Sydney Rare Book Auctions: History, Science and the Arts - Fine bindings, limited editions and more, A192, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 26, 2026 - July 26, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson Roland | The Feathered Serpent |
Sydney | 1956 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 2 | Brown Judy | The Garden Of Edens |
Sydney | N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 3 | Whiteley Brett | Another Way of Looking at Vincent Van Gogh 1888-1889 |
South Melbourne | 1983 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 4 | Blake William | The Book of Urizen |
France | 1958 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | Perrottet G D | The Bookplates of G D Perrottet |
Adelaide | 1942 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 6 | Bacon Francis | Sylva Sylvarum, or, A Naturall Historie |
London | 1635 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 | AUD 2,667.00 |
| 7 | Locke John | An Essay concerning Human Understanding |
1726 | AUD 450.00 - 600.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 8 | Huxley Thomas Henry | Evidence As To Man's Place In Nature |
London; Edinburgh | 1863 | AUD 500.00 - 800.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 9 | Nansen Fridtjof | In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times |
London | 1911 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | Henry S. King and Company | The Traveller's Guide to India, Australia, China and the Far East |
London | 1910 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Melbourne Guide Book |
Melbourne | circa 1896 | AUD 500.00 - 700.00 | AUD 603.25 | |
| 12 | Witton George R | Scapegoats of the Empire |
Melbourne | 1907 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 13 | Cains Geoffrey | Access Denied: A Bibliography of Suppressed Australian Literature |
Sydney | 2021 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 14 | The Trial Of Lawrence Earl Ferrers; The Trial of William Lord Byron |
London | 1760; 1765 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 | |
| 15 | Templeton William | The Millwright and Engineer's Pocket Companion |
London | 1848 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 16 | Terry George W | The Alphabet Annotated, and Hints Upon Slip-Slop |
London | [1853] | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 17 | Tench Watkin | A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany Bay |
1789 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 | |
| 18 | Australia and the South Seas : Catalogue no. 491 |
London | 1927 | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | AUD 101.60 | |
| 19 | Rusden GW | The Discovery, Survey & Settlement of Port Phillip |
London; Melbourne | 1872 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 20 | Graham Peggy | Kadaitcha: The Story of Bryce Russell |
circa 1938-1942 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 21 | Farley John | The London Art of Cookery and Housekeeper's Complete Assistant |
London | 1807 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 22 | Orfila Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure | What to do in Cases of Poisoning and of Accidents |
London | 1840 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | Smith Adam (1723-1790) | An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations |
Glasgow | 1805 | AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | Views of Sydney |
1886 | AUD 1,800.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 25 | Thurston Robert Henry | History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |
London | 1883 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
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