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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Mackenzie Kenneth | The Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits of Master Tyll Owlglass |
Melbourne | 1869 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 177 | Bond E. | Leaves from a Christmas bough |
1867 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 178 | Watts Isaac | Divine & Moral Songs for Children |
London | c.1850 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 179 | Boyle Eleanor Vere | Child's Play |
1865 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 180 | Francis of Assisi; Davidson Stanley; Thomas Lowell; Seton Ernest Thompson; v. Miris; Bourrienne Louis | 6 Books, including: The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi |
1894; 1958; 1924; 1906; ND; ND | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 181 | Gay John; Fraser Claud Lovat; Nicholson William | The Beggar's Opera; Polly |
London | 1921; 1923 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 182 | Stables Gordon | Remember the Maine |
ND | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 183 | Stories or Vinegar Hill |
1882 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 184 | Russell Fox; Richardson R. J. | The Haughtyshire Hunt |
1897 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 185 | Avery Harold | The Side Line |
1939 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 186 | Henty G. G.; Rainey William | With Kitchener in the Soudan |
c1903 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 187 | Barrie J.M.; Thomson Hugh; Reade Charles; Dobson Austin | The Admirable Crichton; Peg Woffington |
London | 1914; 1899 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 188 | The Seasons of The Year |
1858 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 | ||
| 189 | Milton John | The Poetical Works of John Milton |
c1868 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 190 | Lever Charles; Oliphant Mrs | Harry Lorrequer; The Orphans and Caleb Field |
London | 1877; 1865 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 191 | Longfellow Henry Wadsworth; Benham Jane E.; Foster Birket; Gilbert John | Evangeline |
c1860s; 1856 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 192 | Hudson W. H. | 15 Natural History books by W. H. Hudson |
N/A | AUD 180.00 - 250.00 | AUD 114.30 | |
| 193 | Paterson Banjo | The Sydney Mail |
1932 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 194 | Philipp Franz; Weston Neville; Heysen David; Pearce Barry; Klepac Lou | 6 Books, including: Arthur Boyd |
1967; 1982; 1992; 1999; 2000 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 195 | Wren Eric; Smyth Nevill M | Randwick to Hargicourt : History of the 3rd Battalion, AIF |
Sydney | 1935 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 196 | Geological Survey Bulletin No. 112 |
Perth | 1955 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 197 | Kenny E J; Harper L F | Mineral Resources No 36 West Darling District |
Sydney | 1934 | AUD 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold |
| 198 | Smith Heide; Hodgkinson Frank; Schmidt Chrischona | 6 Books, including: Tiwi The Life And Art pf Australia's Tiwi People |
1996; 1987; 2020; 2004; 2005 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 199 | Blyton Enid | 5 Books, including: Five Run Away Together |
N/A | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 200 | Bevington S. B.; Muir Thomas; Hawkings David T. | 3 Books, including: Journal of a Voyage to Australia |
Melbourne | 1894; 1798; 1990; 1987 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
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