Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Finely bound books, Maps, Posters, and Ephemera, 61426, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 14, 2026 - June 14, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Lacroix Paul | N Books, including: Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period |
Paris | 1873-1877 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 53 | Hangard-Mauge; Louandre Ch | The Sumptuary Arts |
1857-1858 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 54 | Scott Harriett; Forde Helena | The Mammals of Australia |
1987 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 55 | A. Mc Arthur & Co. Merchants and Importers Sydney and Brisbane |
Sydney; Brisbane | ND | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 | |
| 56 | Misti-Mifliez Ferdinand | La critique |
1900 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 57 | Ingelow Jean | Poems |
London | 1867 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 58 | Montgomery James | Poems of James Montgomery |
London | 1860 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 59 | Milton John | The Poetical Works of John Milton |
London | 1844 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 60 | Oliphant Mrs | The Orphans and Caleb Field |
London | 1865 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 61 | Bickersteth Edward Henry | Yesterday, To-Day, and for Ever |
1873 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 62 | Todiere M | Histoire de Charles VIII roi de France |
1848 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 63 | Rochere | Les Chatelaines de Roussillon ou le quercy au seizieme siecle |
1888 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | AUD 114.30 | |
| 64 | Hood Thomas | The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood |
London | late 19th century | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 65 | Beattie James | The Minstrel |
London | 1858 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 66 | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth | The Golden Legend |
1854 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 67 | Mackay | The Home Affections by the Poets |
London | 1858 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 68 | Willmott Robert Aris | The Poets of the Nineteenth Century |
London | 1858 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 69 | London Jack | Before Adam |
1907 | AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 70 | Stevenson Robert Louis; Simpson E Blantyre | 4 Books, including: Across the Plains with Other Memories and Essays |
London | 1892; 1919; 1908; 1913 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 71 | Brangwyn Frank; Shaw Walter | A Book of Bridges |
London | N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 72 | Conditional Pardon |
1835 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 | ||
| 73 | The Art Journal |
1862-1879 | AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | AUD 2,540.00 | ||
| 74 | Audubon John James | The Birds of America |
London | 1972 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 75 | Rose George | Rose Stereographs |
1914 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 76 | Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Australia |
1951-1970 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 241.30 |
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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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