• Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HEMINGWAY, Ernest. Three Stories and Ten Poems. First edition, inscribed to his cousin, Ruth White Lowry. $60,000-80,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: CURTIS, Edward S. The North American Indian... Portfolio and two text volumes. $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Superb Illuminated Manuscript of Tennyson’s Le Morte d'Arthur, ca. 1910, by Alberto Sangorksi and in an exceptional Riviere binding. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: A Remarkable Epistle from Robert Burns to Frances Dunlop, containing all lines of the first version of "Written in Friars Carse Hermitage" and 12 lines of the first version of "First Epistle to Robert Graham Esq." $20,000-30,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: FAULKNER, William. Go Down, Moses. First edition, limited issue, one of 100 copies signed by Faulkner. $10,000-15,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Of Human Bondage. First English edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Maugham, in the rare suppressed dust-jacket. $40,000-50,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: An Excessively Rare First Issue and Previously Unrecorded Copy of Shakespeare’s Third Folio. $40,000-60,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: AUDUBON, John James. Louisiana Heron, Ardea Ludoviciana. (Plate CCXVII). $30,000-40,000
    Freeman’s, Nov. 13: HERBERT, Frank. Dune, 1965. First edition, inscribed by Herbert. $8,000-12,000
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
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    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
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    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
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    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
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    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
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    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
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    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
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    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
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    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
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    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Soldier Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
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    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
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    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
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    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
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    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
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    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic

Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Churchill, Military, History and Fiction Books and Ephemera, 82425, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
August 24, 2025 - August 24, 2025
Page Size: 328 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 MILNE, A.A.

The House at Pooh Corner. With Decorations by E.H. Shepard.

London 1978 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 1,397.00
2 MILNE, A.A.

The Christopher Robin Story Book... Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.

London 1929 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
3 MILNE, A.A.

Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard.

London 1927 AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
4 MILNE, A.A.

Now We Are Six. With Decorations by E.H. Shepard.

London 1977 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 1,206.50
5 MILNE, A.A.

Winnie-the-Pooh. With colour illustrations by E.H. Shepard.

London 1973 AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 2,540.00
6 MILNE, A.A.

When We Were Very Young. With Decorations by E.H. Shepard.

London 1974 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
7 Jane Austen

Five novels by Jane Austen, all are from the uniform edition

in London 1907-1909 AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
8

Official Souvenir of the First of Australia's 150th Anniversary Major Sporting Events. A Hughie Dwyer Presentation... between Dick Humphries (Champion) and Allan Westbury (Challenger).

Newcastle 1938 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
9 CHURCHILL, Winston S.

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

London 1956-1958 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
10

A complete set of the Second World War Speeches of Winston Churchill, and all are first editions.

AUD 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 1,524.00
11

Scarce Churchill ephemera, being a pamphlet of eight pages printed on wartime paper stock.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 139.70
12

This document is titled "Despatch of Vice-Admiral de Robeck reporting the Landing of the Army on the Gallipoli Peninsula..."

1915 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
13

Self-published account of a Sydney yacht named "Rawhiti", on the high seas to New Zealand (a voyage of 1,200 miles in ten-and-a-half days).

1947 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
14 WOODS, Frederick.

A Bibliography of the Works of Sir Winston Churchill.

London 1979 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
15 SCOTT, Robert F.

Scott's Last Expedition. Vol. I Being the Journals of Captain Robert R.F. Scott, R.N. Vol. II being the Reports of the Journeys and the Scientific Work undertaken by Dr. E. A. Wilson and the surviving members of the expedition arranged by Leonard Huxley.

London 1913 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 254.00
16 KRAUS, Rene.

Young Lady Randolph. The Life and Times of Jennie Jerome, American Mother of Winston Churchill.

New York 1943 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
17 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

Great Contemporaries.

London 1937 AUD 500.00 - 750.00 AUD 349.25
18 URQUHART, Frederick (editor) and NICOLSON, Harold (foreword).

W.S.C. A Cartoon Biography.

London 1955 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
19 KNOX, Russell.

National Government. The Churchill Way.

Adelaide circa1940 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
20 DANIELL, C.R.

Rebellion and Remedy in India. Part I. The Causes.

Dacca (Dhaka present-day Bangladesh] circa1932 AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 AUD 2,286.00
21 CHURCHILL, Winston S.

India. Speeches and an introduction by the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill P.C., C.H., M.P.

London 1931 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 952.50
22 CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.

My African Journey.

London 1908 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 AUD 952.50
23 [CHURCHILL, Winston].

The Bravest Deed I Ever Saw. Stories of Personal Experience.

London 1905 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
24

Lithographic portrait of Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty,

not dated but circa 1914 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
25 BACON, Admiral Sir Reginald, MAURICE, General Sir Frederick.

The World Crisis by Winston Churchill. A Criticism by Colonel the Lord Sydenham of Combe...

London no date but 1927 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
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    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Gauguin, Paul. Lettre autographe signée à son ami Émile Bernard. [Le Pouldu août 1889]. Illustrée d'un croquis original. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Portulan — Joan Martines, attribué à]. Carte portulan de la côte atlantique de l'Amérique du Sud. [Messine, vers 1570-1591.] €15,000 to €20,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: Zamora, Alonso de. Historia de la provincia de San Antonio del nuevo reyno de Granada... Barcelone, 1701. €10,000 to €15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Nov. 6-20: [Chastenet de Puységur, Antoine]. Détail sur la navigation aux côtes de Saint-Domingue... Paris, 1787. €5,000 to €7,000.
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