Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Memorable moments in books, A198, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 30, 2026 - August 30, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Roskill S W | The War At Sea 1939-1945 |
1957-1961 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 102 | M'Culloch J R; Martin Frederick | A Dictionary Geographical, Statistical, and Historical of the Various Countries, Places, and Principal natural Objects in the World |
1866 | AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | Unknown | |
| 103 | Lubbock Basil | 9 Books, including: The Western Ocean Packets |
1950; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1960 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 104 | Collings J W | Thomas Ham - Pioneer Engraver, Publisher |
1943 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 105 | Cooper H M | French Exploration In South Australia |
N/A | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 106 | Origins of Australian Football: Victoria's Early History |
2012-2016 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 107 | Proom R | Observations on The Development of The Marsupial Skull |
1909 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 108 | Brough Bennett H | A Treatise on Mine-Surveying |
1889 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 109 | Taggart Arthur F | Handbook of Mineral Dressing |
1944 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 110 | Peele Robert; Church John A | Mining Engineers' handbook |
1941 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 111 | Mawson Paquita | A Vision of Steel - The Life of G.D.Delprat |
1958 | AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 112 | Cusack Frank | Early Days on Bendigo |
1979 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 113 | Simpson Edward S | Minerals of Western Australia |
1948-1952 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 114 | Fox W J | Newnes Marine Engineering |
ND | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 115 | Brown's Nautical Almanac |
1942 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 116 | Her Majesty's Colonies |
1886 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 117 | Collier Coleman | Gatherings from the Pit-Heaps; or, The Allens of Shiney Row |
1868 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 118 | Gosse W C; Ollier C D | 3 Books, including: W.C. Gosse's Explorations |
1973 | AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 119 | Sydney Harbour Bridge |
1932; 1982 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 120 | Returns of Accidents and Casualties |
United Kingdom | 1894; 1881 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 121 | Horsfield Thomas Walker | The History, Antiquities, and Topography of the County of Sussex |
1835 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 122 | Fisheries Zoological and Biological Results of the Fishing Experiments carried on by the F.I.S. 'Endeavour' |
Australia | 1911; 1912; 1914; 1915; 1926 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | Unknown | |
| 123 | Waite Edgar R; Barnes; Blackburn; Edgar; Deas; Parrott; Shepard; Pulley | 8 Books, including: The Fishes of South Australia |
1923; 1993; 949; 1982; 1976; 1959; 1960; 1974 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 124 | Ward Robert | Life Among the Maories of New Zealand |
1872 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Unknown | |
| 125 | Brisbane Old and New 1824-1940 |
Brisbane | 1824-1940 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
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Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Reaffirms the US Treaty of Friendship and Peace with Morocco, the Longest Unbroken Treaty in US History. $50,000 – 80,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000. -
