiquarian Notes also, An Appendix of Illustrative Papers.

1879 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
144 John Malcolm Bulloch.

The House of Gordon

1903-1907 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
145

Old and New London. A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings.

No date c1880. AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
146 Antonio Frizzi.

Memorie per la storia di Ferrara con giunte e note del Camillo Laderchi

Ferrara 1847-48 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
147

10 books about English. All hardback. Mostly of them in dustwrapper and in very good condition. Including Classical and Foreign Quotations, Dictionary of Synonyms, Slang, English Phrases etc

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
148

5 books about Adventures in China and Asia.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
149

5 books about Ancient History.

AUD 80.00 - 150.00 AUD 88.90
150

9 books about Adventure History.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 127.00
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