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
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Thomas Hall | The Early History of the Warwick District and Pioneers of the Darling Downs |
1920s | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 102 | The Last of the Bushrangers |
London | 1895 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 139.70 | |
| 103 | E. O. G. Shann | Cattle Chosen : The Story of the First Group Settlement in Western Australia 1829 to 1841 |
1926 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 104 | The Story of Australasia |
New York | 1893 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 105 | Fridtjof Nansen | The First Crossing of Greenland |
1902 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | |
| 106 | Too Clever... |
Melbourne | No date but circa 1887 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 107 | Alicia Bailey | Esoteric Psychology |
1971 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |
| 108 | DICKENS LEATHER BINDING. Charles Dickens |
1912 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 | ||
| 109 | John Richardson with Marilyn McCully | PICASSO. A Life of Picasso |
New York | 1991 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 110 | Sir James George Frazer | The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion |
1976 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 111 | Sumner Locke | The Dawsons' Uncle George |
Sydney | 1914 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 112 | Henry Lawson | When I was King and other Verses |
Sydney | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 165.10 | |
| 113 | henry Lawson | The Skyline Riders And Other Verses |
Sydney | 1910 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 |
| 114 | EDGAR PENZIG | The Sandy Creek Bushranger |
Sydney | 1985 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 |
| 115 | Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria, in Search of Burke & Wills |
Melbourne | 1862 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 116 | The Rev. William Norris | Annals of the Diocese of Adelaide |
1852 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 117 | Arthur Richards | The "Centennial Story": The History of Freemasonry in Queensland Australia over the first One Hundred Years 1859-1959 |
Brisbane | 1959 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 38.10 |
| 118 | Leatherwork Through The Ages by Joan R Kirkbride |
AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 317.50 | |||
| 119 | Will Graves Verge | ARCHITECTURE. John Verge, Early Australian Architect: His Ledger & His Clients |
Sydney | 1962 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 120 | Hugh Arnold | Stained Glass of the Middle Ages in England And France |
London | 1913 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 |
| 121 | ART DECO / ART NOUVEAU. 1. All Colour Book of Art Nouveau |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 | |||
| 122 | RUSKIN. The Stones Of Venice Introductory Chapters And Local Indices |
1897 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 254.00 | ||
| 123 | Atha Westbury | Australian Fairy Tales |
London | 1897 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 124 | MILES FRANKLIN. 1. Old Blastus Of Bandicoot... |
Melbourne | 1932 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 125 | Maritime History of the World: A Chronological Survey of Maritime Events from 5000 BC Until the Present Day |
England | 1985 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | 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.")
