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
176		1. Bloody Buna by Mayo 2. Changi Photographer by Bowden 3. Amateur Soldier by Bellair 4. ...			AUD 500.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
177		Erte by Tibbetts 1995 Paul Outerbridge 1896-1958 by Elaine Dines-Cox 1999 Raphael His Life and Works by Cuzin 1983			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
178		1. Australian Rare Books 1788 - 1900 by Jonathan Wantrup.	Sydney	1987	AUD 300.00 - 0.00	Not Sold
179		Reminiscences of an Adventurous and Chequered Career at Home and at the Antipodes.	.		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
180		Twelve novels written by Edgar Mittelholzer .			AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 1,206.50
181		The Story of San Michele by Alex Munthe Illustrated edition.	London	1936	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 139.70
182		The Web of Empire: A Diary of the Imperial Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York in 1901 by Donald Mackenzie Wallace.	London	1902	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
183		1. A Boy's Adventures In The Wilds of Australia Howitt 1855 2. Australie Voyage Autour Du Monde by De Beauvoir 1881 3.			AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
184	by Rev T R Malthus Sixth Edition	An Essay on the Principle of Population; or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness; with an Inquiry into our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils which it Occasions.	London	1826	AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
185	by A Clergyman (Rev. John Morrison)	Australia in 1866: or, Facts and Features, Sketches and Incidents of Australia and Australian Life, with Notices of New Zealand	London		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 215.90
186		A group of good Australian Books 1. Journal of a First Fleet Surgeon by Worgan 1978 2. ...			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
187	by Richard T Baker & Henry G Smith	A Research on the Pines of Australia	Sydney	Sydney	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
188	by Thelma Clune.	The Final Check-List of the Bookplates of Adrian Feint, Reprinted from The Year Book Of The American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers	Washington	1963/1964	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 508.00
189		A Boy's Voyage Round the World; Including a Residence in Victoria, and a Journey by Rail across North America edited by Samuel Smiles (Ed).	London	18980	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
190	George Seaver	1. Edward Wilson Of The Antarctic Naturalist and Friend 1936 Reprint 2. 'Birdie' Bowers of the Antarctic 1938 First Edition			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
191		Western Barbary : Its Wild Tribes and Savage Animals by John H. Drummond-Hay Published in London by John Murray in 1844.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
192	by Charles Rowcroft	Tales of the Colonies; or, The Adventures of an Emigrant.	London	1845	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00
193	by J. Gordon Hayes.	The Conquest of the South Pole		1936	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 152.40
194		The South Australian Company. A Study in Colonisation by George Sutherland	London	1898	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 317.50
195	Compiled by V H Ryan Director Intelligence & Tourist Bureaun Adelaide.	South Australia. Handbook of Information for Settlers, Tourists and others		1926	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
196	Compiled by V H Ryan Director Intelligence & Tourist Bureaun Adelaide.	South Australia. Handbook of Information for Settlers, Tourists and others		No date but probably 1912	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
197	Edited by G Gordon Brown.	The Settlers Guide Greater Britain in 1914. A Summary of the Opportunities Offered By The British Colonies To Settlers Of All Classes With Coloured Maps.	London		AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 285.75
198		Rum Rebellion. A Study of the Overthrow of Governor Bligh by John Macarthur and the New South Wales Corps.	Sydney	1944	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 476.25
199	Sasha Grishin	Garry Shead and the Erotic Muse	Sydney	in 2001.	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
200	by Eiji Yoshikawa.	Musashi: An Epic Novel of Samurai Era	Published by Kodansha International / Harper & Row	1981	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	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.