Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science, early printing, signed firsts, comics and more, A186, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 07, 2026 - June 07, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Murray A.S. | Seven Mile Beach |
1898 | AUD 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 153 | Beatrice Princess | A Birthday Book |
1881 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 154 | Henniker Florence | Outlines |
1894 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 139.70 | |
| 155 | Saville Kent W | A Manual of the Infusoria |
London | 1880-1881 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 156 | N Books, including: Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals |
Paris | 1952; 1891; 1882 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 157 | Latreille Pierre-Andre | Familles naturelles du regne animal |
Paris | 1825 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 |
| 158 | O'Donnell Peadar | Proud Island |
1975 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 38.10 | |
| 159 | Randell JO | The Pastoral Pattersons |
Carlton | 1977 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 160 | Skelton RA | History of Cartography; Cook's Pacific Encounters |
London | 1964 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 161 | Waters Thorold | The Australian Musical News and Musical Digest |
1930-1945 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 162 | N Books, including: Illustrated Magazine - War Years |
1938-1948 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 163 | Railway Pamphlets |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 164 | Chess Pamphlets |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | ||
| 165 | Mackenzie Kenneth; Lindsay Norman | Our Earth |
Sydney | 1937 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
| 166 | Smith Sydney Ure | Society of Artists Pictures |
1920 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 167 | Clarke WB | Remarks on the Sedimentary Formations of New South Wales |
Sydney | 1878 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 168 | Wilhelmi Charles; Gardiner Martin | Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria |
Melbourne | 1860 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold |
| 169 | Watson Fredk | A Brief History of Canberra |
Canberra | 1927 | AUD 60.00 - 80.00 | AUD 50.80 |
| 170 | Victorian Railways Instructions governing the Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake |
1946 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 171 | Jones JW | N Books, including: The Tasmanian Turf and Trotting Season 1928-1929 |
1928-1929 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 172 | Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies collection |
1960s; 1943 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 173 | Hawkesworth J | Relation des voyages entrepris par ordre de sa Majeste Britannique |
Paris | 1774 | AUD 300.00 - 500.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 174 | Phillip Arthur | The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay |
London | 1789 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 175 | White Patrick | N Books, including: Risse Im Spiegel |
1994; 2011; 2001; 1998; 1995; 1976; 1980; 1981 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 176 | An Explanation Of The Works Of The Tunnell Under The Thames |
London | 1836 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,524.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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