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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Philosophy, Religion, The Arts Modern Firsts, Entomology and more

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Philosophy, Religion, The Arts Modern Firsts, Entomology and more	Total Sales (AUD)	40,176.45
Auction Date	February 22, 2026 - February 22, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	47,135.00
Sale Number	#A175	High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	66,950.00
Total Lots	401
Sold Lots	183.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	111,565.00
% of Lots Sold	45.64%	High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	155,610.00
Unsold Lots	218	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	25.82%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
85	William Jardine	The Naturalist Library	1835	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 2,413.00
334		Rossiiskii Imperatorskii Flot (The Russian Imperial Fleet)	1916	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 2,159.00
36	Arthur Upfield	The Bone Is Pointed by Arthur Upfield	1938	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	AUD 1,905.00
80	John Milton	Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books by John Milton	1738	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 889.00
231		Landscape Scenery Illustrating Sydney, Paramatta, Richmond, Maitland, Windsor, and Port Jackson, New South Wales 1855	1855	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 825.50
120		Glimpses pf Bendigo		AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 762.00
25		Concordantiae Maiores Sacrorum Bibliorum innumeris mendis iam recens repurgatae... [bound with] Concordantiae quarundam indeclinabilium diction in Bibliius contentarum, secundum ordinem pagina sequenti descriptum...	1540	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00	AUD 635.00
87	C.J. Dennis	Roundabout	1935	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 635.00
133		Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes par Rene Antoine Ferchault Reaumur	1737	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 635.00
17	Ian Fleming	Thunderball by Ian Fleming	1961	AUD 900.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 571.50
51		Sydney Harbour Trust, Port of Sydney, New South Wales 1913	1913	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 571.50
236	Amin Jaffer	Furniture From British India and Ceylon - A Catalogue of The Collections in The Victoria and Albert Museum and The Peabody Essex Museum	2001	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 571.50
380	Ian Fleming	You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming	1964	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 571.50
16	Ian Fleming	On Her Majesty's Secret Service	1963	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 539.75
323		A large bronze replica of Camille Claudel's "Abandonment" (1905)	-1905	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 539.75
68		Delightful Stories for Good Children	1804	AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	AUD 508.00
392		Queensland Government Parliamentary Papers concerning Queensland gold fields		AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 508.00
97	James Hervey	Meditations and Contemplations	1779	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 412.75
113	Henry Rosales	Essay on the origin and distribution of Gold in Quartz Veins and its association with other minerals and on the most improved methods of extracting gold from its matrices	1861	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 412.75
332		1) Jacob Van Ruisdael: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings	2001	AUD 650.00 - 750.00	AUD 412.75
28		[KING JAMES BIBLE]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues: And with the former translations diligently compared and revised	1746	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 381.00
58		A Help to a National Reformation	1706	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 381.00
90		Bell's New Pantheon	1790	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
32		Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflections	1699	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 349.25
60		Life of Buonaparte, to which the atrocities of the first consul are faithfully recorded, and warning to Britons against threatened invasion	1803	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	AUD 349.25

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.