Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Australian, Asia-Pacific, Science & 1st Editions & Signed Book, A162, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROWE, George Stringer. | The Life of John Hunt, Missionary to the Cannibals in Fiji. |
London | 1859 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 2 | BURDEN, Philip D. | The Mapping of North America. A list of printed maps 1511 - 1670.Rickmansworth, Herts, |
1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 3 | Four bound volumes of the Pitcairn Miscellany. |
1969-1999. | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 4 | HORNBEIN, Thomas and BROWER, David (editor). | Everest. The West Ridge. |
London | 1965 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Unknown |
| 5 | EDGE-PARTINGTON, James. | Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands. |
Bangkok | 1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 6 | REY, Guido. | Peaks and Precipices. Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy. Translated from the Italian by J. Eaton. |
London | 1914 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 7 | FRESHFIELD, Douglas. | Italian Alps. Sketches in the mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia. |
London | 1875 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Unknown |
| 8 | A nice cache of industrial trade catalogues and elated commercial publications. Total of 11 books and pamphlets |
AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |||
| 9 | Microscope trade catalogues, four in total, |
AUD 120.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |||
| 10 | ALI, Salim and RIPLEY, S. Dillon. | Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. |
London and Bombay | 1968-1974. | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 11 | Ian Fleming. | You Only Live Twice |
London | 1964 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 12 | edited Harry Tatlock Miller and A.C. Jackson. | A wonderful run of the radical Australian literary journal, titled 'Manuscripts' |
AUD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 13 | AXFORD, F. (editor). | The Australian and New Zealand Ski Year Book 1938. |
1938 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 14 | Three books on magic and conjuring: MASSEY, Edward. New and Original Magic. |
New York | 1922 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 15 | Graham Green | 'Stamboul Train'. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 16 | Two Australian WW2 comics, titled 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross. And 'Bluey and Curley' by Gurney |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |||
| 17 | David Malouf. | Fly Away Peter |
London | 1982 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 18 | Hector Macquarie. | Round the World in a Baby Austin |
London | 1933 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 19 | Enid Blyton | Collection of 19 Enid Blyton titles, mostly Famous Five adventures. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 20 | [MAY GIBBS]. MACK, Amy Eleanor. | Scribbling Sue. |
Sydney | no date but 1916 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 21 | Peg Maltby | Twelve Peg Maltby children's classics, and related literature. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 22 | SENDAK, Maurice. | Where the Wild Things Are. |
London | 1967 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 23 | NORTON, Rosaleen. | Three Macabre Stories. Edited, with an introduction by Keith Richmond. |
New Hampshire | 1996 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 24 | Four Australian battalion histories, |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |||
| 25 | OLIVER, Tony. | German-Decoration-Medal Citations. |
Surrey | 1972 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")