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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Millais John Everett | The Parables of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ |
London | 1863 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 352 | Field Eugene | Poems of Childhood |
New York | 1904 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 353 | Campbell Thomas | The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell |
London | 1851 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 354 | Proctor Adelaide Anne | Legends & Lyrics |
1866 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 355 | Longus; Thornley George | Daphnis Chloe |
London | 1925 | AUD 120.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 356 | Dulcken HW | Happy Day Stories for the Young |
1875 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 357 | Wells Herbert George | 4 Books, including: The Dream |
London | 1924; 1927; 1916; 1918 | AUD 120.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 358 | Holme C Geoffrey | 2 Books, including: Masters of water-colour painting |
London | 1923; 1851 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 359 | Wallace Edgar; May Phil; Haggard H Rider | 9 Books, including: The Secret House |
1895; 1947; 1871 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 360 | Anstey F | Rhymes And Roundelayes in Praise Of A Country Life; The Man from Blankleys and Other Sketches |
London | 1858; 1893 | AUD 80.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 361 | Morris F O | A History of British Birds |
c.1850s | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 362 | Willis N P; Akenside Mark; Herber Reginald; Thomson James; Byron Lord; Milton John | 7 Books, including: The Poetical Works of N. P. Willis |
London | 1867; c.1857; c.1867; c.1880; c.1860; 1844 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 363 | Castle Agnes; Castle Egerton; Arnold Edwin; Marmontel; Jerrold Douglas | 5 Books, including: Our Sentimental Garden |
1914; 1893; 1895; 1867; 1882; 1883 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 364 | Day Thomas; Hammerton J; Brassey Lady; Shaw Bernard | 5 Books, including: The History of Sandford & Merton |
Edinburgh; London | c. 1867; c.1925; c1889; 1934; c.1800s | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 365 | Tillotson John | Beauties of English Scenery; The New Waverley Album; Our Own Family Album & Register For Photos and Autographs |
c1880 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 366 | Anstey F | The Travelling Companions; Salted Almonds |
1892; 1906 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 367 | Michael A C | An Artist in Spain |
London | 1914 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 368 | Millais John Everett | Millais's Illustrations |
London | 1866 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 369 | Stackhouse John | From The Dawn Of Aviation. The Qantas Story 1920 - 1995 |
1920-1995 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 370 | Walker F; Pinwell G J; Frost W E; North J W | Picture Posies |
1874 | AUD 100.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 371 | Dickens Charles | The Personal History of David Copperfield |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 372 | Moore Thomas | Irish Melodies |
London | 1846 | AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold |
| 373 | Passages from Modern English Poets |
London | c.1870 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 374 | Gosse Philip Henry | A Year At The Shore |
London | 1865 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 375 | Hibberd Shirley | Field Flowers; The Amateur s Kitchen Garden |
London | 1870; 1877 | AUD 120.00 - 250.00 | 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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