Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books: Beautiful, Unusual and Inspiring, 82524, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date: August 25, 2024 - August 25, 2024

Page Size: 496 items in 20 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
332	Lionel Lindsay.	Conrad Martens: The Man and his art written		1920	AUD 200.00 - 300.00	AUD 127.00
333	M. Barnard Eldershaw.	The Life and Times of Captain John Piper		1938	AUD 200.00 - 250.00	AUD 165.10
334	Marjorie Barnard with decorations Frank Medworth.	Macquarie's World		1941	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 76.20
335	Gunter Schilder.	Australia Unveiled: The share of the Dutch navigators in the discovery of Australia		1976	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 254.00
336	JT Lang.	The Turbulent Years		1970	AUD 250.00 - 350.00	AUD 152.40
337		I Remember: Autobiography of JT Lang		1956	AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 241.30
338	Len Deighton and Frederick Forsyth.	A box of books mainly written			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
339		An Exposure of the Spy System Pursued in Glasgow, during the years 1816-17-18-19 and 20 with copies of original letters etc. of Andrew Hardie by a ten pounder.		1832	AUD 250.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
340	Sibella MacArthur Onslow.	Some early records of the MacArthur's of Camden edited			AUD 250.00 - 300.00	AUD 317.50
341	Napoleon Bonaparte, Minister of War Alexander Berthier and Secretary of State Hughes Joseph Maret.	Republique of Francaise - Department of War vellum document. Signed 'Bonaparte' First Consul of the French Republic, appointing Armand Philippon Chef de 87ieme demi Brigade infanterie.		1803	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	AUD 3,429.00
342	Ludwig Leichhardt including the first news of his expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington which was sent to his brother-in-law Carl Schmalfuss when he was on the return voyage to Sydney on 24 January 1846.	Ludwig Leichhardt Expedition News 1847. Contained in Fortschritte der Geographie und Naturgeschichte Weimar 1847. Volume 2: January 1847.		1847	AUD 400.00 - 500.00	AUD 571.50
343	writing implements, and a set of the ?National Edition? of his books.	An original publicity photograph of Ion Idriess. Here the famous soldier, miner, novelist and writer is at his desk surrounded by writing implements, and a set of the "National Edition" of his books.		1940	AUD 250.00 - 400.00	AUD 635.00
344	Ion Idriess.	The 12 volume set of the National Edition "This special quarter blue leather binding of the National Edition of my works is limited to twenty-five sets of which this is number 3. Signed Ion Idriess. "		1939	AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
345	Leonardo da Vinci.	The Madrid Codices		1974	AUD 900.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
346	Solyom.	The World of the Javanese Keris	Honolulu	1978	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 114.30
347	Martin Rywell.	The Powder Flask: the complete guide for the collector of the principal accessory to the firearm		circa 1970s	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	AUD 63.50
348		Smith's Sports Store 16th Edition 1964-5: Australia's foremost mail-order specialist. Features guns, but also fishing. Skindivers.			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
349	Gawkowski	8 Guns and shooting publications. All paperbacks in good condition. 1) GDG reports: Exotic Covert Weapons			AUD 150.00 - 200.00	AUD 88.90
350		About 20 Philosophy Books.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 76.20
351		A box of Ephemera. Including Antique Collector's Catalogues, Antique Magazines, Exhibition Catalogue of English China, Book and print catalogues etc.			AUD 100.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
352		4 Morgan's Melbourne Official Directory.			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 88.90
353	G.H. Baring at Adelaide c1938.	Progressive Sydney As IT Stands Today: 150 years of progress in New South Wales. Wholly Set and printed in Australia			AUD 300.00 - 400.00	AUD 190.50
354		A album with about 100 European Postcards in 1930s.		1930s	AUD 100.00 - 200.00	AUD 101.60
355	Edited by J.L. Treloar, director, Australian War Memorial.	Australian Chivalry: reproductions in colour and duo-tone of official war paintings.		1933	AUD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold
356		A box of Ephemera. Condition various. With more than 10 Italian and German Maps, Katoomba and Leura Blue Mountains Views (lacking one page); 36 Views Sydney...			AUD 150.00 - 250.00	AUD 139.70

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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th September 2024

Forum, 26 Sep: Bible, Arabic & Latin. Biblia Sacra Arabica, 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Shepard (Ernest). "Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison, original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Economics.- Smith (Adam). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th September 2024

Forum, 26 Sep: Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: More (Sir Thomas). La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde, first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). De medicinali materia libri sex, hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th September 2024

Forum, 26 Sep: World.- Blaeu (Johannes). Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu, engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Shelley (Mary). Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th September 2024

Forum, 26 Sep: Lewis (C.S.) [The Chronicles of Narnia], 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Albertolli (Ferdinando). Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli, Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, 26 Sep: Gregynog Press.- Euripides. The Plays, one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
Gonnelli
Auction 54
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 8th-10th 2024

Gonnelli: Menù di gala per l'incoronazione di Nicola II Romanov e di Aleksandra Feodorovna. Moskva, 1896. Starting price 1000 €

Gonnelli: Raccolta di 38 albumine, molte colorate a mano, di vedute della Cina, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Giappone e vari ritratti, 1880. Starting price 340 €

Gonnelli
Futurism

Gonnelli: Lucio Fontana. Milan: Achille Mauri, 1968. Starting price 400 €

Gonnelli: Mucha Alphonse, Documents décoratifs, 1901-1902. Starting price 10000 €

Gonnelli: Christie Agatha, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A detective story. London: John Lane, 1921. Starting price 460 €

Gonnelli: Alberti Leon Battista, Ecatonphyla. Venice: Bernardino da Cremona, 1491. Starting price 10000 €

Gonnelli: Menabrea Luigi Federico, Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1843. Starting price 5000 €

Gonnelli: Bardi Giovanni, Memorie del calcio fiorentino. Florence, 1688. Starting price 1000 €

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