Sydney Rare Book Auctions: End of Year Sale: Books, Ephemera, Maps, A169, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 28, 2025 - December 28, 2025
Page Size: 440 items in 18 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
201

1. John Knatchbull 2. Australia Round-up 3. The Lady and The Lawyer Inscribed 4. Such Is Life 5. Jemmy Green In Australia. A Comedy in Three Acts

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
202

Four Volumes Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines Seventh Edition, 1878.

1878 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
203

1) Holy Bible c1880s 2) The Poetical Works of John Keats 3) The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning 4) The Works of William Shakespeare

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
204

Four books about Australian Army in Vietnam.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 285.75
205

Three books about Australian Aviation History.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
206

Two Australian Military History. 1) Armidale and The Great War by Ian M. Johnstone 2017 2) A Guide to Australian Graves 1939-45 by Robert Cleworth

 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
207 Keith Painter.

The Chert Bubble - 1920s Chert Ventures at Mount Victoria

 2015 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
208

1) Bushmen Soldiers at War - North West New South Wales World War 2. 2) The Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885-1960 - Incorporating a narrative of the 1st Light Horse Regiment AIF 1914-1919 3) Sword and Lance

 AUD 120.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
209

1) Five excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
210

A nice group of books on fly fishing for trout and salmon

 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
211

Six books on fly-tying and technique for salt water fly-fishing, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books.

 AUD 60.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
212

Thirteen books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
213

Five books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

AUD 60.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
214

Eight books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

 AUD 60.00 - 120.00 AUD 50.80
215

Six books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
216

A History of Technology in Five Volumes

AUD 800.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
217 Charles Singer

1) The Earliest Chemical Industry- An essay in the historical relations of economics and technology illustrated from the Alum Trade

 London 1948 AUD 480.00 - 580.00 Not Sold
218

1. Historical Brevities of Tasmania by Robinson 1937 2. Wooden Hookers of Hobart & Whalers Out Of Van Diemen's Land by Harry O'May 1957.

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
219 Max Henry.

Department of Agriculture NSW. The Swine Fever Outbreak of 1927-1928 in New South Wales

 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
220 WA Goodacre.

The Beginner in Bee Culture

 Sydney 1931 AUD 80.00 - 180.00 AUD 165.10
221 Sydney Partridge

Rocky Section. An Australian Romance

 Brisbane 1907 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
222 FE Winchcombe.

As it Strikes me

 1916 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
223 WEBB, Martyn J. and Audrey.

Golden Destiny. The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.

1993 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
225 Len Deighton ( Compiler )

Len Deighton's London Dossier

 London 1967 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
226 MITCHELL, Elyne.

Silver Brumby's Daughter.

 London 1960 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
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