Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Maps, Mining, Art, firsts, signed and limited edition book, A166, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 16, 2025 - November 16, 2025
Page Size: 325 items in 13 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
101 Thomas Hall

The Early History of the Warwick District and Pioneers of the Darling Downs

1920s AUD 600.00 - 700.00 AUD 381.00
102

The Last of the Bushrangers

London 1895 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 139.70
103 E. O. G. Shann

Cattle Chosen : The Story of the First Group Settlement in Western Australia 1829 to 1841

1926 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
104

The Story of Australasia

New York 1893 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
105 Fridtjof Nansen

The First Crossing of Greenland

1902 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
106

Too Clever...

Melbourne No date but circa 1887 AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
107 Alicia Bailey

Esoteric Psychology

1971 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
108

DICKENS LEATHER BINDING. Charles Dickens

1912 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
109 John Richardson with Marilyn McCully

PICASSO. A Life of Picasso

New York 1991 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
110 Sir James George Frazer

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion

1976 AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 381.00
111 Sumner Locke

The Dawsons' Uncle George

Sydney 1914 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
112 Henry Lawson

When I was King and other Verses

Sydney AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 165.10
113 henry Lawson

The Skyline Riders And Other Verses

Sydney 1910 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
114 EDGAR PENZIG

The Sandy Creek Bushranger

Sydney 1985 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
115

Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria, in Search of Burke & Wills

Melbourne 1862 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
116 The Rev. William Norris

Annals of the Diocese of Adelaide

1852 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
117 Arthur Richards

The "Centennial Story": The History of Freemasonry in Queensland Australia over the first One Hundred Years 1859-1959

Brisbane 1959 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 38.10
118

Leatherwork Through The Ages by Joan R Kirkbride

AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 317.50
119 Will Graves Verge

ARCHITECTURE. John Verge, Early Australian Architect: His Ledger & His Clients

Sydney 1962 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
120 Hugh Arnold

Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England And France

London 1913 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 177.80
121

ART DECO / ART NOUVEAU. 1. All Colour Book of Art Nouveau

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
122

RUSKIN. The Stones Of Venice Introductory Chapters And Local Indices

1897 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
123 Atha Westbury

Australian Fairy Tales

London 1897 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
124

MILES FRANKLIN. 1. Old Blastus Of Bandicoot...

Melbourne 1932 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
125

Maritime History of the World: A Chronological Survey of Maritime Events from 5000 BC Until the Present Day

England 1985 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 76.20
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