Sydney Rare Book Auctions: A Leather Obsession: Manufacturing, Tanning and Fine Bindings, 113024, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 30, 2024 - November 30, 2024
Page Size: 294 items in 12 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
361

Thomas Carlyle: A History of the First 40 Years of His Life (2 Volumes) and A History of His Life in London (2 Volumes).

1882-1884 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
362 Abbe M. Orsini.

Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Our Lord Jesus Christ

Melbourne. 1882 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
363 Antonio Frizzi.

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

Ferrara 1847-48 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
364 Grace Kupfer.

2 fine binding books, both with some rubbing to spine and markings to cover. 1) Legends of Greece and Rome

1919 AUD 60.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
365 Rear-Admiral Henry C Otter.

Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Scotland, Part 1. Hebrides or Western Isles. compiled from various Admiralty surveys

London 1874 AUD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
366 Alexander Geo Findlay.

A Directory for the Navigation of the South Pacific Ocean; with Descriptions of its Coasts, Islands etc., From the Strait of Magalhaens to Panama, and those of New Zealand, Australia, etc., its Winds, Currents, and Passages

London 1863 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
367 Jabez Hogg.

The Microscope: Its History, Construction, and Application: Being A Familiar Introduction To the Use of The Instrument, and the study of Microscopical Science.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
368

Hudibras in three parts: The Time of the Late Wars. with Associations and Index.

1802 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
369 Compiled by James A. Emmerton.

Materials Toward A Genealogy of the Emmerton Family.

1881 AUD 80.00 - 150.00 AUD 50.80
370

A shelf of books on Leather Processing, Analysis and Chemistry.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
372 E. W. Merry.

4 Books on Chrome Leather tanning. 1-2) 2 copies of The Chrome Tanning Process

London 1936 AUD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
373

A box of books, all of which are on the chemistry and uses of synthetic dyes.

AUD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
374

2 Books on Protein Chemistry, both in good condition. 1) Protein Chemistry: Review and Abstracts 1973.

Australia 1973 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
375 Hans Neurath.

The Proteins

London 1975 AUD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
376 Edited by Bernard S. Gould.

Treatise on Collagen

London 1967; 1968 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
377

A collection of Chemistry and Technology of Leather. 1923-1956. 30 volumes in total.

1923-1956 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
378

A Collection of Bookseller catalogues from the 1970s and 1980s.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
379 Galsworthy, Conan Doyle, Riskin and more.

A Collection fiction. Includes Galsworthy, Conan Doyle, Riskin and more.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
380

A collection of maps and road books on England Ireland and Scotland.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
381

3 Books by the Hercules Powder Company on various minerals, compounds and materials.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
382

8 Old books on different Scientific topics.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
383 Howard P. Fairfield with Mechanical Drawings by Ervin Kenison and Edward Waite.

Blueprint Reading

UK 1920 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
384 Nicholas Robins and words by Herbert C. Bailey.

Manly by The Sea with music

1923 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
385

3 Books by the International Society of Leather Trades' Chemists.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
386 Schwartz and Perry

Surface Active Agents

NY 1949-1957 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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 .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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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