Sydney Rare Book Auctions: An eclectic bunch of books from the 1500s until present time, A173, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 15, 2026 - February 15, 2026

Page Size: 402 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
381	William Fraeme	Four Sydney Histories			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 317.50
382	Charles H Bertie	The Story of Old George Street. A Chapter in Old Sydney	Sydney	1920	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
383		Historical sketch of St. James' Sydney. 1819-1919.			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
384	William Fraeme	Parramatta Past and Present		1925	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
385	Michael Pembroke.	Two books on Arthur Phillip. 1) Sailor Mercenary Governor Spy	Melbourne	2013	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
386	Eric Rolls.	A Million Wild Acres. 200 Years of Man and an Australian Forest	Melbourne	1981	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 139.70
387		The Gold-Fields Of Victoria. Reports Of The Mining Registrars For The Quarter Ended 30th September 1884.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
388	J Hillier	Gale Catalogue: Catalogue of the Japanese Paintings and Prints in the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Gale		1970	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
389		1. A Life Given To The Antarctic Douglas Mawson Antarctic Explorer by E Suzyumov 1968 2. Douglas Mawson The Life Of An Explorer.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
390		The organization of Chinese emigration 1848-1888 : with special reference to Chinese emigration to Australia by/ Sing-wu Wang..		1978	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 444.50
391		1. The Sugar Mother by Elizabeth Jolley 1988 2. Flight Into Paradise by Margo Courtney 1953 3. The Sea Ants & Other Stories by Nancy Cato 1964 4.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
392	Carlton Dawe	The Sign Of The Glove	London	1932	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
393		1. The Tree In Changing Light by Roger McDonald 2001 2. To The Islands by Randolph Stow 1958 3.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
394	Horace J Andrews.	The Indian Idol Mystery	London	No date but 1938	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00
395		A lot of 14 old books.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
396	Idriess	Six books concerning Mining all by Idriess. 5 warmly inscribed by the author			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
397		A shelf about 38 Quilting Textile Designs books.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
398		An historical, practical and theoretical account of the Breakwater in Plymouth Sound.	London	1848	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
399	PIKE, Douglas and RITCHIE, John (series editors).	The Australian Dictionary of Biography.	Melbourne	1966 -1991	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
400	SETTON, Kenneth (series editor).	A History of the Crusades.		1969	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 241.30
401		13 Australiana Books. Mostly history.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
402		The Tales of Beatrix Potter.		2002	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
403	Donough O'Brien.	History Of The O'Briens From Brian Boroimhe AD 1000 To 1845		1949	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
404		Two Graham Greene First Editions: Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party.	New York	1980	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
405		Ten books on flyfishing for trout and salmon.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90

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.