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	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	A box of mixed modern erotica and photography		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
102	Twelve books on Illustrated erotica		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
103	Sixteen books on Female nude photography		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 215.90
104	Fifteen books on Erotic Art		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
105	Marylin Monroe collectors items 1) Three boxes of books on Marylin 2) A framed holographic picture ...		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
106	A box of books on Australian topics, Art, History and Nature		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
107	Seven books on Religion		AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
108	Eleven books on Russia		AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
109	Thirteen books on Architecture mostly in Europe		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 63.50
110	A box of books on various topics from Asia, Europe and the Middle East.		AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
111	A box of paper back novels		AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
112	Two boxes of books on Mostly European Art and History		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
113	Two World War One cartoon booklets both signed by Will Dyson the Australian Cartoonist.		AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
114	The Life of Josiah Wedgewood from his Private Correspondence and Family Papers with an Introductory Sketch of the Art of Pottery in England by Eliza Meteyard.	1865	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
115	History of Australia by GW Rusden.	1883	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 317.50
116	The Memoirs of Harold Macmillan in six volumes.	1966-1973	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
117	A Widow For One Year by John Irving.	1998	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
118	Philosophical society Reports & Debates. A scrap book of newspaper cutting of the Philosophical society Reports & Debates.	1856-1873	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 349.25
119	A collection on atlases and maps.		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
120	A shelf of Miscellaneous books.		AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
121	American line type book, borders, ornaments, price list printing material and machinery.		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
122	A bundle of Aboriginal Australians books.		AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 177.80
123	The Complete Works of the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, Flavius Josephus; Comprising The Antiquities of the Jews, A History of the Jewish Wars, Three Dissertations Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, etc, and the Life Of Josephus, written	circa 1851	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
124	A shelf of Australiana books.		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
125	Valiant Chrysler J Series service Manual Part No. 3719780.	1973	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold

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.