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
351	STEINBECK, John	East of Eden	London	1952	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 285.75
352	Herbert Ernest Bates	Three books		May (1958)	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
353		The Pen Drawings of Norman Lindsay	Sydney	1918	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
354	McCARTHY, Cormac	The Crossing	New York	1994	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
355	HILL, Ernestine	The Territory	Sydney	1951	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
356	WILLIAMSON, Henry	Three books from the author of 'Tarka the Otter', detailing nature life in Britain amongst autobiographical themes	London	1948	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
357	Salman Rushdie	Two first editions	New York	1987	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
358	E.J. Banfield	The Confessions of A Beachcomber - Scenes and Incidents in the Career of An Unprofessional Beachcomber in Tropical Queensland by E.J. Banfield		1910	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
359		Four Australian Unit History Books		2011	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
360		An interesting box of Australiana			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
361		Three books about Walter Burley Griffin		2002	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
362		Ten books about Sydney History			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
363	Mark Bence-Jones	A Guide to Irish Country Houses by Mark Bence-Jones		1996	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
364	Jon Lang, Madhavi Desai and Miki Desai	1) Architecture & Independence - The Search For Identity - India 1880 to 1990 by Jon Lang, Madhavi Desai and Miki Desai		1997	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
365		Ten books about Architecture. Hardback and Paperback			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
366		Insect Life by JH Fabre. Translated from the French by the author of 'Mademoiselle Mori' [i.e., Margaret Roberts]		1901	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
367		Sydney Birds Eye View modern facsimile(c2000) originally from the Sydney Illustrated News 1890, in very good condition		1890	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
368	Joanne Goedartio [Johannes Goedaert]	Metamorphosis Et Historia Naturalis Insectorum by Joanne Goedartio [Johannes Goedaert]	Medioburgi [Middelburg]	1662	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
369		Buffon's Natural History of Birds, Fish, Insects and Reptiles	London	1798	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
370		Insectem volume Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte		(1758-1811)	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
371	Noel Antoine Pluch	Spectacle de la Nature, or Nature Delineated	London	1744	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
372		Friedrich Christian Lessers	Franckfurt	1738	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
373		Manuel De La Faune De Belgique: Insects Inferieurs par Aug Lameere		1900	AUD 120.00 - 160.00	Not Sold
374	P. Rambur	Histoire Naturelle des Insectes	Paris	1842	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
375	Carl Johan Schoenherr (1772-1848)	Curculionidum dispositio methodica, cum generum characteribus, descriptionibus atque observationibus variis, seu Prodromus ad Synonymiae, insectorum partem IV	Lipsiae	1826	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	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.