Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Churchill, Military, History and Fiction Books and Ephemera, 82425, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
August 24, 2025 - August 24, 2025
Page Size: 328 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 TYQUIN, Michael.

Little by Little. A Centenary History of the Army Medical Corps.

Canberra 2003 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
52

A collection of items relating to the passing of Sir Winston Churchill. Approximately 20 newspapers

published on the day of his decease AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
53 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

Liberalism and the Social Problem.

London 1909 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 825.50
54 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

Step by Step.

London 1939 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 635.00
55 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

Thoughts and Adventures.

London 1932 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
56 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

In the Balance, Speeches 1949 and 1950.

London 1951 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
57 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

My Early Life.

London 1930 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 AUD 762.00
58 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

The World Crisis.

London 1923-1929. AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
59 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

Marlborough. His Life and Times.

London 1933-1938. AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
60 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

The River War. An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan.

London 1899 AUD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
61 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

The Second World War.

London 1948-1954. AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
62 CHURCHILL, Winston S.

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

London 1956-1958 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
63 PATERSON, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomas.

The Thirty-Ninth. The History of the 39th Battalion Australian Imperial Force.

Melbourne 1934 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
64 WREN, Eric.

Randwick to Hargicourt. History of the 3rd Battalion, A.I.F.

Sydney 1935 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
65 AUSTEN, Jane.

The Works of Janes Austen. Introduction by Richard Church, wood-engravings by Joan Hassall.

London 1975 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
66 GOLDSWORTHY, Andy.

Ephemeral Works 2004-2014.

New York Abrams 2015. AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
67 GOULD, John.

The Mammals of Australia.

AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
68 KLEPAC, Lou.

Russell Drysdale.

Sydney 1996 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
69 ZIEGLER, Oswald L. (editor).

Australian Photography 1947.

Sydney 1947 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 285.75
70 Arthur Boyd

Arthur Boyd Drawings 1934-1970. Foreword by Laurie Thomas and catalogue by Christopher Tadgell.

London 1973 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 285.75
71

Three quality books on the history of cartography: Mapping Our World. Terra Incognita to Australia.

Canberra 2013 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 177.80
72 STONEHAM, Allen. (editor).

The Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory for 1876.

London 1876 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
73

Three Australian art books. * MOUNTFORD, Charles. The Art of Albert Namatjira.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
74

Two fascinating books on bushrangers: PENZIG, Edgar. Rogues, Vagabonds and Bloody Thieves.

1992 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
75

Six Australian Military History. WWI and WWII.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
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