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
453		A shelf of natural History Books. Including Tasmania Devils, Frogs, Dinosaurs, Seahorses, Echidnas and more. In good condition			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 76.20
454		A collection of books on by David Attenborough and other wildlife books by Durrell. Harcovers in dustwrappers in good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 76.20
455		A collection of books on Marine Life, Dugongs, Seahorse, Sex in the Sea and Life in the Deep. Together with a little collection of books on fishing. Mostly good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
456		A lot of 18 Australiana books. Condition various. Including Sydney Opera House Affair, The Setimental, Geology of Sydney, Early days of Windsor etc.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
457		8 Fine Binding Books. Mostly of them have decorative covers. Good copies.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
458		Two shelves of Missionary books. About 25. Old and Modern books.			AUD 180.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
459		Catalogue of Madreporaria, Volume 3 and Volume 4.	London	1897 and 1903	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
460		The Birds of the Republic of Panama, Parts 1, 2 and 3.		1965-72.	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
461		Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1888-1961, 65 books in total.			AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 2,032.00
462		A shelf of Australiana books,			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
463	Owen Rutter.	The First Fleet		1937	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 381.00
464	Raymond John Howgego	Encyclopedia of Exploration: 1800 to 1850	Sydney	2004	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
465	Philip G King, M.L.C.	Comments on Cook's Log (H.M.S. Endeavour. 1770) with Extracts Charts and Sketches by The Honourable Philip G King, M.L.C. April 1891		1892	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 539.75
466		5 books on mixed topics, all in good condition. 1) Goya: Paintings, Drawings and Prints. 2) Ballet Dancers by Edgar Degas.			AUD 60.00 - 100.00	AUD 38.10
467	Will Ashton	The Life and Work of Will Ashton.		1961	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
468	M. H. Ellis.	Francis Greenway: His Life and Times	Sydney	1949	AUD 80.00 - 150.00	AUD 101.60
469	Peter Fullerton.	Norman Lindsay: War Cartoons 1914-1918		1983	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
470		13 Australiana books, all in good condition. Some very interesting titles such as The Defeat of Distance, Schlink of Prince Alfred, Documents of Art and Taste and many more.			AUD 150.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
471	Alan Frost.	Sir Joseph Banks and the Transfer of Plants To and From the South Pacific 1786-1798		1993	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 539.75
472	Philip Thallis and Peter John Cantrill.	Public Sydney: Drawing the City		2013	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 215.90
473		13 Australiana books, 11 of which are modern		1985	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
474		3 Books on Voyages and Expeditions. All in very good condition. 1) A Forgotten Expedition 1875 by Ernest Giles (1979).		1979	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
475		4 Books written by or containing the works of Gore Vidal, all in good condition. 1) The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal.		2008	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
476		3 books on International Prime Ministers and Presidents. All in fine condition. 1) 1960: LBJ Vs. JFK Vs. Nixon by David Pietrusza.		2008	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
477		4 Books published by the Folio Society,			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold

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.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

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

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

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