Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Maps, Mining, Art, firsts, signed and limited edition book, A166, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 16, 2025 - November 16, 2025

Page Size: 325 items in 13 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	Albert F. Calvert	The Discovery of Australia	London and Liverpool	1893	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
27	James Armour	The Diggings, the Bush and Melbourne	Glasgow	1864	AUD 800.00 - 900.00	AUD 1,651.00
28		The Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales		1888	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00
29		Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile Limited Edition	Boston	1927	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
30	Karl Schmeisser Assisted by Bergassessor Dr. Karl Vogelsang	Gold-fields of Australasia	London	1898	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 381.00
31		Banking Under Difficulties or Life on the Goldfields of Victoria, New South Wales & New Zealand	Melbourne	1888	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
32		Australia Comprising New South Wales: Victoria Or Port Philip; South Australia	London	No date but 1853	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 1,397.00
33	Joanna Mendelssohn	The Life and Work of Sydney Long	Sydney	1979	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
34	the Hon. Sebastian C Adams	A Synchronological Chart Or Map of History: A Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern, And Biblical History Synchronized	New York	1878	AUD 800.00 - 900.00	AUD 508.00
35		A one page cricket score card/souvenir for the match Australia versus Cambridge		May 13, 14 & 15 1953	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
36		AUSTRALIANA. 1. Australian Complete Book Of Flower...			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
37		FINE CLOTH BINDINGS. 1. A March On London G A Henty...			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
38		Letts's Popular Atlas Being A Series of Maps Delineating The Whole Surface Of The Globe With Many Special and Original Features and a Copious Index of 23,000 names	London		AUD 14,000.00 - 15,000.00	Not Sold
39		AUSTRALIANA. Two facsimile copies of The Sydney Gazette Volume 1 March 5, 1803 to February 26 1804 and Volume 2 March 4 1804 to February 24, 1805			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
40	Edited by H Hopfner & J.G. Douglas	The Otway Basin of Southeastern Australia: Special Bulletin, Geological Surveys of South Australia and Victoria		1971	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
41	Carne	Geology and Mineral Resources of the Western Coalfield	Sydney	1908	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
42		1903 Western Australia Report of The Department Of Mines For The Year 1892			AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 952.50
43		Four Reports of the Department of Mines For The Year 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1916	Perth		AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 825.50
44		1839 MAP AUSTRALIA			AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 381.00
45	Henry George	Social Problems	London	1931	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
46		The Holy Bible			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
47		The Physical Atlas A Series of Maps & Illustrations of the Geographical Distribution of Natural Phenomena Embracing 1. Geology. 11. Hydrography. 111. Meteorology	Edinburgh	1850	AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
48		TOURIST GUIDES NSW. 1. Tourist Guide and Street Directory From Helensburgh to Bega South Coast	Sydney		AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
49		FREEMASONRY NSW. Two booklets on the History of Freemasonry in SW			AUD 500.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
50		Geological Map Bendigo Gold Field		Circa 1940	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.

SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Odfjell Collection
Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
Ending December 4th

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.

Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.

Swann
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
December 9, 2025

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.

Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.