Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Australian, Asia-Pacific, Science & 1st Editions & Signed Book, A162, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025

Page Size: 345 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
323		A collection of five Jewellery Books.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
324		A little bundle of books Objects of the Asia Pacific.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
325		A collection of books on masks in ritual. All in very good condition.			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	Unknown
326		A collection of books on the Pacific mostly in German. All in very good condition.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
327		A collection of books on Primitive Art.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
328		3 books on Fiji, all in very good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
329		7 books on Aboriginal Australian history, culture and art.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
330		4 books on Vanuatu.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
331		3 Books on Indian history, all in good condition.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
332		2 books on Tonga, both in good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
333		11 books on Maori culture, including topics such as Art, History and Carving.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
334		4 books on Architecture, all in very good condition.			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	Unknown
335		Eleven books about ASMAT			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
336		Seven books about Sepik.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
337		Five books about Irian Jaya.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
338		Nine books about the Papua New Guinea Arts.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
339		Seventeen books and catalogues about Pictorial History of New Guinea.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
340		Twelve books about New Guinea People and Culture.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
341		Fourteen books about New Guinea History.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
342	J.K. McCarthy.	1) Patrol into Yesterday - My New Guinea Years		1972	AUD 60.00 - 100.00	Unknown
343	Hank Nelson.	1) Taim Bilong Masta - The Australian Involvement with Papua New Guinea		1982	AUD 80.00 - 150.00	Unknown
344		Six books about New Guinea Exploration.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
345	Mark Shand & Don McCullin.	Skulduggery	published by Jonathan Cape	1987	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
346	F.E. Williams.	Papuans of the Trans-Fly	published by At The Clarendon Press	1936	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
347		Three books of the Rugs and Carpets of the World.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown

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