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
76	Reverend Richard Whately, D.D	Two books by the Anglican pastor Reverend Richard Whately, D.D., sometime Archbishop of Dublin and a moral philosopher opposed to convict transportation to the Australian colonies	London	1832	AUD 500.00 - 750.00	AUD 825.50
77		A nice group of eight books on T.E. Lawrence of Arabia: A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Under the Command of General Sir Edmund H.H. Allenby	London	1919	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 476.25
78		Six books on fly fishing for trout in Victoria: NICKLESS, Jeannie. Your Guide to Fishing the Upper Murray	Wagga Wagga	1993	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
79		Five books on tying flies for fly fishing for trout and salmon: DU BOIS, Donald. The Fisherman's Handbook of Trout Flies.	New York	1960	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
80		Six books on fly fishing for trout and salmon: SAMERSKI, Helmut. The Trout Whisperer.	Launceston,	2004	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
81		A nice group of books on fly fishing for trout in Tasmania: SAUTELLE, John. 'Champagne' Fly Fishing.	Rosny Park	1990	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
82		A nice group of books on fly fishing for trout and salmon: GILMOUR, Don. Trout Fishing Guide Tasmania.	Launceston	2004	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
83	DENNIS, Jack H.	Western Trout Fly Tying Manual	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	1974	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
84		Five excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing: GRIFFITHS, F.A.D. The Lure of Fly-tying.	Sydney	1978	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
85		Five excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing: DRAPER, Keith. Trout Flies in New Zealand.	Wellington	1984	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
86		Four excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing: WILLIAMS, A. Courtney. A Dictionary of Trout Flies and of Flies for Sea Trout and Grayling	London	1968	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
87		A collection of books on insects and aquatic invertebrates related to fly fishing: WILLIAMS, W.D. Key for the Identification of the Larger Invertebrates.	Tasmania	1965	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
88		Five excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing: ROWNEY, G. Pursuit of Fly Tying	Melbourne	2000	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
89	David Scholes	Six excellent books on trout and salmon fly-fishing: Fly Fisher in Tasmania.		1993	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
90	Robert and Tony Sloane	Three books about fly-fishing by Robert and Tony Sloane	Rosny Park, Tasmania	1983-1989	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
91		Seven books on tying flies for trout and salmon fishing			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
92		Nine books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon from the de-luxe Derrydale Press limited edition series, uniformly bound in leatherette with gilded page edges, and marbled endpapers			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
93		Four books on custom building rods and tackle for fly-fishing for trout and salmon			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
94		Nine books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, and a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
95		Seven books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, and a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
96		A discontinuous collection of the Flyfisher's Annual from 1994 to 2003			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
97		Seven books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, and a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
98		Thirteen books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
99		Seven books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon, specifically within New Zealand			AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
100		1) Garden & Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur	London	2008	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 38.10

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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