Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Philosophy, Religion, The Arts Modern Firsts, Entomology and more, A175, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 22, 2026 - February 22, 2026

Page Size: 401 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
276	Marjory Byrne	1) ''Don Bank'' The Research and restoration of North Sydney's Oldest Known Surviving House by Marjory Byrne, 1982		1982	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
277		Maclean District Historical Society		1973	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
278	T. B. Cooper	1) The Municipality of Wollongong Official Opening of Sewerage Works..		1857	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
279		Sydney Illustrated - Containing up-to-date Views		c1020's	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
280	E. C Andrews	NSW Department of Mines, The Canbelego, Budgery and Budgerigar Mines Part 2 of the Cobar Copper and Gold-Field by E. C Andrews, 1913		1913	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
281	H.C Russell	1) Notes Upon The History of Floods in River Darling			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 127.00
282	C.H Bertie, James R. Tyrrell	The Expansion of Sydney A March of Progress 1840-1914		1840-1914	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 76.20
283		Appendix to Souvenir of New South Wales 1918		1918	AUD 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
284	Myrtle L. Ward	Come Ashore A peep at Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific F.P and M.L Ward.. inscribed by Myrtle L. Ward			AUD 50.00 - 100.00	AUD 63.50
285		1) Department of Mines NSW, Geological Survey Report No. 51			AUD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
286	Johnston	1. Forest Trees of Australia by Johnston 1970		1970	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
287	Spencer and Gillen	1. The Native Tribes of Central Australia by Spencer and Gillen 1939		1939	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
288	Grover Smith	1) Letters of Aldous Huxley by Grover Smith		1969	AUD 50.00 - 80.00	AUD 50.80
289	Adam Thomson	1) Sermons, occasioned by the sudden death of the Rev. Peter Thomson, Late minister of the scotch church, Leeds..		1807	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
290		A big box of Australian books in good condition			AUD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
291		The Rhine; Guide for the Navigator, with illustrated maps for navigating the Rhine from Basle to the North Sea		August, 1950	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
292	L Meggendorfer	The City Park: A Reproduction of an Antique Stand-Up Book		1982	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
293	Richard H. Barker	A lot of books on Marcel Proust	Faber & Faber	1959	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
294		Two boxes of music books..			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
295		Two boxes of music books..			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
296		A box of books on Louis Armstrong			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
297		A box of books mostly on Biographies.. Nat King, Peggy lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bolden etc.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
298		A box of books on Jazz related titles			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
299		A box of books on Jazz..			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
300		A box of books and magazines on Billie Holiday..			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50

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.