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
201

1. John Knatchbull 2. Australia Round-up 3. The Lady and The Lawyer Inscribed 4. Such Is Life 5. Jemmy Green In Australia. A Comedy in Three Acts

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
202

Four Volumes Ure's Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines Seventh Edition, 1878.

1878 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
203

1) Holy Bible c1880s 2) The Poetical Works of John Keats 3) The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning 4) The Works of William Shakespeare

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
204

Four books about Australian Army in Vietnam.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 285.75
205

Three books about Australian Aviation History.

AUD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
206

Two Australian Military History. 1) Armidale and The Great War by Ian M. Johnstone 2017 2) A Guide to Australian Graves 1939-45 by Robert Cleworth

 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
207 Keith Painter.

The Chert Bubble - 1920s Chert Ventures at Mount Victoria

 2015 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
208

1) Bushmen Soldiers at War - North West New South Wales World War 2. 2) The Royal New South Wales Lancers 1885-1960 - Incorporating a narrative of the 1st Light Horse Regiment AIF 1914-1919 3) Sword and Lance

 AUD 120.00 - 200.00 AUD 76.20
209

1) Five excellent books on tying flies for trout and salmon fly-fishing.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
210

A nice group of books on fly fishing for trout and salmon

 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
211

Six books on fly-tying and technique for salt water fly-fishing, comprising a mixture of hardcover and softcover books.

 AUD 60.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
212

Thirteen books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
213

Five books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

AUD 60.00 - 120.00 Not Sold
214

Eight books and pamphlets on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

 AUD 60.00 - 120.00 AUD 50.80
215

Six books on fly-fishing for trout and salmon,

 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
216

A History of Technology in Five Volumes

AUD 800.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
217 Charles Singer

1) The Earliest Chemical Industry- An essay in the historical relations of economics and technology illustrated from the Alum Trade

 London 1948 AUD 480.00 - 580.00 Not Sold
218

1. Historical Brevities of Tasmania by Robinson 1937 2. Wooden Hookers of Hobart & Whalers Out Of Van Diemen's Land by Harry O'May 1957.

 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
219 Max Henry.

Department of Agriculture NSW. The Swine Fever Outbreak of 1927-1928 in New South Wales

 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
220 WA Goodacre.

The Beginner in Bee Culture

 Sydney 1931 AUD 80.00 - 180.00 AUD 165.10
221 Sydney Partridge

Rocky Section. An Australian Romance

 Brisbane 1907 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
222 FE Winchcombe.

As it Strikes me

 1916 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
223 WEBB, Martyn J. and Audrey.

Golden Destiny. The Centenary History of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia.

1993 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
225 Len Deighton ( Compiler )

Len Deighton's London Dossier

 London 1967 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
226 MITCHELL, Elyne.

Silver Brumby's Daughter.

 London 1960 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
  • 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