Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Maps, Mining, Art, firsts, signed and limited edition book
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Maps, Mining, Art, firsts, signed and limited edition book | Total Sales (AUD) | 42,214.80 |
| Auction Date | November 16, 2025 - November 16, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 49,620.00 |
| Sale Number | #A166 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 68,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 325 | ||
| Sold Lots | 200.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 128,690.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 61.54% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 168,790.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 125 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 25.01% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 1842-1853 |
1842-1853 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 2,032.00 | |
| 27 | James Armour | The Diggings, the Bush and Melbourne |
1864 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 1,651.00 |
| 32 | Australia Comprising New South Wales: Victoria Or Port Philip; South Australia |
No date but 1853 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 1,397.00 | |
| 73 | The Tasmanian Journal of Natural Science, Agriculture, Statistics, etc. |
1842 to 1849 | AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 | |
| 42 | 1903 Western Australia Report of The Department Of Mines For The Year 1892 |
AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 952.50 | ||
| 82 | Section Showing Relative Levels Of The Several Caves |
1925 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 889.00 | |
| 43 | Four Reports of the Department of Mines For The Year 1911, 1912, 1914 and 1916 |
AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 825.50 | ||
| 76 | J K Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
1998 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 192 | JONATHAN SWIFT | The Works Jonathan Swift with explanatory notes John Hawkesworth with copper plates |
1754-79 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 162 | Wild Rivers: Franklin/Denison/Gordon |
1983 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 571.50 | |
| 306 | Edited by Georges St. Martin and Ronald C. Nelson | BOYS will be boys! |
1966 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 571.50 |
| 34 | the Hon. Sebastian C Adams | A Synchronological Chart Or Map of History: A Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern, And Biblical History Synchronized |
1878 | AUD 800.00 - 900.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 69 | Edited by H. H. Paynting | The James Flood Book of Early Motoring |
1968 | AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 508.00 |
| 129 | MALCOLM LOWRY | Under The Volcano |
1947 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 134 | Cover Title: Picturesque Queensland 72 Views |
AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 476.25 | ||
| 157 | PATRICK WHITE | The Eye of the Storm |
1973 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 206 | Joseph Forshaw | Kingfishers and Related Birds |
1983 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 187 | Cover: Thrupp & Maberly Motor Carriages |
AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 412.75 | ||
| 9 | EIGHT ANTIQUE BOOKS ON AUSTRALIA |
[1793] | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 29 | Books and Bidders: The Adventures of a Bibliophile Limited Edition |
1927 | AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 | |
| 30 | Karl Schmeisser Assisted by Bergassessor Dr. Karl Vogelsang | Gold-fields of Australasia |
1898 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 44 | 1839 MAP AUSTRALIA |
AUD 600.00 - 700.00 | AUD 381.00 | ||
| 63 | George H B Macleod | 1858 SURGERY CRIMEAN WAR |
1858 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 71 | Edward Gibbon | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire |
1811 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 84 | EPHEMERA. A big box of ephemera |
AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 381.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
