Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Easter Sale: History, Art, Illustrated books, Fine Bindings, Firsts, Signed books, Bookplates, 177, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 12, 2026 - April 12, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | A Natural History of the Ducks by John C Phillips Volumes 1 & 2 and 3 & 4 . |
1986 | AUD 10.00 - 200.00 | AUD 165.10 | ||
| 77 | A most attractive lot of high quality ornithology titles. |
N/A | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 78 | SNOW, DAVID & CHISHOLM, A. H. & SOPER, M. F. (text authors). | Raymond Ching. The Bird Paintings. Water Colours and Pencil Drawings 1969-1975. |
London | 1978 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 79 | Three superb books on the ornithological illustration of John Gould. |
N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 80 | text by C. Oscar Moreton, coloured plates by Rory McEwen. | The Auricula. Its History and Character |
1964 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 241.30 | |
| 81 | QUINN, Edward. | Max Ernst. |
1984 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 82 | BLOOMFIELD, Lin. | Norman Lindsay. Impulse to Draw. |
Kensington | 1984 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 83 | PARRIS, Leslie and FLEMING-WILLIAMS, Ian. | Constable. |
New York | 1991 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 |
| 84 | Profiles of Great Russians in Power and Politics. |
Russia | 2012 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 85 | MEISTER, Peter Wilhelm & REBER, Horst. | European Porcelain of the 18th Century. |
Oxford | 1983 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 86 | “Gil Blas Illustre Hebdomadaire”. |
1897 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 87 | Vanity Fair: A Weekly Show of Political, Social, & Literary Wares. |
1876 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 88 | CHURCHILL, Winston. | Richard Carvel. With illustrations by Carlton T. Chapman and Malcolm Fraser. |
London | 1912 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 89 | [MENANDER]. | The Cairo Codex of Menander (P. Cair. J. 43227). |
1978 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 90 | DREW, Philip. | Two Towers. Harry Seidler: Australia Square, MLC Centre. Photography by Max Dupain. |
Sydney | 1980 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 91 | HERBERT, Xavier. | Capricornia. |
Sydney | January 1938. | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 92 | GLAZIER, Michael and HELLWIG, Monika. | The Modern Catholic Encyclopaedia. |
Newtown | 1994 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 93 | St Mark's Gospel: A new translation from the Greek by EV Rieu. |
1951 | AUD 120.00 - 175.00 | AUD 285.75 | ||
| 94 | DONNE, John. | Divine Poems – Devotions – Prayers. |
New York | no date circa 1960. | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 95 | Roald Dahl | Roald Dahl books, including some first editions, all are nice clean copies. |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96 | DE MOLE, Fanny Elizabeth. | Wild Flowers of South Australia. |
Melbourne | 1981 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 97 | The Arabian Nights Entertainments. |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | ||
| 98 | Eight superb fine art photography books. |
N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 99 | MACKAY, Angus. | The Australian Agriculturalist and Colonist’s Guide. |
Sydney | 1890 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 100 | My Army, O, My Army And Other Songs by Henry Lawson. |
Sydney | 1915 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
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