Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books on Mining, Geology, Medicine, History, Military And More, 20126, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 01, 2026 - February 01, 2026

Page Size: 345 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
126		Nine books on Naval and Military themes			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
127		8 books on Military and Naval themes some include..			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
128		8 books on Military and Naval themes some include..			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
129		Four books 1)The Wolf by Richard Guilliat and Peter Hohnen 2) Donitz and the Wolf Packs by Bernard Edwards 3) Richard J.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 88.90
130		Five quality books on Nelson all in very good condition			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 139.70
131		1)The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge, 1918: by Percy F. Westerman 2) We Joined the Navy by John Winton, 1960 3) The Sailing Ship Six Thousand Years of history by Romola Anderson ...			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
132		1) Fighting Admiral by Captain Donald Macintyre, 1961 2) Britannia at Dartmouth Captain S.W.C Pack. ...			AUD 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
133		7 books on military mostly biographies: Patrick O'Brian a Life Revealed by Dean King Where Fate Beckons by John Dunmore The Fever of Discovery by Marion Body and others...			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
134		A box of paper backs with military themes			AUD 50.00 - 100.00	AUD 25.40
135		Nine hardcover books on Sailing and Ships All in very good condition			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
136		Adam Stuart by Lucy M Rae.	London	1908	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
137		1905 Western Australia Geological Survey Bulletin Mo 20 Further Reeprt On The Geological Features and Mineral Resources Of The Pilbara Goldfield by A Gibb Maitland Government Geologist.	Perth	1905	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
138		1908 Western Australian Geological Survey Bulletin No. 32 No. 1 Notes On The Geology Of The Green Bushes Tinfield With Special Reference To The Deep Leads) 2 A Report Upon The Mount Malcolm Copper Mine. ...			AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
139	BRADY, Edwin James.	The King's Caravan. Across Australia in a Wagon.	London	1911	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
140		The Lyttleton Hart-Davis Letters. Correspondence between George Lyttleton and Rupert Hart-Davis 1955-56.	London	1978	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
141		Five books by and about the Frederic Wood Jones, all are clothbound octavo books, in very good condition unless otherwise noted.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
142	MILNE, A. A.	The House at Pooh Corner.	London	1928	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 139.70
143		Catalogue of he Library of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich. Volume three: Atlases and Cartography.	London	1971	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
144		Four books on evangelism in colonial Australia, including some scarce titles.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
145		Classified Digest of the Records of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts 1701-1892.	Published in London by the Society	1895	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
146	edited by George Robson.	Outline of a History of Protestant Missions From the Reformation to the Present Time: With an Appendix Concerning Roman Catholic Missions by Gustav Warneck.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
147		Three books on Presbyterianism in the Australian colonies: ELDER, John Rawson. The History of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand 1840-1940.	Christchurch	1940	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
148		Six books on the history of Australian banking and commercial law:			AUD 500.00 - 750.00	Not Sold
149	PROUST, Marcel.	In Search of Lost Time.	London	2000	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
150		The Evelyn Library. Sold by order of the trustees of the wills of J.H.C. Evelyn deceased and Major Peter Evelyn deceased.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 254.00

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.