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

Page Size: 410 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
58	FRANCIS, Alexander	Then and Now. The Story of a Queenslander	London	1935	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	AUD 203.20
59	Janes Wollard	The Woollards, Woolards, Wollards, and Their Descendants in America from 1650		1999	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
60	BROINOWSKI, Gracius	The Birds of Australia	Melbourne	1887-1891	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 1,778.00
61	PRATT, Charles Stuart	Baby's Lullaby Book	Boston	1888	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
62	ALI, Salim and RIPLEY, S. Dillon	Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan	London and Bombay	1968-1974	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
63		Bibliotheca Polynesiana. A catalogue of some of the books in the Polynesiana collection		1969	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 165.10
64	Edited by J.L. Treloar	Australian Chivalry: reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings		1933	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
65	SCHMEISSER, Karl	Die Goldfelder Australasiens	Berlin	1897	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
66	TAYLOR, James (editor)	The Australian Evangelist	Melbourne	1863-1866	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 381.00
67	ECCLESTON, Gregory C.	Granville Stapylton	Melbourne	2018	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 152.40
68	MACDONALD, Captain R.J.	The History of the Dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, 1625-1897	London	1899	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
69	KINGLAKE, Alexander	Eothen, or Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East	London	1845	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
70	VERNER, Colonel Willoughby	History and Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade	London	1912	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
71		Morgante Maggiore di Messer Luigi Pulci	Milan	1806	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
72	GUILLAUME, Albert	Mes 28 Jours. Album inedit	Paris	circa 1898	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
73	PELLEW, George	The Life and Correspondence of the Right Hon. Henry Addington	London	1847	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
74	CARTWRIGHT, Julia	Isabelle d'Este Marchioness of Mantua 1474-1539	London	1903	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
75	RUSSELL, Lord John (editor)	Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox	London	1853	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 152.40
76	CHURCH, Reverend Alfred J.	The Chantry Priest of Barnet. A tale of the Wars of the Two Roses	London	circa 1900	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
77	ARMSTRONG, John	A History of the Island of Minorca	London	1752	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 349.25
78		Topographical Map of Hampshire or County of Southampton		1788, 89, and 90	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
79	Granville Penn	Conversations On Geology: Comprising a Familiar Explanation of the Huttonian and Wernian Systems: The Mosaic Geology as Explained			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
80	Russell Braddon	Four first (Or first US) Editions			AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
81	Michael East	1. The Naked Country	London	1960	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
82		The Sydney Mail Wednesday September 24, 1930		1930-09-24	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 254.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.