Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Rare Books On History, Science And Travel, Including A Selection Of Antique Fine Silver, A171, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 18, 2026 - January 18, 2026
Page Size: 339 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76 CAPOTE, Truman.

In Cold Blood.

London 1966 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 139.70
77 WEISSENBORN, Hellmuth.

Conflict and Harmony.

1983 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
78 WYNDHAM, John.

The Curse of Obo. A Tragedy of Benin.

London 1926 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
79 MARSH, Dwight Whitney.

Marsh Genealogy. Giving Several Thousand Descendants of John Marsh of Hartford, Ct. 1636-1895.

Massachusetts 1895 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
80 ELLIS, Malcolm Henry.

The Long Lead. Across Australia by Motor-Car.

London 1927 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
81 DRINKWATER, John.

Patriotism in Literature.

London 1924 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
82 BUTLER, Samuel.

Luck, or Cunning, as the Main Means of Organic Modification? An attempt to throw additional light upon the late Mr. Charles Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection.

London 1887 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 317.50
83 George Grey.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North West and Western Australia during the years 1837,38 and 39 under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government. Describing many newly discovered, important and fertile districts

 Facsimile of the 1841 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 165.10
84 being a voyage of Jacob le Mare and Willen Schouten 1615-1616

Mirror of the Australian Navigation by Le Maire. A facsimile of the Speghel der Australische Navigatie...

 Published in Amsterdam 1622 AUD 100.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
85

Narrative of the Voyage of HMS Rattlesnake commanded by the Late Captain Owen Stanley during the years 1846-1850...

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 177.80
86 LEICHHARDT, Ludwig.

Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia, from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845. This is a facsimile edition

Published in 1964 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
87 DESAI, Davangana.

Erotic Sculpture of India. A Socio-Cultural Study.

New Delhi 1975 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 76.20
88 HUNT, F. Knight.

The Fourth Estate: Contributions towards a History of Newspapers, and of the Liberty of the Press.

London 1850 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
89 Compiled by Elise MacDonald, Violet Hoare and Mercedes Birkbeck

Rockhampton Writer's Club presents 2,200 Years Under Capricorn. A Bicentennial Celebration.

Printed in Rockhampton in 1988 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
90 NEFF, Mary K.

How Theosophy Came to Australia and New Zealand.

Sydney 1943 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
91 DALRYMPLE, Alexander.

A Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean.

 Amsterdam 1967 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
92 PHILLIP, Arthur.

The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay. With an account of the establishment of the colonies of Port Jackson & Norfolk Island Originally Published in London in 1789, this is a high-quality facsimile

 Melbourne. AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
93

Scarce government report titled: The Lands of the Australian Capital Territory. A review of their purpose, use, care and control.

Canberra 1965 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
94 Ronald M Berndt With chapters by R M Berndt, A P Elkin, F D McCarthy, C P Mountford, T G H Strehlow and J A Tuckson.

Australian Aboriginal Art. Introduced

 Sydney 1964 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
95 Frank J Hardy "Ross Franklyn".

Power Without Glory A Novel In Three Parts

 1950 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
96

A History of Children's Book Illustration by Joyce Whalley & Tessa Rose Chester

London 1988 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
97

15 Articles reprinted from Oceania. Including:

AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
98 edited by James Jervis.

Early and Recent Memoirs Of Parramatta The Cradle of Australia. Oficial Publication To Commemorate The 150th Annversary uf Parramtt.

Parramatta 1933 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
99 by T.A. Coghlan

The Wealth and Progress of New South Wales 1886-87 by T.A. Coghlan AM Inst CE Government Statistician, with maps and tables,

Sydney 1887 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 AUD 152.40
100 Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Courtney.

Souvenir of 1st Battalion 5th Australian Infantry Regiment

 Published by Chas. Steele Melbourne 1912 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 508.00