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
348		Seven books of Oriental Rugs and Carpets.			AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 228.60
349	E. Gans-Ruedin.	Caucasian Carpets. Photographs by Micheline Hilber. Drawings by Ronald Sautebin.	published by Rizzoli	1986	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
350		Five books about Caucasian Carpets and Rugs.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
351		12 books on fossil-collecting, archaeology and dinosaurs,			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 127.00
352	Ellen G Landau.	Jackson Pollock	published by Thames and Hudson	1989	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 127.00
353		10 books on New Caledonia, all in good condition. Great mix of history, art, politics and more. Some titles include Hunting the Gatherers by O'Hanlon, New Caledonia by Camaret and Politics in New Caledonia by Dornoy. See photo for all. Notes From the priv			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
354	Patrick O'Reilly.	Les photographers a Tahiti et leurs oeuvres. 1842 - 1962			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
355		8 books on Hawaii and Tahiti			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
356		3 books on the South Seas.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
357		10 books on the Solomon Islands,			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
358		3 books on African and Oceanic Art			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
359		8 books on the Americas, mainly on North America with some South American books included.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
360		17 books on Tribal and Primitive Art			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
361		11 books on Art from the Oceania region			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
362		9 Books, mostly on Australian Art.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
363		4 books on Pacific history.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
364	Donald C. Boden.	The Other Side of the Hill: A Biography of David William Sampson Scholes			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
365		4 books on shooting and hunting,			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
366		18 books on the Pacific region, mostly on Art with some history as well.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
367		47 books on a large variety of topics, many books on Pacific art, history, music, sculpture and more.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold

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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