Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science, Mining, Natural History, Exploration, Art books and First editions, A182, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 01, 2026 - May 01, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Fred Leist | From The Australian Front Shapnel and Smiles |
London | 1917 | AUD 80.00 - 150.00 | AUD 50.80 |
| 128 | Hardy Wilson | Old Colonial Architecture in New South Wales and Tasmania |
Sydney | 1924 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 129 | Frederick McCubbin | The Art of Frederick McCubbin: Forty-five Illustrations in Colour and Black and White, with Essay by James MacDonald and some remarks on Australian Art by the Artist |
Melbourne | 1916 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 130 | S.T. Gill | The Australian Sketch-Book |
Melbourne | 1974 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 131 | George Grosz | Interregnum |
1976 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 133 | Agricola | Description Of The Barossa Range And Its Neighbourhood In South Australia |
Adelaide | 1979 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 134 | Samuel Rush Meyrick; Charles Hamilton Smith | The Costume of the original inhabitants of the British Islands, from the earliest periods to the sixth century; to which is added, that of the Gothic nations on the Western coasts of the Baltic, the ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes |
London | 1821 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 135 | Peter Haining | Movable Books - An Illustrated History |
1979 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 38.10 | |
| 136 | Karel Kupka | Illustrated Coffee tray with Australian fauna |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 137 | Pierre Gusman | Pompei: La Ville - Les Moeurs - Les Arts |
Paris | c1899 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 138 | Wilhelm Fraknoi | Chronica Hungorum Impressa budae 1473 |
Budapest | 1900 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 139 | Jean Porcher; Mario Salmi | French Miniatures from Illuminated Manuscripts; Italian Miniatures |
London | 1960; 1957 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 140 | Hugh Ross Williamson | Pavane For A Dead Infanta |
London | 1972 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 141 | Franz von Dingelstedt | Das Weserthal von Munden bis Minden |
Cassel | 1840 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 38.10 |
| 142 | Edgar Allan Poe | The Poetical Works of Edgar Allan Poe: With original memoir |
London | 1858 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 143 | E Powys Mathers | The Eastern Anthology |
London | 1927 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 144 | Dulcie Deamer; Marjorie Quinn; Ethel Turer; J H M Abbott; C H Bertie; Wilfred Birkett; Frank Daly Davison; Ion Idriess; Banjo Paterson; Mary Gilmore; Katherine Susannah Prichard | The Sydney Mail Wednesday April 10 1935 |
1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 145 | B. H. G Arkwright | ...Between Cup & Lip |
London | 1920 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 25.40 |
| 146 | MIH Brooker; DA Kleinig | Field Guide to Eucalypts. South-Eastern Australia Volumes 1-3 |
Melbourne | 1993; 1990; 1994 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 |
| 147 | Maurice Maesterlinck | Theatre |
1901 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 25.40 | |
| 148 | E C Andrews | NSW Department of Mines Geological Mines Mineral Resources Number 18 The Canbelego, Budgery, and Budgerygar Mines. Part 2 Cobar Copper and Goldfield |
Sydney | 1913 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 149 | J E Carne | NSW Department of Mines Geological Survey . Mineral Resources No. 10 The Antimony-Mining Industry and The Distribution of Antimony Ores in New South Wales |
Sydney | 1912 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 150 | E C Andrews | NSW Department of Mines Geological Survey. Mineral Resources No. 17 Report on the Cobar Copper and Gold-Field Part 1 |
1911 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 508.00 | |
| 151 | W. Baldwin Spencer; A.W. Howitt; Maiden; Cleland | Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria; Transactions of the Royal Society of NSW |
Victoria; NSW | 1889; 1891; 1892; 1917 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 25.40 |
| 152 | Monique Dossenbach; Hans D. Dossenbach; William Anderson; Wim Swaan | Irish Horses; The Northern World |
Europe | ND | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
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