Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books and Maps: an Eclectic Mix, A132, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 10, 2024 - November 10, 2024

Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
253		3 Books on Scotland and Scottish History. All in good condition. 1) The Scottish Rifles in Northern New South Wales by M. Buckley. 2) Scarlet and Tartan by M. Buckley. 3) The Clans of the Scottish Highlands by R. R. McIan.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
254	P. S. Hossfield.	The Gold Deposits of the Granites-Tanami District, Central Australia		1940	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 139.70
255		6 Australiana books, all in good condition. Some titles include The Duke of Wellington in Caricature, The Art of William Dobell and Pictorial Memories: Lower North Shore.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
256	J. M. Rayner.	Geophysical Report on the Henbury Meteorite Craters, Central Australia		1939	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
257		A box of ephemera, all in good condition, an array of different items such as Museum and Library catalogues, books on heritage sites, English and Australian History and much more.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
258		1) The North Coast Guide to the Northern Coastal and River Districts of NSW (1909). 2) NSW Motorists' Road Guide with Sectional Maps.			AUD 60.00 - 120.00	AUD 38.10
259	Jock Marshall and Russell Drysdale.	Journey Among Men	London	1962	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
260		13 Volumes of Memoirs of the National Museum, Melbourne. Numbers 1-13, spanning the years 1906 to 1943.		1906 to 1943	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
261		4 classic Children's books, good condition. 1) Peter Pan in the Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (1951).		1951	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 101.60
262	P. S. Hossfield.	The Eastern Portion of the Arltunga Area, Eastern McDonald Ranges District		1937	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
263	P. S. Hossfield.	Preliminary Report on the Granite Gold-Field, Central Australia		1938	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
264	P. S. Hossfeld.	Limestone Deposits Near Alice Springs, Central Australia		1941	AUD 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
265		The Geophysical Methods of The Electrical Prospecting Company of Sweden used in the Aerial, Geological and Geophysical Survey of Northern Australia.		1936	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
266		A Summary of The Geology of Western Australia by A. Gibb Maitland.		1919	AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 444.50
267	Bancks.	3 Volumes of Ginger Meggs			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
268		The Building of Australia and the Succession of Life with Special Reference to South Australia.	Adelaide	1928-1930.	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
269		16 Volumes of Franklin Institute Research books, they cover a large variety of scientific topics.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
270		Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen. Light foxing to a few pages, otherwise very good.	London	1918	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
271	Edgeworth David.	Explanatory Notes to Accompany a New Geological Map of the Commonwealth of Australia	Sydney	1932	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
272		A box of ephemera, all in good condition. Many books on art, history, exploration and voyages.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
273	Albert Johannsen,	A Descriptive Petrography of the Igneous Rocks		1949-51.	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
274		6 books on the study of Rocks, all in good condition.		1930s-1950s	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
275		A lot of 25 books about Architecture and Design. All hardback.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 190.50
276		The History of Botany Bay by Arthur Gayll. Reprinted from "The Bulletin" 1888.		1888	AUD 80.00 - 120.00	AUD 50.80
277		A shelf of Australiana books. Condition various. Including Australian Convict History, Local History, Natural History, Australian Art, Aboriginal History, Australian Fiction, Military History and more.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 101.60

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

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”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

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 .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

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.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

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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Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

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Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD