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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: History of Asia and Maps of the World

Auction Reports


Auction Name	History of Asia and Maps of the World	Total Sales (AUD)	42,862.50
Auction Date	July 06, 2025 - July 06, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	38,165.00
Sale Number	#70625	High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD)	53,245.00
Total Lots	302
Sold Lots	127.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	111,465.00
% of Lots Sold	42.05%	High Estimate of All Lots (AUD)	152,205.00
Unsold Lots	175	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	28.16%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
100	AMERICA AND EUROPEAN MAPS C1627 John Speed		AUD 500.00 - 700.00	AUD 2,794.00
2	JAPANESE COLOUR WOODBLOCK HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CHINA 1835	1835	AUD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	AUD 1,905.00
89	POLAND MAP C. 1626 John Speed	1626	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 1,778.00
97	CHINA MAP C. 1626 John Speed	1627	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	AUD 1,778.00
4	HAND DRAWN MAP OF ZHAPU OF CHINA	c1850	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 1,651.00
5	HAND DRAWN MAP OF KUAIJI COUNTRY IN CHINA C1850	c1850	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 1,651.00
95	TURKIYE MAP C.1626 John Speed		AUD 500.00 - 700.00	AUD 1,397.00
83	NAGASAKI 1861	May 1st 1863	AUD 1,400.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 1,270.00
38	RUINS OF DESERT CATHAY STEIN 1912 1ST ED.	1912	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	AUD 1,206.50
85	HUNGARY MAP C. 1626 John Speed	c. 1626	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 1,143.00
19	WWII LIPTON TEA MAP TURNER 1944	1944	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 1,079.50
92	ITALY MAP C. 1626 John Speed		AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 1,079.50
130	SCARCE JAPAN STAMPS 1871-72 HERALDIC DRAGON	1871	AUD 800.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 1,079.50
86	TARTARY MAP C. 1626 John Speed	c. 1626	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 1,016.00
98	SCOTLAND MAP C. 1610 John Speed	1610	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 1,016.00
93	ENGLISH MAPS C. 1626 John Speed	1612	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 762.00
96	PERSIA MAP C. 1626 John Speed		AUD 600.00 - 900.00	AUD 762.00
91	DENMARK MAP C. 1626 John Speed	1626	AUD 400.00 - 600.00	AUD 571.50
10	WWII JAPANESE NAVAL ART 1943	1943	AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 539.75
87	JOHN SPEED PORTRAIT AND BERMUDA MAP C. 1626	1629	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 539.75
274	BAEDEKER'S GUIDE BOOKS 1906-07	1907	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 539.75
90	GREECE MAP C. 1626 John Speed	1626	AUD 500.00 - 700.00	AUD 508.00
202	IMPERII ABASSINI TABULA GEOGRAPHICA 1684		AUD 500.00 - 700.00	AUD 508.00
195	JOURNAL MORRISON - BOATSWAIN'S MATE OF THE BOUNTY	1935	AUD 650.00 - 750.00	AUD 476.25
205	FRENCH MAP OF THE SOUTH POLE 1782	1782	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 476.25

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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

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Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.