Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Memorable moments in books, A198, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 30, 2026 - August 30, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindsay Norman | Norman Lindsay: 80 Years of Pencil Drawings |
Bungendore | 2008 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 2 | Lindsay Norman | Micomicana |
Melbourne | 1979 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 3 | Preston Margaret | Margaret Preston Monotypes |
Sydney | 1949 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 4 | Ucko Peter | Form in Indigenous Art |
Canberra | N/A | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | AUD 50.80 |
| 5 | Walsh Grahame L | Bradshaw Art of the Kimberley |
Toowong | N/A | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 825.50 |
| 6 | Outhwaite Ida Rentoul | 3 Books, including: The Boomerang Thrower |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 7 | Milton John; Lawes Henry | The Mask of Comus |
London | 1937 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 8 | Meredith Louisa Anne (1812–1895) | Bush Friends in Tasmania |
London | 1891 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 9 | Howe Robert | Australasian Almanack for the year of our lord 1827 |
Sydney | 1827 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 10 | Martin Robert Montgomery | The Colonial Magazine and Commercial-Maritime Journal |
London | 1840 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 11 | Wilson John M | The Rural Cyclopedia |
Edinburgh | 1852 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 12 | Barrie Douglas M | The Australian Bloodhorse |
Sydney | 1956 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | Wood Susan Nugent | Bush Flowers from Australia |
London | [1867] | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 14 | Highsmith Patricia | Strangers on a Train |
London | 1950 | AUD 700.00 - 900.00 | AUD 889.00 |
| 15 | Chesterton GK | The Wisdom Of Father Brown |
1914 | AUD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 508.00 | |
| 16 | Mccombie Thomas | The History of the Colony of Victoria |
Melbourne; Sydney | 1858 | AUD 400.00 - 600.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 17 | Geological Survey of Victoria. Report of Progress |
Melbourne; London | 1877-1880 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 18 | Moon Henry | An account of the wreck of H.M. Sloop "Osprey" |
Landport | 1858 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | Elkington JSC | Health Reader with Chapters on Elementary Hygiene |
c1906-8 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Simmons Owen | The Book of Bread |
Edinburgh | [1903] | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 21 | Tourists' guide to Tasmania |
Tasmania | 1899 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 22 | New South Wales Government Gazette Extraordinary no.58 |
Sydney | 1879 | AUD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 23 | Bentham George; Mueller Ferdinand | Flora Australiensis |
London | 1863-78 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 24 | Stayley William | The Tryal of William Stayley goldsmith |
London | 1678 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 25 | Willis James AC | The industrial progress of New South Wales |
1871 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | Not Sold |
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.