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
101		Landing Ship Infantry - H.M.A.S. Westralia		1947	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
102		Asterperious: 319th Heavy Bombardment Squadron in The South - West Pacific Area		1944	AUD 350.00 - 450.00	AUD 228.60
103	Andrew J Beattie	The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms		1985	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
104		Two books from the Australian Natural History Science Library		1981	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
105	RJ Tillyard	A little bundle of Natural History books	Hobert	1930	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
106	Gerard Tuck ad Hermann Heinzel	Three books on Australian Birds		1981	AUD 120.00 - 180.00	Not Sold
107	AW Martin	A very good collection Australian Prime Ministers biographies		1993	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 228.60
108	Marcel Proust	Two books published by the Franklyn Library in 1980		1980	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
109	John Dunmore Lang	Historical Account of the Separation of Victoria from New South Wales by John Dunmore Lang		1870	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
110	Fergus Hume	The Blue Talisman: A Detective Story	New York	1925	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
111		Two Lake Goldsmith Steam pamphlets from 1975 rallies		1975	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
112	Percy Taylor	Two little booklets on Cricket in Victoria		1864-1964	AUD 180.00 - 220.00	Not Sold
113	Henry Rosales	Essay on the origin and distribution of Gold in Quartz Veins and its association with other minerals and on the most improved methods of extracting gold from its matrices		1861	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 412.75
114	J Bear	Impressions of A Victorian Abroad and Confessions of a Naughty Boy of the Fifties		circa 1906	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
115	Philip St J Wilson	Two pamphlets on the Pioneers of Port Phillips Melbourne			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
116		Two publications by the Richmond Furnishing Company			AUD 220.00 - 260.00	AUD 139.70
117		Football final and Closing Ceremony Saturday Dec 8, 1956		Saturday Dec 8, 1956	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
118		Two publications on the colony of Victoria	Melbourne	1875	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 177.80
119		Ballarat Views		circa 1940s	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
120		Glimpses pf Bendigo			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 762.00
121	George Mackaness	The Art of Book-Collecting in Australia	Sydney	1956	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
122		Correspondence re the North Australian Exploring Expedition	Victoria		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 228.60
123		Two publications from the Victorian Exploration Committee re the Burke & Wills expedition / tragedy at Cooper Creek			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 152.40
124	CL Knight	Economic Geology of Australia & Papua New Guinea	Australasian	1975	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
125	Alphonse Berget	The Conquest of the Air Aeronautics Aviation by Alphonse Berget	London	1909	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 101.60

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.