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
126	Sir Charles Eliot	Letters From the Far East by Sir Charles Eliot	London	1907	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
127		Autobiography of the Rev. Joseph Townsend...		1865	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
128	Thomas Williams	Memoir of James Wood including Notices of other Members of his family	Geelong	1883	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
129	Fred T Whitington, editor	Augustus Short: First Bishop of Adelaide A Chapter of Colonial Church History	Adelaide	1887	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
130	FO Morris	A history of British Butterflies by FO Morris	Groombridge in London	1864	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
131		Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds			AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00
132		A Story of Patagonia by John Locke Blake with foreword by William Marsden		2003	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
133		Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes par Rene Antoine Ferchault Reaumur		1737	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 635.00
134	Hilary Mantel	The Mirror & the Light	London	2020	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
135		A collection of Safari Photography - Big Cats		2007	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
136		Three volumes from the US Department of Agricultural Entomology		1885-1900	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
137	Pascal	A little collection of books showing the Impact of humans on nature mostly in Eurasia	Viking	1990	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
138	Delius et al.	African Archaeology			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
139		Artificial Limb Centre Poona Pamphlet		circa 1957	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
140	John Ruskin, editor	Dame Wiggins of Lee and Her Seven Wonderful Cats		1885	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
141		Australian Natural History Four books		1954	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
142		Lettres a Julie sur l'entomologie, suivies d'une description methodique de la plus grande partie des insectes de France par ME Mulsant		1830	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
143		Three volumes from the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales		1890	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 177.80
144		Russia and the Soviet Union History			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
145	Andy Ngo	A little bundle of books showing the history of the United States of America			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
146	Mark Johnson	Five books on Australians at War			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
147		A shelf of European history books			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
148		Journalism in Australia			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
149		Theocritos The Complete Poems	London	1929	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 349.25
150		The Insects of Australia - A Textbook for Students and Research Workers		1970	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.