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
220	George Romanes.	Mental Evolution in Man	London	1888	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 177.80
221	Frank C. Pape	The Works of Rabelais illustrated by Frank C. Pape in 2 Volumes.	London	1933	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
222		8 books on Antiques.			AUD 80.00 - 120.00	Not Sold
223		20 books on a mix of ceramics, pottery and art.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
224	Nancy Mitford	2 books by Nancy Mitford, 1) Madame De Pompadour. 2) The Sun King.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
225		The Diplomatic Reminiscences of Lord Augustus Loftus in 2 Volumes.	London	1892	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
226		13 books on the History of England,			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
227		3 books on Catholicism 1) Advent Conferences by Archbishop Vaughan.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
228		16 books on Literature, mostly old books published before 1900		before 1900	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
229		A bundle of Maps of the Bendigo Strathfieldsaye Area. 1930s-80s.		1930s-80s.	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
230		Thirteen Victoria Geological Maps		1970s	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
231		Two John Olsen's reproduction prints.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
232	John Bartholomew.	Two Imperial Maps of England & Wales. Drawn & Engraved		No date c1860s.	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
233		About 20 Maps, Posters and Prints.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
234		1) Ten Superman Comics			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 88.90
235		1) Victory A.B.C. Play Tray A box of 26 shaped wooden building blocks shaped as horse. an ice cream, a clock, a jug, a milkman, a kettle, a rabbit, a queen, etc.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
236		1) 62 Panoramic Views Of The Blue Mountains New South Wales. Photos by H C Swain . Moore St Sydney. Series 2.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 63.50
237		A large collection of books on photography,			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 63.50
238		A bundle of different Australian Magazines			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
239		A small Ephemera lot.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
240		Six miscellaneous books, mostly Australian.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
243		12 books on Literature, all with wonderful fine bindings.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
245		10 books on history, all in good condition. Some titles include Letters of Aldous Huxley (1969), Rescued from Egypt by A. L. O. E. (1867) and Lays of Rome by Lord Macaulay (1880).			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
246		9 biographies focussing on Royal figures, all in good condition.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
247		11 biographies of key historical figures from a variety of backgrounds and professions.			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00

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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