Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Easter Sale: History, Art, Illustrated books, Fine Bindings, Firsts, Signed books, Bookplates, 177, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 06, 2026 - April 06, 2026

Page Size: 499 items in 20 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
201		A Voyage Through the Islands of the Pacific Ocean: Compiled from the most authentic and recent authorities.	in London	1831	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Unknown
202	by Reverend Henry T Cheever.	The Island World of the Pacific being the Personal Narrative and Results of Travel through the Sandwich or Hawaiian Islands, and Other Parts of Polynesia.	Glasgow and London	[c1851].	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
203		A small lot of Manesty Machines Ephemera c1941. Including 1) Manesty Table Making Machinery.		c1941.	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
204		NSW Parliamentary Paper.		1922	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
205		Notable South Australians or colonists Past and Present by GE Loyau.	Adelaide	1885	AUD 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
206		The Victorian Government Prize Essays, 1860.	Melbourne	1861	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
207		Guide to the Jenolan Caves New South Wales by O Trickett.	Sydney:	1915	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
208		1) Point Piper Past & Present by G. Nesta Griffiths. 2) An Introduction to the Geology of New South Wales by C.A Sussmilch,		1970. 1914	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
209	by William Leggatt.	The Theory and Practice of Jute Spinning Being a Complete Description of the Machines Used in the Preparation and Spinning of Jute Yarns	Dundee	1916	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
210	Edited by H W Bates	Illustrated Travels: A Record Of Discovery, Geography, And Adventure in All Parts Of The World :	London	N/A	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
211		The Gold-Fields Of Victoria. Reports Of The Mining Registrars For The Quarter Ended 30th September 1884.		1884	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
212		Bibliography of Australia 1784 to 1900 by John Alexander Ferguson.		N/A	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
213	Austin H Platt	Two etchings by Austin H Platt of Sydney Buildings. 1) Sydney Church of England Grammar School 2) Sydney Town Hall		N/A	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
214	Graham Reed	Graham Reed Slide Collection Four boxes of 35mm slides		N/A	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
215	Graham Reed	Graham Reed Cricket Collection. Three small boxes and an A3 folder. Folder Trinity Boys Sporting group photographs		N/A	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
216		Sydney Cricket Ground 1963 Panorama of the 5th Test Match between England and Australian on the 16th February 1963.		1963	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
218		Four Baxter portraits. 1) Colour of Jenny Dean's Interview with the Queen. 2) Lady Portrait. 3) Lady Portrait with Two children, 4) Lady in a hat.		N/A	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
219	by Gavin Greenlees with introduction by Nevill Drury	The Art of Rosaleen Norton	Sydney	1982	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	Unknown
220		Colorphobia - An Exposure of The "White Australia" Fallacy by Gizen-No.-Teki.		1903	AUD 120.00 - 200.00	Unknown
221	by George Lacon James.	Shall I Try Australia? Or Health business and Pleasure In New South Wales. Forming A Guide to the Australian Colonies for the Emigrant Settler and Business Many		1892	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
222		The Australian Emigrant - A Rambling Story Containing As Much Fact As Fiction. by G.H. Haydon with Illustrations by Watts Phillips.		1854	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
223	Illustrated by Grandville.	The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe with A Memoir of the Author, and An Essay on His Writings.		1850	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown
224		Thomas Bewick and His Pupils by Austin Dobson.		1884	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Unknown
225	Colelcted by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker. With Introduction by Andrew Lang.	Australian Legendary Tales. Folk-Lore of The Noongahburrahs as told to the piccaninnies.		1897	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	Unknown
226	by Henry Stuart Russell.	The genesis of Queensland: an account of the first exploring journeys to and over Darling Downs: the earliest days of their occupation; social life; station seeking; the course of discovery, northward and westward; and a resume of the causes which led to		1989	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Unknown

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 April

Sotheby’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.