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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | Botticelli Reimagined by Mark Evans and Stefan Weppelmann |
2016-07-03 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 327 | A collection of very good art books, Dutch, German, Italian |
1978 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 328 | Walter Liedtke | Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
2007 | AUD 300.00 - 350.00 | AUD 190.50 | |
| 329 | 1) Petrus Christus Renaissance Master of Bruges, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
1987 | AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 330 | 1) National Gallery Catalogues |
1958 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 331 | Webster's New International Dictionary: Second Edition, With Reference History |
1947 | AUD 50.00 - 80.00 | AUD 38.10 | ||
| 332 | 1) Jacob Van Ruisdael: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings |
New Haven | 2001 | AUD 650.00 - 750.00 | AUD 412.75 | |
| 333 | Die Basilika San Francesco in Assisi : Die Wandmalereien Der Basilika, Zweiter Band / The Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi: The Wall Paintings of the Basilica, Volume Two |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | ||
| 334 | Rossiiskii Imperatorskii Flot (The Russian Imperial Fleet) |
St. Petersburg | 1916 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 2,159.00 | |
| 335 | 1) Cricket in the Park |
1948-88 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 336 | Nan Ingleton | 1. Shores of Dusk Forty Poems by Nan Ingleton 1975 |
1975 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 337 | The Fighting First. Combat Operations in Vietnam 1968-69 |
1968-69 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 338 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Naive and Sentimental Lover |
London | 1971 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 339 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Looking-Glass War |
London | 1965 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 340 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | Single & Single |
London | 1999 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 341 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Karla trilogy comprising Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
London | 1974, 1977 and 1979 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 342 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | A Small Town in Germany |
London | 1968 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 343 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Secret Pilgrim |
New York | 1990 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 344 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Little Drummer Girl |
London | 1983 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 345 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Tailor of Panama |
London | 1996 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 346 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | The Russia House |
London | 1989 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 347 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | A Perfect Spy |
New York | 1986 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 348 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of David Cornwell) | Two Australian first editions published in Sydney by Hodder & Stoughton |
-1995 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 349 | LOCKWOOD, Douglas | I, the Aboriginal |
Adelaide | 1962 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 350 | PASTERNAK, Boris | Doctor Zhivago |
London | 1958 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
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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.