Sydney Rare Book Auctions: History, Science, Mining, Exploration, Zines, Beer and Wine, Photographs and more, A167, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 30, 2025 - November 30, 2025

Page Size: 513 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
276		Kimberley District of Western Australia and Northern Territory.		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
277		William Yang Sydney Diary 1974-1984.	1974-1984	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 228.60
278		Six photography books 1)David Bailey Trouble and Strife 2)Ellen Von Uwerth, Couples 3)Helmut Newton 4)Helmut Newton Work 5)Mrs Newton, June Newton a.k.a Alice Springs 6)Jungle Fever by Jean-Paul Goude All hardcover in good condition		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 190.50
279		Eadweard Muybridge: The Human and Animal Locomotion Photographs	2010	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
280		Ten books with erotic drawings and illustrations		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 38.10
281		Twelve books on photography LGBT themes		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 254.00
282		Eight books on Illustrated men and women's health c.1980s 1990s	c.1980s-1990s	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 38.10
283		Ten Gibson Girl related books		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
284		A box of books on Modern Art		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 190.50
285	David Hockney	1)Two copies of Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm with Original Etchings by David Hockney 2) David Hockney Prints - Selected from the Collection of the Australian National Gallery,	1976 Both	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
286		Two Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery 1913 & Everyday Cookery 1909 New Editions		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
287		1) Bonnes Bouches and Relishable Dishes for Breakfast and Luncheon.	1893	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
288		A History of the Earth and Animated Nature Vol. 1 and 2	C.1850s	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
289		The works of Alexandre Dumas 19 volumes		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
290	G.B Barton and others	Two books on War in South Africa 1)The Story of South Africa Vol. 2		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
291		1) Eight Penguin Scores c.1950s, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn.	c.1950s,	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
292		Eleven books on Papua New Guinea		AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
293	J.W Parham.	Four books on Fiji The Weeds of Fiji, The Grasses of Fiji and Plants of the Fiji Islands.	c.1950-1960s	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 38.10
294	James Calvert	Three books on Fiji 1)Fiji and the Fijians: Mission History.	1858	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
295		Eighteen book on Fiji		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 139.70
296	Gustave Le Bon & F Ledge, (Editor, Preface)	The Evolution of Forces	1908	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Not Sold
297	A Liversidge.	The Minerals of New South Wales, Etc. With Map.	1888	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
298		Annual Report of the Town and Country Planning Advisory Committee for the Year Ended 30th June 1947.		AUD 500.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
299	Parliamentary Standing Committee On Public Works.	Report Together With Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Plan Relating To The Proposed Amplification of The Sewage System of the Town Of Katomba.		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
300		Fifth Annual Report of The Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority Year Ended 30th June 1954.	1954	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00

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.
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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