Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Australian, Asia-Pacific, Science & 1st Editions & Signed Book, A162, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025

Page Size: 345 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
248		7 books on Christianity,			AUD 200.00 - 400.00	AUD 127.00
249		Narrative Of The Overland Expedition Of The Messrs. Jardine, From Rockhampton To Cape York, Northern Queensland. Compiled From The Journals Of The Brothers and edited by Frederick J Byerley. Facsimile of the 1867		1995	AUD 60.00 - 80.00	AUD 50.80
250		Zohrab the Hostage. By DR Morier the author of Haji Baba.	n Paris	1833	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
251		The Letters of F. W. Ludwig Leichhardt Edited by M. Aurousseau. 3 Volumes.		1968	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
252		The Australian Abroad by J. Hingston. 2 Volumes. here are numerous illustrations and maps.	London	1879;	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
253		Reminiscences of Thirty Years Residence in New South Wales and Victoria With A Supplementary Chapter on Transportation and the Ticket of Leave System by R Therry.	London	1863	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 177.80
254		Our Antipodes; or, Residence and Rambles in the Australian Colonies with a Glimpse of the Gold Fields by Lt Colonel Charles Mundy	London	1855	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
255		Six books on Asia.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
256	DIGGLES, Silvester.	The Ornithology of Australia. Reprint of the original edition		1866 and	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 412.75
257		Two prize bindings from Sydney Schools. 1) Sydney Church of England Grammar School 1937.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
258	Jane Austen	A collection of book by and about Jane Austen. 1) Talking of Jane Austen by Kaye-Smith and Stern. 1944			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
259	William Cowper	The Poetical Works of William Cowper from the Aldine Edition of the British Poets series. published in London by William Pickering, 1843.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
260		Imitation de la Sainte Vierge.	in Paris		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
261		Finely bound copy of Mitchell's Popular Astronomy.	in London	c1876.	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 152.40
262		A little bundle of sweet small bindings to decorate your shelf.			AUD 120.00 - 220.00	Not Sold
263		A box of fourteen books.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
264		A collection of books on Printing and Book collecting including a couple of Australian related books.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
265	Vincent Van Gogh.	Vincent Van Gogh. Two volumes 1) Paintings 2) Drawings. Hardcovers in dustwrappers. In slipcase.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
266		Three modern book on Australian Religious History.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
267		Flower Paintings of Ellis Rowan. From the collection of the National Library of Australia.	Canberra:	1982	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 254.00
268	Joseph Banks	Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
269	Adrian Feint edited Sydney Ure Smith.	Adrian Feint Flower Paintings	Sydney	1948	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
270		Painting Ornament & Carpets			AUD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
271	All Cunningham.	The Songs of Scotland: Ancient and Modern	in London	1825	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
272		A little bundle of nine fine bindings. The tallest book 18cm.			AUD 350.00 - 500.00	AUD 241.30

Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.