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	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
202		Six reference books. Full Leather		AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
203	John Macaulay Assisted by Cyril Hall	Modern Railway Working - A practical Treatise by Engineering and Administrative Experts Under The Editorship of John Macaulay Assisted by Cyril Hall	1912-1914	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
204		The Imperial Album of New Zealand Scenery		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
205		1) Studies in the Psychology of Sex by Havelock Ellis	1942	AUD 60.00 - 100.00	AUD 50.80
206	Dr. J. A. Dorner	A System of Christian Doctrine	1880	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
207		Prose Masterpieces From Modern Essayists	1893	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
208		1) An Account of The Colony of Van Diemen's Land by Edward Curr	1967	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
209		Three Facsimile copies of Australian Expeditions	1986	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 114.30
210	Mrs Brassey	A Voyage In The 'SunBeam' - Our Home On The Ocean For Eleven Months	1878	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
211		The War of the Worlds	1964	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 127.00
212		About 19 Books about Geology	1969	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 114.30
213		A large collection of Art in Australia		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
214		A collection of Natural History and Art books		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
215		An excellent two selves of Australiana		AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Not Sold
216		A collection of 154 titles from The Whitcombe's Story Books series		AUD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	Not Sold
217	James Hunt	Stammering and Stuttering, Their Nature and Treatment	1863	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
218		Four Military History Books	1920	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
219		10 Science and Engineering Books	1952	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
220		18 books about Herbals and Natural Health	1948	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 203.20
221		13 Australiana Books	1958	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
222		A lot of about 16 books about Australian History	1893	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
223		12 old books published in 19th Centaury or early 20th Centaury	1830	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
224		A lot of Australian Stamps and Postcards	1976	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
225		A lot of hundreds of stamps, stamps blocks and First Day Covers for the Pacific Island	1980s	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
226		10 Australiana Books	1975	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90

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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