Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books: Historical and Literary Treasures, 120824, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 08, 2024 - December 08, 2024

Page Size: 518 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	ANDREWS, E.C.	The Geology of the Broken Hill District.	Sydney	1922	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 285.75
2	MAWSON, Douglas.	Geological Investigations in the Broken Hill Area.	Adelaide	1912	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 381.00
3		Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales.		1889 to 1920, but mostly of the early 1890's	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	AUD 152.40
4		Four reports on the geology of Victoria, prepared for Parliament by specialists working for the geological survey of the state, then well underway following the gold rush period.		1853	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 698.50
5		Three old technical books on Australian fossils: RAMSAY, E.P. Catalogue of a Collection of Fossils in the Australian Museum.	Sydney	1883	AUD 250.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
6	Arthur Smith Woodward	Two rare monographs on Australian palaeontology by Arthur Smith Woodward, keeper of the department of geology at the British Museum. 1) On a Carboniferous Fish Fauna from the Mansfield District, Victoria.	Carlton	1906	AUD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
7	HARPER, L.F.	The Adelong Goldfield. Department of Mines, Mineral Resources Handbook number 21.	Sydney	1916	AUD 300.00 - 500.00	AUD 190.50
8		Three scarce books on rare metallurgical deposits in Australia -- namely mercury, antimony and molybdenum. CARNE, J.E. Mercury, or "Quicksilver" in New South Wales	Sydney	1913	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
9	ETHERIDGE, Robert.	A Monograph of the Silurian and Devonian Corals of New South Wales; With illustrations from other parts of Australia. Part One: the Genus Halysites.	Sydney	1904 and 1907	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
10	ETHERIDGE, Robert and DUN, W.S.	A Monograph of the Carboniferous and Permo-Carboniferous Invertebrata of New South Wales. Volume II comprising two parts -- the Palaeopectens and the Eurydesma.	Sydney	1906 and 1910	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
11	J. P. Belshaw	Five books on mining history in New England (NSW).		1950	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	AUD 412.75
12	DAVIS, William J.	Kentucky Fossil Corals.	Frankfort	1885	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
13	ROSS, Clyde P.	Geology of Glacier National Park and the Flathead Region Northwestern Montana.Quarto, original wrappers, four folding maps.	Washington	1959	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
14		Three volumes from the Memoirs of the Geological Society of New South Wales.	Sydney	1890	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	AUD 152.40
15	ETHERIDGE, Robert.	A Monograph of the Cretaceous Invertebrate Fauna of New South Wales.	Sydney	1902 and 1903	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
16	CARNE, J.E.	The Kerosene Shale Deposits of New South Wales.	Sydney	1903	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
17	A. Liversidge.	Large chromolithographic map measuring 76 x 57 centimetres, titled A Mineral Map Accompanying the Minerals of New South Wales by		1888	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
18	DOUGLAS MAWSON	Three large quarto volumes, being Memoirs of the Royal Society of South Australia. All are monographs on palaeontology. 1) Chiastolites from Bimbowrie, South Australia,		1911	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	AUD 152.40
19		FIVE OLD GEOLOGY AND MINING REPORTS 1) ANDREWS, E.C. The Canbelego, Budgery and Budgerygar Mines... Cobar gold and copper field.	Sydney	1915	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
20		ELEVEN BOOKS ON ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION Titles include: The Voyage of the Scotia	Canberra	1978	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
21	CHARLES DARWIN	FIVE BOOKS CHARLES DARWIN AND EVOLUTION Voyage of the Beagle		1955	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
22	WILSON, Leonard G.	Charles Lyell. The Years to 1841: The Revolution in Geology.	New Haven	1972	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
23	HORNER, Frank.	The French Reconnaissance. Baudin in Australia 1801-1803.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 127.00
24		Five books Published by the Geological Society of London, all are high quality hardcover books. 1) BLUNDELL, Derek and SCOTT, Andrew. Lyell: The Past is the Key to the Present		1988	AUD 250.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
25		Shelf of books on the history of Australian mining and geological surveying, including 14 issues of the Journal of Australasian Mining History		2010-2014	AUD 250.00 - 400.00	Not Sold

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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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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.

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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High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

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The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

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A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

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Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

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The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

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Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD