Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Philosophy, Religion, The Arts Modern Firsts, Entomology and more, A175, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 22, 2026 - February 22, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Thomas Sheridan | Sheridan's Dictionary of the English language, both with regard to Sound and Meaning Vol 1 and 2 |
London | 1797 | AUD 450.00 - 550.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 302 | The Face of the World, an International Scrapbook of People and Places |
1957 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 303 | Edward FitzGerald | The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam |
1904 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 304 | David King | 1) Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin |
2016 | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 38.10 | |
| 305 | Hopper by Caroline Hancock, Didier Ottinger, and Tomas Llorens |
Madrid/Paris | 2012 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 | |
| 306 | Lennon | Three books |
N/A | AUD 50.00 - 100.00 | AUD 38.10 | |
| 307 | Sasha Grishin | Australian Art: A History by Sasha Grishin |
Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 308 | Ignasi De Sola-Morales | Seven books on art and history |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 309 | Robert Brandau, editor | Five books on Photography |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 310 | A bundle of good Australian Literature |
N/A | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 311 | Zeny Edwards | 1) William Hardy Wilson - Artist Architect Orientalist Visionary |
2001 | AUD 80.00 - 120.00 | AUD 50.80 | |
| 312 | Five Australian Art |
1945 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 313 | 17 books about Australian Architecture |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 314 | Pauline Rohatgi, Pheroza Godrej, and Rahul Mehrotra, editors | Bombay To Mumbai - Changing Perspectives |
2007 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | |
| 315 | 1) Views of 18th Century China. Costumes. History |
1988 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 316 | Giles Waterfield | Five books about Art and Photography |
1800-1914 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | |
| 317 | 1) Gold and Civilisation |
2000 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 318 | About 26 Australiana Books |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | ||
| 319 | 15 Biography Books |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 | ||
| 320 | Small lot of History of Churches |
1825-2000 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 321 | Nineteen books on Churches in Australia |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 322 | Seventeen Books on Melbourne and Victoria |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 323 | A large bronze replica of Camille Claudel's "Abandonment" (1905) |
-1905 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 539.75 | ||
| 324 | Education and schooling in Australia |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 325 | 20 books on themes in Victoria |
N/A | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.