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
178

22 Australian Envelopes dedicated to 2 key events in Australia, all having illustrative stamps attached.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
179 Charles Knight.

The Works of Shakespeare with Notes

no date. c1870s. AUD 200.00 - 400.00 AUD 127.00
180

3 books on Australian Military History, all in good condition.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
181 Chris Wroblewski.

2 photography books, both in good condition. 1) Skin Shows: The Art of Tattoo

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
182 Trevor Worden.

Wild Flower

2003 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
183 A McIntosh Reid.

Two reports from the Tasmania Department of Mines. 1) Geological Survey. Mineral Resources No 8. Volume 1. The Oil Shale Resources of Tasmania

Hobart 1924 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 AUD 38.10
184 Frank Hutchinson

New South Wales: "The Mother Colony of the Australia's",

1896 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
185 Bill Henson.

lux et nox

2002 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 317.50
186

2 Volumes of Jane's Fighting Ships

1976-1977 and 1981-1982. AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
187

8 books on Gallipoli, all in good condition.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
188

Ion Idriess's Greatest Stories. 2 books, contains 6 of Idriess's most prominent stories such as The Cattle King, Lasseter's Last Ride, Lightning Ridge and The Desert Column.

Sydney 1986 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
189 Capt. W.E. Johns

10 books written

1940s and 50s. AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
190

4 Volumes of H.M.A.S., all in good condition.

Canberra 1942-1945 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
191

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, 3 books that contain Volumes 1-8.

London 1928 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 AUD 63.50
192 Enid Blyton

34 books

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 241.30
193

Box of Ephemeral items including photographs of landscapes, magazines, pamphlets. small children books and nursery rhymes and letters.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
194 Prosper Merimee. Lionel Lindsay.

Carmen

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
195 Charles Bukowski .

Jaggernaut

Coventry 1995 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 101.60
196

12 Volumes of Admiralty Manual of Seamanship from various years.

1922-1964. AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
197

Victorian Era Photograph Album with Carte-de-vistes c 1880-1895

1880-1895 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 317.50
198

Victorian Era Photograph Album with Carte-de-vistes created mostly by Sydney and Melbourne Photographers. 1880-1895

1880-1895 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 254.00
199

4 Volumes from the Australian Bicentennial Collection 1788-1988. 1) Botany Bay: Australia's Heritage in Stamps. 2) Sydney Cove 1788-1809. 3) The First Australians: Our Heritage in Stamps. 4) Navigators and Shipwreck: Australian Heritage in Stamps.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
200 A.F. Lydon and E.F. Mannings.

A Christmas Souvenir. Illustrated

No date c1880s. AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
201 Edgar Ford.

Papua New Guinea Resource Atlas

1974 1st Ed AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 101.60
202 C.L. Park.

Report on Hospital Accommodation on Ships

1917 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
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    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.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
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