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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | PAPE, Guy De La [Guidonis Papae] | With two sectional titles: Index Rerum et Verborum Singularium in Decisiones Grationopolitanas followed by Dn. Guidonis Papae I.V. Doc. Clarissimi Decisiones Grationopolitanae |
Lyon | 1554-1555 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | Not Sold |
| 27 | Wilhelm Bode | The Complete Work of Rembrandt |
1897 | AUD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 28 | [KING JAMES BIBLE]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues: And with the former translations diligently compared and revised |
Oxford | 1746 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 29 | [KING JAMES BIBLE]. The Holy bible Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly translated out of the original tongues |
London | 1712 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 285.75 | |
| 30 | The Sydney Mail Wednesday October 14, 1936 |
Wednesday October 14, 1936 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 | ||
| 31 | Exposition D'Art Francais Du XVIII Siecle |
Paris | 1916 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 32 | Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: with Morals and Reflections |
London | 1699 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 349.25 | |
| 33 | ELLIS, Brett Easton | The Informers |
New York | 1994 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 34 | KING, Stephen | Misery |
London | 1987 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 35 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest | Fiesta |
London | 1949 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 36 | Arthur Upfield | The Bone Is Pointed by Arthur Upfield |
Sydney | 1938 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 1,905.00 |
| 37 | Arthur Upfield Arthur | Wings Above the Diamantina by Arthur Upfield Arthur |
Sydney | 1940 | AUD 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 38 | A property indenture between Henry Beor and his future wife Marion Taylor |
11 April 1876 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 39 | M. P. Shiel | Prince Zaleski |
London and Boston | 1895 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 40 | A Daughter's A Daughter by Mary Westmacott |
Melbourne, Printed in Great Britain | 1951 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 41 | 1. Elephants Can Remember A Hercule Poirot Story 1972 |
1972 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 42 | Destination Unknown by Agatha Christie |
Sydney | 1954 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 215.90 | |
| 43 | Paul Brunton, editor | 1. Matthew Flinders: Personal Letters From an Extraordinary Life |
Sydney | 2002 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 44 | C St. J. Mulholland | New South Wales Department of Mines Geological Survey |
1940 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 45 | R M Crookston | The Sydney Mail Wednesday May 29, 1935, Has an article : The Aborigines: Notable Special Article |
Wednesday May 29, 1935 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 | |
| 46 | Two copies of The Sydney Mail for Wednesday June 4 and June 11 1930 both featuring the New Zealand avaitrix Amy Johnson on the front covers |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 47 | The Sydney Mail Wednesday June 18, 1930, Weekly Newspaper |
Wednesday June 18, 1930 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 48 | TS Eliot | The Confidential Clerk |
London | 1954 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | TS Eliot | Four Quartets by TS Eliot |
1944 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 | |
| 50 | TS Eliot | The Elder Statesman by TS Eliot |
1959 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
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Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue. -
Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500 -
Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th centuryJeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.Jeschke Jádi
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Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.Jeschke Jádi
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Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839. -
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000. -
Sotheby’s
Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
Collection Georgette J. Salles
Open for bidding 8-29 AprilApr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.