Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Rare Books On History, Science And Travel, Including A Selection Of Antique Fine Silver, A171, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 18, 2026 - January 18, 2026

Page Size: 339 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
51	BEAZLEY, C. Raymond.	Prince Henry the Navigator. The Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery 1394-1460 A.D.	New York	1895	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
52		Three antiquarian books on the South Pacific: GILL, Wyatt. Jottings from the Pacific.	London,	1885	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
53		An Authentic Account of the Wreck of the "Royal Charter" Steam Clipper, on Her Passage from Australia to Liverpool, October 26th 1859	Dublin	1860	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 1,397.00
54	CAMPBELL, Lord George.	Log Letters from "The Challenger".	London	1876	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
55	HILDER, Captain Brett.	The Voyage of Torres Along the Southern Coast of New Guinea in 1606. Thesis for M.A. Macquarie University, NSW 1976.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
56	J. Macmillan Brown:	Two books on Pacific history by J. Macmillan Brown:		1925	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
57	PILORGERIE, Jules de la.	Histoire de Botany Bay	Paris	1836	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
58		The Russo-Japanese War Fully Illustrated. Comprising parts 4, 5 and 6 of Volume two, covering the date range September 1904 to January 1905.		1904-1905	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
59		Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1919. National Australia Bank of Australasia.	Melbourne	1921	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 228.60
60		The Varsity Engineer.	Published by the Committee of the Melbourne University Engineering Society. Numbers one through eight	1910-1913	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
61		Three books on the history of tennis:			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 139.70
62	WATSON, J. Frederick.	The History of the Sydney Hospital from 1811 to 1911.	Sydney	1911	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
63	SLEIGH, W. Campbell.	A Handy Book on Criminal Law applicable chiefly to Commercial Transactions.	London	1858	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 152.40
64	James Bonwick	A scarce account of the legendary William Buckey,		1856	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 952.50
65	ROBERTS, Morley.	Land-Travel and Sea-Faring. Illustrated by A.D. McCormick.	London	1891	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
66	BONWICK, James.	Early Struggles of the Australian Press.	London and Melbourne	1890	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	AUD 165.10
67		Trade Catalogue of Meteorological Instruments	Published by Negretti & Zambra of London	1950	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
68	edited by Jeff Bidgood and Mark Ferson.	Australian Bookplates. An illustrated collection from members of the Book Colllector's Society of Australia.	Sydney	1994	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 215.90
69	[WELLESLEY, Lord Richard].	Primitiae et Reliquiae.	London	1840	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 2,032.00
70	ELLIS, Havelock.	Chapman	London	1934	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00
71	MOORE, George.	The Brook Kerith - A Syrian Story with Twelve Engravings by Stephen Gooden.	London	1929	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
72	SMITH, Professor G. Elliot.	On the Significance of the Geographical Distribution of the Practice of Mummification.		1915	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
73	BROWN, William.	America: A Four Years Residence in the United States and Canadaby William Brown, a Leeds Clothier.	Leeds	1849	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 412.75
74	Mr. Secretary Dundas.	The Reports of the Committee of Secrecy of the House of Commons, on the papers belonging to The Society for Constitutional Information, and The London Corresponding Society, seized by Order of Government, and presented to the House	Edinburgh	1794	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
75	WARNER, Sylvia Townsend.	Elinor Barley. With illustrations in dry point by I.R. Hodgkins.	London	1930	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.