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Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA AuthenticationUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002University Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly ImportantUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected CavalrymanUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert ZarelliUniversity Archives
Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
Now through Nov. 19University Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie RodellUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest KnownUniversity Archives, Nov. 19:
Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic -
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Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science and the Arts, 92825, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 28, 2025 - September 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T E Lawrence | Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph |
London | 1937 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 2 | Karl Baedeker. | Norwegen, Danemark, Island, Spitzbergen: Handbuch fur Reisende |
Leipzig | 1931 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 3 | Karl Baedeker. | Eastern Alps including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola. |
1907 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 4 | Karl Baedeker. | Northern Germany As Far As The Bavarian And Austrian Frontiers Handbook For Travellers |
Leipzig | 1904 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | Karl Baedeker. | Italy From The Alps To Naples Handbook For Travellers. |
Leipzig | 1909 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 6 | Karl Baedeker. | Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Handbook for Travellers |
Leipsic | 1903 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 38.10 |
| 7 | Karl Baedeker. | Belgium and Holland, including the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for Travellers |
1910 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 8 | LINDSAY, Norman (introduction). | Twenty-Four reproductions in colour from original oil paintings. |
Sydney | 1939 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 |
| 9 | YEATS, William Butler. | Autobiographies. Reveries over Childhood and Youth and the Trembling of the Veil. |
London | 1926 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | Jane Austen | Five novels |
London | 1907 to 1909 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 11 | IREDALE, Tom. Lilian Medland. | Birds of New Guinea. |
Melbourne | 1956 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 12 | New South Wales Railway and Tramway Budget. |
Sydney | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 | ||
| 13 | An album of 117 hand-drawn illustrations crafted during the early decades of the nineteenth century, derived from an architectural treatise titled Les Antiquites d'Athenes. |
1762 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 444.50 | ||
| 14 | La Mode Illustree, Journal de la Famille. |
Paris | 1874 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Rex Backhaus-Smith | Two prints from artworks , titled "Old Sofala Prospector" and "Back Street Sofala" respectively. |
dated | 1977 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 16 | LANE, Terence & SERLE, Jessie. | Australians at Home. A Documentary History of Australian Domestic Interiors from 1788 to 1914. |
Melbourne | 1990 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 17 | [BALLARAT PROGRESS ASSOCIATION]. COULTHARD, W. (secretary). | Guide to Ballarat. |
Ballarat | no date but circa 1910 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 18 | Railways Queensland Tours in the Mackay District. |
Brisbane | 1920 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 19 | MURRAY, Hugh | Ewing's New General Atlas; containing distinct maps of all the principal states and kingdoms throughout the world. A new edition... |
Edinburgh | 1848 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 20 | Tchaikovsky | Australian sheet music for the Nutcracker Suite |
Melbourne | 1941 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | Suzanne and Georges Ramie. | Ceramiques de Picasso. |
Geneva | 1948 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 22 | TAKASHIMA, S. | Illustrations of Japanese Life. Described |
Tokyo, | 1918 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | [KLIPPEL, Robert] GLEESON, James. | Robert Klippel. |
Sydney | 1983 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 |
| 24 | POPE, John Alexander, GETTENS, Rutherford John, and others. | The Freer Chinese Bronzes. |
Washington, D.C., | 1967-1969 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Kevin Fahy: | Nineteenth Century Australian Furniture. |
Sydney: | 1985 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 285.75 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")