Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Christmas 2025! - Decorative Arts And Design, Books, Fine Bindings And Geology , A168, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 14, 2025 - December 14, 2025
Page Size: 410 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
58 FRANCIS, Alexander

Then and Now. The Story of a Queenslander

London 1935 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 AUD 203.20
59 Janes Wollard

The Woollards, Woolards, Wollards, and Their Descendants in America from 1650

1999 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
60 BROINOWSKI, Gracius

The Birds of Australia

Melbourne 1887-1891 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,778.00
61 PRATT, Charles Stuart

Baby's Lullaby Book

Boston 1888 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
62 ALI, Salim and RIPLEY, S. Dillon

Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan

London and Bombay 1968-1974 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
63

Bibliotheca Polynesiana. A catalogue of some of the books in the Polynesiana collection

1969 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 165.10
64 Edited by J.L. Treloar

Australian Chivalry: reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings

1933 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
65 SCHMEISSER, Karl

Die Goldfelder Australasiens

Berlin 1897 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
66 TAYLOR, James (editor)

The Australian Evangelist

Melbourne 1863-1866 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 381.00
67 ECCLESTON, Gregory C.

Granville Stapylton

Melbourne 2018 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 152.40
68 MACDONALD, Captain R.J.

The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1625-1897

London 1899 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
69 KINGLAKE, Alexander

Eothen, or Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East

London 1845 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
70 VERNER, Colonel Willoughby

History and Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade

London 1912 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
71

Morgante Maggiore di Messer Luigi Pulci

Milan 1806 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
72 GUILLAUME, Albert

Mes 28 Jours. Album inedit

Paris circa 1898 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
73 PELLEW, George

The Life and Correspondence of the Right Hon. Henry Addington

London 1847 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
74 CARTWRIGHT, Julia

Isabelle d'Este Marchioness of Mantua 1474-1539

London 1903 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
75 RUSSELL, Lord John (editor)

Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox

London 1853 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
76 CHURCH, Reverend Alfred J.

The Chantry Priest of Barnet. A tale of the Wars of the Two Roses

London circa 1900 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
77 ARMSTRONG, John

A History of the Island of Minorca

London 1752 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 349.25
78

Topographical Map of Hampshire or County of Southampton

1788, 89, and 90 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
79 Granville Penn

Conversations On Geology: Comprising a Familiar Explanation of the Huttonian and Wernian Systems: The Mosaic Geology as Explained

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
80 Russell Braddon

Four first (Or first US) Editions

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
81 Michael East

1. The Naked Country

London 1960 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
82

The Sydney Mail Wednesday September 24, 1930

1930-09-24 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
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