Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Geology and Natural History, Mining, First editions, Art, History, 102624, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024
Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26

Miners Right No.82866 Date 30th September 1872. Certificate. This is to Certify that J. Martignoni, of Castlemaine is the holder ..

1872 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
27

5 x Miner's Rights 1872 of The North Devonshire Amalgamated G.M. Co., Limited Castlemaine.

1872 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
28

c1850s Boxed Minerals Educational Set from Mr. Tennant, mineralogist by appointment to Her Majesty.

c1850s AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
29

2 x Mining Company Share Scrip Certificates from The Devonshire Reef Gold Mining Co, Castlemaine.

1874 and 1875 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
30

2 x Miner's Right Certificates for Castlemaine Maldon Victoria. No. 147 and 172. 5 shillings. Issued to Mary Evans of Maldon. Dated 6th July 1896 and 1897, in force till the following year.

1896-7 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
31

2 x Mining documents issued in Castlemaine Maldon Victoria to Mary Evans. 1) Miner's Right Victoria Certificate. No. 33. 2s 6d. Issued in Maldon, Castlemaine to Mary Evans of Maldon. Dated 4th July 1898, in force until 3rd July 1899.

1889 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
32

2 x Miner's Right Certificates for Castlemaine Maldon Victoria issued to the Evans Family. 21.5 x 14 cm. In good condition, creased with some minor spotting. 1) No 126. Five shillings. Issued in Castlemaine Maldon to John Evans of Ballarat. Dated November

1892 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
33

2 x Mining company share scrip certificates from New Caledonia Tribute Company No. 1 North Limited, Castlemaine. Issued to Mary Jonston of Castlemaine as the proprietor of 100 and 50 shares. Dated 10th May 1872 and 19th June 1872. In good condition, sligh

1872 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
34

Shares Scrip Certificate from The Eagle Hawk Mining Company Limited, Maldon.

1873 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
35

3 x Mining Company Share Scrip Certificates issued to William Bone of Castlemaine.

1870S AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
36

2 x Mining Company Share Scrip Certificates from The Working Miner's Gold Mining Co, Sebastopol Reef Castlemaine.

1871 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
37

Share Scrip Certificate from The Warren's Reef and Railway Reserve Q M Co, Barker's Creek Castlemaine.

1871 AUD 120.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
38

2 x Mining Company Share Scrip Certificates from Central Cookman's Gold Mining Co, Maldon Victoria. 1) No 469 issued to Lascelles Adams of Castlemaine as the proprietor of 100 shares. Dated 1898.

1897 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
39

The Confession of Faith, The Larger and Shorter Catechisms, with the Scripture-Proofs at Large.

1771 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
40 Sir George Ferguson Bowen

A document outlining a 3 year lease on an allotment of crown land in the Parish of Muckleford County of Talbot. Signed

1873-1879 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
41

2 x Mining Company Share Scrip Certificates from The North Devonshire Amalgated G M Co, Castlemaine.

1872 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
42

2 x Promissory Notes from Maldon, issued in 1880 pertaining to Mr John Harrington. 1) 19 pounds 8 shillings and 6 pence to be paid to Andrew Farrell Senior.

1880 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
43 Robert D. Oswald

A legal document pledging Robert Dent Oswald as guarantor for his son Robert Dent Oswald Junior to The Bank Of New South Wales. Dated Maldon 15th July 1885. Signed

1885 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
44

3 deeds and financial documents pertaining to William Lillie of Baringup in the Colony of Victoria from the 1880s.

1880s AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
45 Sir John Madden (1844-1918),

Mining Lease Indenture. A lease deed pertaining to the North Maldon Mine Limited carrying on mining operations in the Parish of Maldon in the Colony of Victoria.

1900 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
46

License to underlease Crown land Lease no 750 Castlemaine for the purposes of mining.

1873 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
47

A large collection of original historical documents relating to the expansion of the city of Coventry during the eighteenth-century through to the first half of the nineteenth century.

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY AUD 750.00 - 1,500.00 AUD 476.25
48

Cache of materials relating to the aerial bombardment of German cities

1945 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 508.00
49

Three early Australian motoring handbooks, comprising: Pearson's Road Guide to New South Wales, circa 1925.

circa 1925 AUD 40.00 - 50.00 AUD 63.50
50

Vatsayana's Kama Sutra. Dedicated to Lollipop and Percy....

circa 1965 AUD 30.00 - 50.00 AUD 412.75
  • Bonhams, Dec. 17: Kelmscott Chaucer: The Finest Book Since the Gutenberg Bible. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Poems Chosen out of the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Morris's Original Manuscript Title-Page Design for Rosetti. Ballads and Narrative Poems. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Printed on Vellum: The Founding of the Kelmscott Press. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Voragine, Jacobus De. The Golden Legend. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Edward Burne-Jones. Lull, Ramon. The Order of Chivalry. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Swinburne. Morris, William, translator. Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Printed on Vellum: One of Only 15 Copies. Morris, William, translator. Of the Friendship of Amis and Amile. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Inscribed by William Morris to Rudyard Kipling. The Book of Wisdom and Lies. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: William Morris Association Copy in Fine Binding. Morris, William. Child Christopher and Goldilind at the Fair. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Morris, William. 1834-1896. The Earthly Paradise. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Dec. 17: Nuremberg Chronicle. Schedel, Hartmann. 1440-1514. $30,000 - $50,000
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Coronelli, Vincenzo Maria. "Epitome Cosmografica." With the 6 circular celestial and terrestrial charts. 7,000 – 10,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 9: Hurley, Frank. Collection of 69 photographs taken during Ernest Shackleton's Endurance Expedition. 80,000 – 120,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 10: Sendak, Maurice. Original artwork for the inaugural "New York is Book Country" poster, 1979. 300,000 – 600,00 USD
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 10: [Brontë, Emily, and Ann Brontë] — Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. An outstanding survival of the sisters' debut novels Estimate. 90,000 - 130,000 USD
  • Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
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