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
323		A collection of five Jewellery Books.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
324		A little bundle of books Objects of the Asia Pacific.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 190.50
325		A collection of books on masks in ritual. All in very good condition.			AUD 120.00 - 180.00	AUD 76.20
326		A collection of books on the Pacific mostly in German. All in very good condition.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
327		A collection of books on Primitive Art.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 152.40
328		3 books on Fiji, all in very good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
329		7 books on Aboriginal Australian history, culture and art.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
330		4 books on Vanuatu.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
331		3 Books on Indian history, all in good condition.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 139.70
332		2 books on Tonga, both in good condition.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
333		11 books on Maori culture, including topics such as Art, History and Carving.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 1,397.00
334		4 books on Architecture, all in very good condition.			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
335		Eleven books about ASMAT			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
336		Seven books about Sepik.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
337		Five books about Irian Jaya.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
338		Nine books about the Papua New Guinea Arts.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
339		Seventeen books and catalogues about Pictorial History of New Guinea.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 152.40
340		Twelve books about New Guinea People and Culture.			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
341		Fourteen books about New Guinea History.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
342	J.K. McCarthy.	1) Patrol into Yesterday - My New Guinea Years		1972	AUD 60.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
343	Hank Nelson.	1) Taim Bilong Masta - The Australian Involvement with Papua New Guinea		1982	AUD 80.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
344		Six books about New Guinea Exploration.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 177.80
345	Mark Shand & Don McCullin.	Skulduggery	published by Jonathan Cape	1987	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
346	F.E. Williams.	Papuans of the Trans-Fly	published by At The Clarendon Press	1936	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
347		Three books of the Rugs and Carpets of the World.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60

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.
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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