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Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
93	Frederick McCoy.	Natural History of Victoria. Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; or, figures and descriptions of the living classes of the Victorian indigenous animals	1890	AUD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	AUD 2,540.00
3		The Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789 by, Lieutenant W. Bligh.	1975	AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	AUD 1,270.00
248		Two boxes of on Aboriginal histories In very good condition, please see photos for titles		AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 1,079.50
284	Richard Thompson.	Historical Essay on the Magna Carta to which are added the Great Charter in Larin and English etc.	1829	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 1,016.00
252		1) Australian Aboriginal Anthropology by Ronald. M. Berndt 2) Aranda Traditions T.G.H Strehlow, 3) Ayers Rock, Its People, Their Beliefs and Their Art by Charles P. Mountford		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 1,016.00
20		Geographical Memoirs On New South Wales; By Various Hands: Containing An Account Of The Surveyor General's Late Expedition To Two New Ports; ...	1825	AUD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 952.50
350	Arthur Renwick.	Report of the Executive Commissioner (NSW) on the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-81	1881	AUD 600.00 - 700.00	AUD 825.50
206		A complete set of the Ancient Empires. 14 Volumes.		AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 762.00
1	A. M. Lysaght.	The Journal Of Joseph Banks In The Endeavour With A Commentary	1980	AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	AUD 635.00
237		A 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge commemoration scroll 'the Spirit of Achievement' 79 x 48cm.	1932	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 571.50
5	F. A. C. (Frederick Arthur Crisp)	Lowestoft China Factory and the Moulds Found There in December 1902	1907	AUD 800.00 - 10,000.00	AUD 571.50
294	DAWSON, Warren.	The Banks Letters. A calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks preserved in the British Museum	1958	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 571.50
147	[HAMILTON, George].	Experiences of a Colonist Forty Years Ago; A Journey from Port Phillip to South Australia in the Year 1839 and a Voyage from Port Phillip to Adelaide in 1846.	1880	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 539.75
285	Thomas Reid	Two voyages to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, with a description of the present condition of that interesting colony: including facts and observations relative to the state and management of convicts of both sexes. And reflections on seduction and	1822	AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00	AUD 539.75
91	James Bonwick.	The Last Of The Tasmanians Or The Black War Of Van Diemens Land	1870	AUD 600.00 - 800.00	AUD 539.75
326		A collection of books on Ancient History published by Folio Society.		AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 539.75
217	Ion L. Idriess	Madman's Island	1927	AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 508.00
359	Edward Herbert.	The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth.	1683	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 476.25
126		The Literary Chatelaine. Souvenir of the Launceston Mechanics Institute Bazaar and Gift Book For Home Friends .	1858	AUD 500.00 - 600.00	AUD 476.25
380		Early Voyages to Terra Australis Now Called Australia:	1859	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 476.25

Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.

Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
Online: India
Ends 19th February 2026

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000

Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000

Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000

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