Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Science and Art : books and original works, 51726, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 17, 2026 - May 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 | F. W. Farrar; Mrs. Meynell | The Art Annual |
London | 1893 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 283 | W. A. Barrett | Flowers and Festivals or Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches; Flowers from many lands |
London | 1868; c.1860 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 284 | M. Betham Edwards; Henry Leslie | Snow Flakes; Songs for Little Folks |
London | c.1887; c.1875 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 285 | Shirley Hibberd | Field Flowers: A Handy-Book for the Rambling Botanist; The Amateur s Kitchen Garden |
London | 1870; 1877 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 286 | Philip Henry Gosse | A Year At The Shore |
London | 1865 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 287 | Mary Ward | The Microscope, or Descriptions of Various Objects of Especial Interest and Beauty |
c.1880 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 288 | J. R. Mollison; Shirley Hibberd | The New Practical Window Gardener; The Amateur's Flower Garden |
London | 1879; 1875 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 289 | Robert St. John Corbet | The Golden Ripple: or, The Leaflets of Life |
1867 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 290 | Thomas Moore | Moor's Irish Melodies |
London | 1846 | AUD 700.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 291 | Junior Etching Club | Passages from Modern English Poets |
London | c.1870 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 292 | Aaron Penley | Sketching from Nature in Watercolours |
London | c.1880 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 293 | F.W. Fairholt | Miscellanea Graphica |
London | 1857 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 294 | S.C. Hall; Mrs. S.C. Hall | The Book of the Thames, From Its Rise to Its Fall |
London | 1877 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 295 | William Macdonald; Hately Waddell | Songs and Lyrics of Robert Burns; The Life and Works of Robert Burns |
London | 1920; 1867 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 296 | Charles Kingsley | Hereward the Wake |
London | 1870 | AUD 550.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 297 | Charles Dana Gibson | Everyday People |
New York | 1904 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 298 | Owen Jones | Psalms of David |
New York | 1989 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 299 | Mount Gambier - South Australia Illustrated |
c.1915 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 300 | 4 Books, including: Biggles In The Blue |
Leicester; London | 1953; 1954; 1956; 1957 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 301 | Mary Wickham Bond | How 007 Got His Name |
1966 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 285.75 | |
| 302 | Peter Carey | 6 Books, including: Theft |
1991; 1994; 1997; 2006; 2012 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 303 | Charles Gibson | Life Among Convicts |
1863 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 | |
| 304 | Sydney A Spence; Henry Segerstrom; Everett F Bleiler | Antarctic Miscellany; Australasia och Nyzeelandska forfattare pa Svenska; Science Fiction the Early Years |
London | 1975; 1980; 1990 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 305 | William Bradley | A Voyage to New South Wales |
1969 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 306 | Flora Herscheliana |
South Africa | 1998 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 |
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