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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Grahame James | The Sabbath, Sabbath Walks and Other Poems |
London | c.1857 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 152 | James G.P.R.; Gray Thomas; Belloc Hilaire | 3 Books, including: Memoirs Of Great Commanders |
c.1870; c.1869; 1938 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 153 | Wiggin Kate Douglas | A Cathedral Courtship; Penelope's Irish Experiences |
London | 1901; 1902 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 154 | Browning Robert | Dramatis Personae; & Dramatic Romances and Lyrics |
c.1909 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 155 | Macleod Norman; Schmidt Christoph von; Valentine Mrs. | 3 Books, including: The Gold Thread |
1891; c.1872 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 156 | Wood J. G. | Common Objects of the Microscope |
1861 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 165.10 | |
| 157 | L. and A.; Molesworth Mrs.; Hood Thomas | 3 Books, including: Pranks in Provence |
London | 1907; 1897; 1870 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | Schefer Leopold | The Artist's Married Life: Being That of Albrecht Durer |
1848 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | Symons Arthur | The Savoy |
1896 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 698.50 | |
| 160 | Cuming E. D.; Whitehead Charles; Crown Publishing Group; Beerbohm Max; Roberts Cecil | 5 Books, including: Fox and Hounds |
c.1913; 1854; 1977; 1924; 1936 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 161 | Home Gordon; Chamblis J. E.; Callender L.; Adams W. H. Davenport | 4 Books, including: Winchester. A Sketch-Book |
London; Boston | 1923; 1881; 1923; 1880 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 162 | Martin William | Peter Parley's Annual |
London | 1853 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold |
| 163 | Cumming John | The Lives and Lessons of the Patriarchs |
London | 1865 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 164 | Mudie Robert | The Earth; Autumn or The Causes, Appearances and Effects of the Seasonal Decay and Decomposition of Nature |
1835; 1837 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 165 | A Book of Favourite Modern Ballads |
London | c.1860 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 166 | Goldsmith Oliver | The Vicar Of Wakefield |
London | 1867 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 167 | Fullom S. W. | The Great Highway |
London | 1854 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold |
| 168 | Moore Thomas | The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore |
Edinburgh; London | c.1870 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 169 | Foster Myles Birket; Thomas G. H.; Palmer S. | Household Song |
1861 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 114.30 | |
| 170 | Buchanan Robert | Ballad Stories of the Affections from the Scandinavian |
London | 1850s | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 171 | The Book of Celebrated Poems |
London | 1854 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 172 | Parley Peter | The Wanderers by Sea and Land |
London | 1858 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 173 | Sheridan Richard Brinsley | The Rivals and the School for Scandal |
London | 1896 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 174 | Goldsmith Oliver | She Stoops to Conquer |
New York | 1901 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 175 | Cockton | Lady Felicia |
1852 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | 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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