Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Art, Military, Geology, First editions, Fine bindings, A164, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 12, 2025 - October 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Four reference books |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 352 | The Works of D. H. Lawrence |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 353 | George Eliot | Two books by George Eliot |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 354 | Mark Twain | Two books by Mark Twain |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 355 | Thomas Hardy | Three books by Thomas Hardy |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 356 | John Steinbeck | Two books by John Steinbeck |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 357 | Alexandre Dumas | Three books by Alexandre Dumas |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 | ||
| 358 | Walter Scott | Two books by Walter Scott |
AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 359 | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Two books by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | ||
| 360 | Henry James | Three books by Henry James |
AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 361 | History of England |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 362 | Four Oxford Reference Books |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 363 | Eight Biographies |
AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 364 | Two books about Indian History |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 365 | Five Military History books |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 | |||
| 366 | Ten books |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 203.20 | |||
| 367 | All Men Are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan) |
1976 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 368 | Lloyd Rees Drawings edited with introduction by Lou Klepac |
1978 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 369 | James Gleeson | William Dobell with 32 tipped in Colour Plates and 118 illustrations in monochrome by James Gleeson |
London | 1964 | AUD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 370 | A bundle of John Olsen exhibition catalogues |
1965 to 2000s | AUD 120.00 - 160.00 | AUD 76.20 | ||
| 371 | A bundle of art catalogues for Fred William exhibitions |
AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | |||
| 372 | M. Blumenson and J. L. Strokesbury | "Masters of the Art of Command" by M. Blumenson and J. L. Strokesbury |
1992 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | |
| 373 | 2 novels by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov |
1980 and 1979 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 | ||
| 374 | 4 fine binding novels |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | |||
| 375 | A collection of 6 novels |
AUD 120.00 - 220.00 | AUD 76.20 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
