Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Victorianism and beyond: Fine bindings and illustrated books, A189, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 05, 2026 - July 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Oates John | The Teaching of Tennyson |
1898 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 302 | The Months Illustrated by Pen and Pencil |
London | c.1880 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 303 | Christian Lyrics |
London | 1868 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 304 | Rothenstein William | Men and Memories |
1931; 1932; 1939 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 305 | Adams W H Davenport; Carlyle Thomas; Pfeiffer Ida; Rossetti Christina G; Buchan John | 7 Books, including: Stories of the Lives of Noble Women |
London | 1891; 1898; 1854; c.1890; c.1840; 1892; 1929 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 306 | Johns; White Gilbert; Mintorn J H; Caldwell Halwin; La Motte Fouque | 7 Books, including: Flowers of the Field |
circa 1860; 1854; 1864; circa 1865; circa 1870 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 307 | Andersen Hans Christian | Danish Fairy Tales and Legends |
1897 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 308 | Henty G A | With Buller in Natal |
London | c. 1901 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 309 | La Motte-Fouque | Sintram and His Companions |
London | c.1908 | AUD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 310 | Hughes Thomas | The Scouring of the White Horse |
1859 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 311 | Willmot Robert Aris; Gatty Alfred Mrs; Goldsmith; Macfall Haldane; Fraser Lovat; Gaudier-Brzeska; Craig Gordon; Linton E Lynn; Leith Alicia Amy | 7 Books, including: English Sacred Poetry of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries |
London | 1862; 1865; 1913; 1864; 1877 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 312 | Brangwyn Frank; Shaw Walter | A Book of Bridges |
London | N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 313 | Waddleton Norman | Waddleton Chronology of Books with Colour Printed Illustrations or Decorations: 15th to 20th century |
1993 | AUD 80.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 314 | Buchan John | 5 Books, including: The Long Traverse |
1841; 1922; 1936; 1919; ND | AUD 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 315 | Conrad Joseph | Victory |
London | 1915 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 316 | Ballantyne R M | Gascoyne, the Sandal-Wood Trader |
1869 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 317 | Jewsbury Geraldine E | Angelo; Or, The Pine Forest In The Alps |
1864 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 318 | Thomson Spencer | Wayside Weeds |
London | 1872 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 319 | Pratt Anne | The Ferns of Great Britain, and their Allies |
c1855 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 320 | Pratt Anne | Wild Flowers |
London | circa 1848 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 321 | Gatty Alfred Mrs; C de B | Parables from Nature; A Naturalist and Immortality |
London | 1868; 1937 | AUD 180.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 322 | Heilprin Angelo | The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals |
Lonon | 1887 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 323 | Lommel Eugene | The Nature of Light |
London | 1875 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 324 | Clifford William Kingdon | The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences |
London | 1885 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 325 | Binet Alfred; Fere Charles | Animal Magnetism |
London | 1887 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
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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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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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