Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Christmas 2025! - Decorative Arts And Design, Books, Fine Bindings And Geology , A168, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 14, 2025 - December 14, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | DJ Mahony | Department of Mines Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria ... |
1926 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 435 | Follow My Dust! A Biography of Arthur Upfield |
London | 1957 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 436 | Lou Klepac | Russell Drysdale |
2009 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 101.60 | |
| 437 | H.G. Wells | Classics Of Science Fiction |
2004 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 438 | Two shelves of 33 literature books |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 539.75 | |||
| 439 | 33 books |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 228.60 | |||
| 440 | Australian writers and artists' market |
Melbourne | c1946 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 441 | A bundle of books on writing... |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 442 | A little bundle of Leather Yapp edge books |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 443 | A little collection of books on reading palms... |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 444 | How to See Paris, Its Environs, and the Battlefields |
Paris | 1924 | AUD 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold | |
| 445 | A bundle of Little books... |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 446 | Lusinda Hoare | Hints for the Improvement of Early Education and Nursery Discipline |
London | 1831 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 |
| 447 | Kathleen Ainslie | Oh! Poor Amelia Jane! |
London | 1905 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 448 | Narrations d'Omai, insulaire de la mer du Sud, ami et compagnon de voyage du Capitaine Cook |
Paris | 1790 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 449 | Walter E. Roth | Ethnological Studies among the North-West-Central Queensland Abordigines |
Brisbane | 1897 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 450 | An historical, practical and theoretical account of the Breakwater in Plymouth Sound |
London | 1848 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 451 | Six books/set |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 | |||
| 452 | John d Green and Anthony Haden-Guest | Birds of Britain |
1967 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 453 | A collection of Sydney underground magazines... |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 454 | Two shelves of Miscellaneous books |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 101.60 | |||
| 455 | Ernest Buckmaster Signed The Art of Ernest Buckmaster |
Melbourne | 1951 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 228.60 | |
| 456 | A collection of 4 "Special Edition" novels... |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 457 | A collection of 6 "Special Edition" fine binding novels |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | |||
| 458 | A collection of 6 "Special Edition" novels |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7f9e9df2-b83a-40aa-a1b7-a535a02705d5.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 72. Edwards (George). <i>A Natural History of Uncommon Birds…</i> [and] <i>Gleanings of Natural History,</i> 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1832c377-f148-4e66-ba22-33bef01d81a7.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 236. <i>A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…,</i> By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000")
![<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df958814-0689-4876-8b73-cfe5c0c6ad24.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Jan. 28:</b> Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). <i>Concerto for Violin and Orchestra,</i> [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9d2762bc-9f26-47ef-96de-1c28070e19f6.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/df7dd9ac-f0d0-4cb3-a44d-2731758530e4.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/c40bad29-8cb5-4347-a0fd-5361d39e84a5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b7fdee12-4803-4d32-9330-a5729091cb92.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000")
![<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a06cc0dd-7619-45e9-b155-5ad75ed7b2e5.png "<b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000")