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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458 | William Morris | WILLIAM MORRIS EARTHLY PARADISE 1890 |
London | 1890 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 459 | Douglas Jerrold; G Du Maurier (1834-1896); JL (likely John Leighton) | JERROLD'S STORY OF A FEATHER: ILLUS. G DU MAURIER - JOHN LEIGHTON 19TH C BINDING |
1867 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | |
| 460 | Charles Reade; Mrs. Gaskell; Hugh Thomson | HUGH THOMASON ILLUSTRATIONS X2 |
1899; 1894 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 461 | Mary Russell Mitford; Hugh Thomson; Anne Thackeray Ritchie | MIFORD'S OUR VILLAGE ILLUS. HUGH THOMSON |
London; New York | 1893 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 462 | Thackeray; Albert Smith; Gilbert A. Beckett; The Brothers Mayhew; George Cruikshank | GEORGE CRUIKSHANK COMIC ALMANACK 1842-1843 |
London | c1878 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 463 | Acheta Domestica (Louise Marie Budgen); Rev JG Wood (John George Wood (1827-1889)) | 1867 *WHIMSICAL* INSECT LIFE BY LM BUDGEN |
London | 1867 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 464 | 1860 MODERN BALLADS |
London | 1860 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 465 | Maria Edgeworth; Chris Hammond | 2X MARIA EDGEWORTH ILLUS. CHRIS HAMMOND |
London | 1895; 1896 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 466 | Merimee Prosper; AE Johnson; Rene Bull | CARMEN ILLUS BULL |
1916 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 467 | Robert Fulton; Lewis Wright; J W Ludlow | FULTON'S PIGEONS ILLUIS LUDLOW |
c. 1890 | AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 468 | TW Wood | ORNITHOLOGY |
London | 1871 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 469 | E Way Elkington; Noman H Hardy | SAVAGE SOUTH SEAS |
London | 1907 | AUD 160.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 470 | The Brothers Dalziel; John Leighton (1822 - 1912) | ENGRAVED BY THE BROTHERS DALZIEL |
1866 | AUD 160.00 - 260.00 | AUD 101.60 | |
| 471 | Thomas Ingoldsby; Cruikshank; Leech; Tenniel; John Leighton | INGOLDSBY LEGENDS 1864 - JOHN LEIGHTON 19TH C BINDING |
London | 1864 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 472 | GA Henty; Gordon Browne | HENTY FIRST EDITION |
London | 1884 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 473 | Thomas Moore | 1867 BRITISH WILD FLOWERS BY MOORE |
London | 1867 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 474 | John Everett Millais; Daziel Brothers | 1866 JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS BROTHERS DAZIEL |
London | 1866 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 475 | John Everett Millais; Brothers Dalziel | MILLAIS PARABLES - BROTHERS DAZIEL |
London | 1863 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 476 | Gwen Meredith; Katharine Susannah Prichard; Frank Clune; V.M. Coppleson; C.E.T. Newman | ANGUS AND ROBERTSON PUBLISHING IN DUSTWRAPPER |
1961; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1961 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 477 | Vince Kelly | AUSTRALIA'S FIRST POLICEWOMAN |
1961 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 478 | ALEXANDER MACONOCHIE OF NORFOLK ISLAND |
1958 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 479 | Robert Keil | COLLECTING AUSTRALIAN POT LIDS |
1981 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 480 | Gunter Schilder; Andrew David; Ray Parkin | VOYAGES TO THE SOUTH SEA |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 481 | T.M. Perry; Alan Moorehead; Richard Darwin Keynes; Leonard Outhwaite; Francois Bellec | EXPLORATION TO THE WORLD |
1969 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 482 | Alan Hess; T.R. Nicholson; Evan Green | MOTORING ADVENTURE |
1953; 1960; 1967 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
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