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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Book Auction | Total Sales (AUD) | 57,277.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 06, 2026 - September 06, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 65,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #199A | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 92,140.00 |
| Total Lots | 330 | ||
| Sold Lots | 201.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 149,820.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.91% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 205,015.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 129 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 27.94% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Darwin Charles; Fitzroy Robert; King Philip Parker | Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle; Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History |
1839 | AUD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | AUD 10,795.00 |
| 6 | Curtis William | Curtis Botanical Magazine |
1787-1811 | AUD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | AUD 8,890.00 |
| 98 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 | |
| 13 | Rowling JK | 3 Books, including: The Philosopher's Stone |
1997; 1998; 1999 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,778.00 |
| 33 | Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London |
1857-1878 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,778.00 | |
| 2 | Freud Sigmund | The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud |
1953-1974 | AUD 1,600.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,016.00 |
| 223 | The Western Australian Goldfields- Mining Record for 1898 |
1898 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 952.50 | |
| 251 | Flora Brasiliensis sive enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum |
1858 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 889.00 | |
| 21 | Whiteley Brett | Zoo |
1979 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 24 | Waller Christian (1894-1954) | The Great Breath: A Book of Seven Designs |
1978 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 20 | Driscoll Michael; Whiteley Brett | Native Rose |
1986 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 539.75 |
| 101 | Gill Samuel Thomas | Lithographic Sketches Around Sydney |
1985 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 34 | Smyth C Piazzi | Madeira spectroscopic |
1882 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 135 | Lawry Walter | Friendly and Feejee Islands |
1850 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 12 | Boswell James | The Life of Samuel Johnson |
1793 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 49 | Hume Fergus | Madame Midas; A Rose In Thorns |
1888 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 14 | Bibliography of Captain James Cook |
1928 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 349.25 | |
| 29 | Smart Jeffrey | Jeffrey Smart |
1983 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 71 | O'Dowd Bernard | The Australasian Secular Association Lyceum Tutor |
1888 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 248 | Lewin John William | A Natural History of the Birds of New South Wales |
1978 | AUD 160.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 72 | Campbell John; Wilkes William | The Early Settlement of Queensland; The Raid of the Aborigines |
1936 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 94 | Cooke; Lockyer; Henslow; Bernstein; Lubbock; Rood; Poulton; Hartmann | 10 Books, including: Introduction to Fresh-Water Algae |
1890; 1878; 1888; 1876; 1882; 1889; 1883; 1890; 1885 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 162 | Johns W E | 5 Books, including: The Rescue Flight |
1938-1951 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 250 | Cook | Voyages of the Pacific - Plates and Charts |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 219 | Schilder;Hardy;Frost;Marchant;Hilder | 9 Books, including: Australia Unveiled |
N/A | AUD 220.00 - 280.00 | AUD 285.75 |
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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.