Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Rare Books On History, Science And Travel, Including A Selection Of Antique Fine Silver, A171, Ultimo

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Auction Report
Auction Date
January 18, 2026 - January 18, 2026
Page Size: 339 items in 14 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51 BEAZLEY, C. Raymond.

Prince Henry the Navigator. The Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery 1394-1460 A.D.

New York 1895 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
52

Three antiquarian books on the South Pacific: GILL, Wyatt. Jottings from the Pacific.

London, 1885 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
53

An Authentic Account of the Wreck of the "Royal Charter" Steam Clipper, on Her Passage from Australia to Liverpool, October 26th 1859

Dublin 1860 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 1,397.00
54 CAMPBELL, Lord George.

Log Letters from "The Challenger".

London 1876 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
55 HILDER, Captain Brett.

The Voyage of Torres Along the Southern Coast of New Guinea in 1606. Thesis for M.A. Macquarie University, NSW 1976.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
56 J. Macmillan Brown:

Two books on Pacific history by J. Macmillan Brown:

1925 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
57 PILORGERIE, Jules de la.

Histoire de Botany Bay

Paris 1836 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
58

The Russo-Japanese War Fully Illustrated. Comprising parts 4, 5 and 6 of Volume two, covering the date range September 1904 to January 1905.

1904-1905 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
59

Record of War Service of Bank and Staff 1914-1919. National Australia Bank of Australasia.

Melbourne 1921 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 228.60
60

The Varsity Engineer.

Published by the Committee of the Melbourne University Engineering Society. Numbers one through eight 1910-1913 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
61

Three books on the history of tennis:

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 139.70
62 WATSON, J. Frederick.

The History of the Sydney Hospital from 1811 to 1911.

Sydney 1911 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 63.50
63 SLEIGH, W. Campbell.

A Handy Book on Criminal Law applicable chiefly to Commercial Transactions.

London 1858 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 152.40
64 James Bonwick

A scarce account of the legendary William Buckey,

1856 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 952.50
65 ROBERTS, Morley.

Land-Travel and Sea-Faring. Illustrated by A.D. McCormick.

London 1891 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
66 BONWICK, James.

Early Struggles of the Australian Press.

London and Melbourne 1890 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 AUD 165.10
67

Trade Catalogue of Meteorological Instruments

Published by Negretti & Zambra of London 1950 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 88.90
68 edited by Jeff Bidgood and Mark Ferson.

Australian Bookplates. An illustrated collection from members of the Book Colllector's Society of Australia.

Sydney 1994 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 215.90
69 [WELLESLEY, Lord Richard].

Primitiae et Reliquiae.

London 1840 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 2,032.00
70 ELLIS, Havelock.

Chapman

London 1934 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 254.00
71 MOORE, George.

The Brook Kerith - A Syrian Story with Twelve Engravings by Stephen Gooden.

London 1929 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
72 SMITH, Professor G. Elliot.

On the Significance of the Geographical Distribution of the Practice of Mummification.

1915 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
73 BROWN, William.

America: A Four Years Residence in the United States and Canadaby William Brown, a Leeds Clothier.

Leeds 1849 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 412.75
74 Mr. Secretary Dundas.

The Reports of the Committee of Secrecy of the House of Commons, on the papers belonging to The Society for Constitutional Information, and The London Corresponding Society, seized by Order of Government, and presented to the House

Edinburgh 1794 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
75 WARNER, Sylvia Townsend.

Elinor Barley. With illustrations in dry point by I.R. Hodgkins.

London 1930 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
  • 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.