Sydney Rare Book Auctions: End of Year Sale: Books, Ephemera, Maps, A169, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 28, 2025 - December 28, 2025
Page Size: 440 items in 18 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Winkles and engraved Wrightson.

Polynesia or Islands in the Pacific. Vignette of people, animals and scenes Map drawn and engraved by J Rapkin.

London and New York c1851 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 114.30
127 AK Johnston.

Van Dieman's Land or Tasmania

 1849 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
128

Large map of western France, with some detail of Spain and lower England. Titled "Accuratissima Galliae Tabula vulgo Royaume de France".

 circa 1670 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 254.00
129 English Cartographer John Speed.

2 maps revised Depicting both France and Holy Island in the United Kingdom.

c.1626, c.1610 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
130 Emmanuel Bowen.

A New and Accurate Map of France and its Acquisitions...

 circa 1740 AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
131 Photographs by Fox and Paramount Pictures.

20 black and white photographs of Actresses from the 1930s, Some actresses include Julie Cabanne, Anita Thompson and Gladys George.

1930s AUD 80.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
132

Five Australian Bookplates 1. Redmond Barry. 2 L. F. H. Rees - 3. Bookplate for R F Irvine

AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
133

A broadsheet circa 1932: Monday, May 16 FITZROY STADIUM BRUNSWICK STREET WRESTLING SIX 8 MINUTE ROUNDS OF HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING ALEC. DONNETT (RICHMOND) V BOB. PHILLIPS NORTH MELBOURNE

circa 1932 AUD 180.00 - 220.00 Not Sold
134

47 books on a large variety of topics, many books on Pacific art, history, music, sculpture and more. All books are in good condition. Some titles include Art on View: Myth and Magic

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
135

Over 200 volumes of the History of the War and The History and Encyclopaedia of The War,

AUD 150.00 - 300.00 AUD 101.60
136 CHIUSOLE, Antonio.

La Genealogica delle case Piu Illustri di Tutto il Mondo...

 Venice, 1743 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
137 CRUISE, William.

A Treatise on the Origin and Nature of Dignities or Titles of Honour.

London, 1823 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
138

Fifteen volumes of Philadelphia Franklin Institute Scientific Addresses, all from 1924, and separately issued in the original printed wrappers.

 1924 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
139

Presentation folder from Cecil Wedgwood, Mayor of Stoke-on-Kent, to the Australian Prime Minister Andrew Fisher, upon his visit during June 1911.

1911 AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
140 KENRICK, William.

Free Thoughts on Seduction, Adultery and Divorce...by a civilian.

London 1771 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
141 Reverend Richard Whately, D.D.

Thoughts on Secondary Punishments in a Letter to Earl Grey.

 London, 1832 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 165.10
142 ELLERY, Robert L. J.

Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Melbourne Observatory, in the Years 1881 -- 1884. Melbourne, Robert Brain, Government Printer, 1888.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
143 MARSHALL, Arthur C.

The Council of the Municipality of Mosman... Report for period 1922-23. Prefaced with a short historical sketch compiled by the Town Clerk (Arthur C. Marshall).

 1924 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
144 S Percy Smith.

Hawaiki: The Whence of the Maori; with a Sketch of Polynesian History; Being an Introduction to the Native History of Rarotonga

 Wellington 1898 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
145 D. H. Lawrence and M. L. Skinner.

The Boy in the Bush

 New York 1924 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
146 edited by Diane Barwick and Robert Reece.

Aboriginal History, a journal Volumes 1---6 for the years 1977 to 1982.

 1977 to 1982 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
147

This document is titled "Despatch of Vice-Admiral de Robeck reporting the Landing of the Army on the Gallipoli Peninsula..."

1915 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 177.80
148 J. W. Collinson

Tropic Coasts and Tablelands (1941) and More About Cairns -- Echoes of the Past (1945).

 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 114.30
149

Victoria and Riverina. With which is incorporated Victoria 1930, Victoria and Riverina 1931 and Victoria and Riverina 1931 - 1932.

 Melbourne, 1933 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 285.75
150 John Lindley

The Vegetable Kingdom; or, The Structure, Classification, and Uses of Plants : Illustrated Upon the Natural System.

 London New York 1853 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 228.60
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & ManuscriptsAvailable for Immediate Purchase Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD. Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD. Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD. Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD. Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
    Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum AuctionsOnline: IndiaEnds 19th February 2026 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000 Forum AuctionsOnline: IndiaEnds 19th February 2026 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000 Forum AuctionsOnline: IndiaEnds 19th February 2026 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000 Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000 Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000