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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | SC Hall | 19TH C. PAPER-MACHE BINDING WITH TORTOISESHELL EFFECT X2 |
London | 1874; 1873 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 332 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | 1853 LONGFELLOW: HYPERION ILLUS. FORSTER - LEIGHTON 19TH C BINDING |
London | 1853 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 333 | 1863 ENGLISH POEMS 19TH C BINDING |
London | 1863 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 334 | Robert Buchanan | BUCHANAN BALLADS 19TH C BINDING |
c1866 | AUD 120.00 - 180.00 | Not Sold | |
| 335 | Lionel Ball | TIN COPPER SILVER MINING QUEENSLAND |
N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 336 | L F Harper; J C H Mingaye | NSW MINERAL RESOURCES |
1916 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 337 | Alfred Tennyson | MAY QUEEN - ALFRED TENNYSON - ILLUMINATED BOOK |
London | c1872 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 338 | HUMMING BIRDS - HAND COLOURED PLATES 1856 |
London | 1856 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 285.75 | |
| 339 | Frances (Fanny) Ridley Havergal (1836-1879); William Henry Havergal; Baroness Helga von Cramm (1840–1919) | FR HAVERGAL ILLUSTRATED BY HELGA VON CRAMM |
London | 1883; 1880 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 340 | Jean Ingelow; Dora Greenwell; Mrs. Tom Taylor; the Hon. Mrs Norton; Amelia B. Edwards; Jennett Humphreys; the Author Of "John Halifax Gentleman"; Arthur Boyd Houghton (1836–75) | GIFT BINDING ILLUS. BY AB HOUGHTON |
London | 1865 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 341 | Henry Noel Humphreys | 1852 ART IN EUROPE - COLOUR PLATES |
1852 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 342 | Honore de Balzac; Jean de Bosschere | BALZAC BODLEY HEAD ILLUS. JEAN DE BOSSCHERE |
London | 1926 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 343 | David Cecil; SN Behrman (pseudonym Max Beerbohm); John Felstiner; Mary M Lago; Karl Beckson; JG Riewald; Max Beerbohm; Rupert Hart-Davis | MAX BEERBOHM |
London; New York | 1966; 1960; 1973; 1975; 1977; 1957; 1964; 1969 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 344 | Helen Beauclerk; Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) | GREEN LACQUER PAVILION ILLUS. DULAC |
London | 1926 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 345 | Henry Van Dyke; Margaret Neilson Armstrong | ART NOUVEAU COVER DESIGNED BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG |
1919 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 346 | Albert G. Mackey | LEXICON OF FREEMASONRY |
ND | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 347 | Keith A. Johnson; Malcolm R. Sainty | SYDNEY GRAVESTONE WITH LETTER BY LIONEL GILBERT |
1973 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 285.75 | |
| 348 | KUWAITI HERITAGE |
2002 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 349 | Vince Kelly | SIGNED VINCE KELLY 1ST ED |
1958 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 350 | SIGNED JOH BJELKE PETERSEN |
1990 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 351 | PJ Keating | SIGNED PJ KEATING |
2011 | AUD 60.00 - 100.00 | AUD 38.10 | |
| 352 | Dawn Fraser | SIGNED DAWN FRASER |
2001 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 353 | William N. Jeffers | NAUTICAL SURVEYING 1878 |
1878 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 354 | C.J. | JONATHAN PEEL |
1909 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 355 | "Cockney Tom" | THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF COCKNEY TOM |
1881 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 |
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