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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ellis H. A. | Some Economic Aspects of the Principal Tantalum-Bearing Deposits of the Pilbara Goldfield, North-west Division |
Pert | 1950 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 30 | Manion Margaret M. | The Wharncliffe Hours |
London | 1981 | AUD 70.00 - 100.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 31 | Seguy Marie-Rose | The Miraculous Journey of Mahomet |
London | 1977 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 50.80 |
| 32 | More Sir Thomas | The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, Sometyme Lorde Chauncellour of England, wrytten by him in the Englysh tonge |
London | 1978 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 203.20 |
| 33 | Angelin N. P. | Crinoideorum in Stratis Sueciae Siluricis Fossilum |
Stockholm | 1878 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | Darwin Francis | The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, including an Autobiographical Chapter |
London | 1888 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 35 | Darwin Charles | The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals |
London | 1872 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 36 | Drummond Henry | The Lowell Lectures on the Ascent of Man |
London | 1894 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 37 | Wilson Gahan | Fifty Years of Playboy Cartoons by Gahan Wilson |
Seattle | 2009 | AUD 80.00 - 100.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 38 | Holtham Thomas Edwin | On Yarra Banks |
Melbourne | 1894 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 39 | Stirling James | Physiography of the Tambo Valley |
Melbourne | 1887 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 40 | Walker James Backhouse; Crittenden Victor | The Deportation of the Norfolk Islanders to the Derwent in 1808; King of Norfolk Island |
Hobart; Canberra | 1895; 1993 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 41 | de Quesada Alejandro; Pegler Martin | 5 Books, including: MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns |
2010; 2012; 2014; 2015; 2017 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 42 | Parker Mary Ann; Hamilton George | A Voyage Round the World; A Voyage Round the World in His Majesty’s Frigate Pandora |
1991; 1998 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 43 | Fleurieu C. P. Claret | A Voyage Round the World performed during the Years 1790, 1791, and 1792 |
Amsterdam | 1969 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 44 | Hardy Frank; Williams Ray | The Realist |
1961-1966 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 45 | Randell J. O.; Peck Harry H.; Randell John Ormond | The Pastoral Pattersons; Memoirs of a Stockman; Kimbolton |
Melbourne | 1942; 1976; 1977 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 46 | Cross C. F.; Bevan E. J. | Researches on Cellulose |
London | 1906 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | Stuart J. McDougall; Sturt Charles; Warburton Peter Egerton; Carron William; Joyce E. B.; McCann D. A. | 5 Books, including: Explorations Across the Continent of Australia |
Adelaide | 1965; 1988; 1996; 2011 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 48 | Terry Michael | The Last Explorer |
1987 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 49 | Smith W. Ramsay | Myths & Legends of the Australian Aboriginals |
London | 1930 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 444.50 |
| 50 | Harcus William; Wilkinson G. B.; James Horton | South Australia: Its History, Resources and Productions; South Australia. Its Advantages and Resources; Six Months in South Australia |
Adelaide | 1983; 1996 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 51 | White Patrick | The Twyborn Affair |
London | 1979 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 52 | Browning Robert; Gray Thomas | Poems of Robert Browning; Poems of Thomas Gray |
London; Oxford | 1814; 1923 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 53 | South German Reef Extended Gold Mining Company Share Certificate |
c. 1900-1905 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 101.60 |
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