Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Fine Bindings, 1st Editions, Science, Philosophy, Art, Photography, Fishing, 165A, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 26, 2025 - October 26, 2025

Page Size: 400 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
379		A collection of books of wars and battles that Britain and surrounds were in			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
380		Power and war in ancient Greece and Rome			AUD 60.00 - 80.00	AUD 50.80
381		A bundle of modern books on Churchill			AUD 50.00 - 100.00	AUD 38.10
382		Two books on Dictators			AUD 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
383		A small collection of Art books - mostly modern/			AUD 50.00 - 100.00	Not Sold
384		Australian Art Jeffrey Smart, Tony Tuckson (One signed) Norman Lindsay and more			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 50.80
385		A collection of anthropology books discussing art and culture			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 50.80
386		South Australia. Its History, Productions, and Natural Resources	Adelaide	1884	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
387	Leonardo da Vinci: Frank Zollner	Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings		2011	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
388	Michelangelo: William E Wallace	Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture Painting Architecture		1998	AUD 50.00 - 100.00	AUD 165.10
389		1) The Opportunity in Australia by H.S. Gullett. The Filed & Queen Ltd.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
390		Eight books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
391		Eight books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
392		Three books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon from the de-luxe Derrydale Press limited edition series			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
393		Six books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
394		Eight books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
395		Six books on fly-tying and technique for salt water fly-fishing			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
396		Five books on fly-tying for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
397		1) The Official Opening By the Prime Minister of Australia			AUD 120.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
398		Five books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
399		Nine books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
400		Eight books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
401		Encyclopedia of Australian Fishing	Sydney	19791981	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
402		1) Little Plays From Maori Legend by Janet McLeod			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
403		The P & O. Pocket Book (Third Issue)		1908	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	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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