Sydney Rare Book Auctions: The Enchanting World of Books: illustrated books, gift books, publisher bindings, art and history, A181, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 19, 2026 - April 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB Waring (1823 – 1875) | 1862 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION BY WARING |
London | 1862-3 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,079.50 |
| 2 | MARCUS WARD BELFAST BINDING: ILLUMINATED PRESENTATION TO ANTHONY DENNY 1885 |
Belfast; London | 1885 | AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 3 | Peter Crayford | CRESSIDA CAMPBELL SIGNED FIRST |
Bronte (Sydney) | 2008 | AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 1,206.50 |
| 4 | Donald Friend | 1977 DONALD FRIEND ORIGINAL DRAWING |
Sanur in Bali | 1977 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 5 | Dante Alighieri | 1472 INCUNABLE DIVINE COMEDY |
Foligno (Perugia) | 1472 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | A. Trevor Crispin | 1873 ILLUMINATED CHRISTMAS ALBUM |
London | 1873 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 7 | Christopher Anstey | 1830 SUPERB GILT BINDING |
London | 1830 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 8 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 1852 LONGFELLOW POEMS GILDED BINDING |
London | 1852 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 9 | H.M. Cundall | 1921 KATE GREENAWAY DELUXE EDITION |
London | 1921 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 10 | Alfred Tennyson; Gustave Dore | 1868 GUSTAVE DORE TENNYSON FOLIO |
London | 1868 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | 1865 CASSELL’S NATURAL HISTORY. |
London | 1865-1866 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | |
| 12 | W.H. Russell; Robert Dudley | 1863 ROYAL WEDDING FOLIO ALBUM |
London | 1863 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 13 | Oliver Goldsmith; Bolton Corney | 1845 JAMES HAYDAY GILT BINDING |
London | 1845 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 14 | Norman Macleod | 14 CHRISTIAN MEDITATIONS FINE BINDING |
London | 1862 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 19 | E C Andrews | NSW MINERAL RESOURCES |
1916 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | 1863 PARLIAMENT OF N.S.W. |
Sydney | 1863 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 21 | Thomas Baines (1820-1875) | 1874 THOMAS BAINES PRINT |
London | c. 1874 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | Arthur Machen (Arthur Llewellyn Jones); S.H. Syme | 1907 ARTHUR LLEWELLYN JONES FIRST EDITION |
London | 1907 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | Harry Morgan Ayres; Adrian Jacob Barnouw | 1932 MARY OF NIMMEGEN |
Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1932 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | C.S. Christian; S.J. Paterson | 1953 TOWNSVILLE-BOWEN REGION |
Melbourne | 1953 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 25 | Kenneth Clark | 1969 LEONARDO ANATOMICAL DRAWINGS |
London | 1969 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 241.30 |
| 26 | Philip M. O’Brien | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Delaware | 2000 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 27 | Josiah Ranville Leach | 1904 YERKES FAMILY CHRONICLE |
Philadelphia | 1904 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 28 | Dwight Whitney Marsh | 1895 MARSH FAMILY GENEALOGY |
Massachusetts | 1895 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 29 | Charles Waterton | 1839 WANDERINGS IN SOUTH AMERICA |
London | 1839 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
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