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
51

Inauguration memorabilia for the Royal Australian naval vessel H.M.A.S. Vampire.

AUD 30.00 - 50.00 AUD 203.20
52

Collection of approximately 50 rare book catalogues from the seventies through to recent times. Dealers include Hordern House, Ken Hince, Peter Arnold, Andrew Isles and so forth.

AUD 30.00 - 50.00 AUD 165.10
53

Particulae latinae orationis ab Horatio Tursellino...

Naples, 1836 AUD 50.00 - 100.00 AUD 203.20
54

A big box filled to the brim with ephemeral items. Mostly Australia. Catalogues, events and more. Attractive and good.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
55

A collection of 13 Australian Poetry books.

AUD 80.00 - 120.00 AUD 63.50
56 Ion Idriess

4 Ion Idriess Titles. Two Signed.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
57

A bundle of 11 books on Australian Art.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
58

A little bundle of books about Australian Women Artists.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 215.90
59

A collection of Australian Pioneer and Gold Rush Artists. Including: 1) Artists of the Australian Gold Rush by McCulloch.

Melbourne 1977 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 101.60
60

4 Volumes of Modern Masters of Etchings.

1925-1932 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
61

Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres Sculpteurs Dessinateurs et Graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays par un groupe d'ecrivains specialistes francais. 10 Volumes. Bound in blue cloth with gilt title on cover and spine.

Paris, 1976 AUD 120.00 - 180.00 Not Sold
62

A bundle of 25 Songsters. Rock N Roll; Boomerang, Edwin Morris and Crackajack.

AUD 120.00 - 180.00 AUD 76.20
63

1888 Maori Rugby in London. The front page of the London Illustrated News No. 2582. Volume XCIII Saturday 13th October 1888.

1888 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
64 editedJ.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
65 editedHon Andrew Garran

Picturesque Atlas of Australasia

Sydney 1886 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
66

Dixson's Subdivision of Darling Harbour. Hand Drawn Plan with notes in pencil

1886 AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
67

The Mammoth Cave Jenolan.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
68

Tractatus de pensionibus ecclesiasticis : causarum patronis et in ecclesiastico foro versantibus ceterisq legu & canonu studiosis. Continens in se questiones centum elucubratum per Excellentissimu & Cosum matissimi Vtr ur DHIE RONIMUM Gigantem Forosempron

1542 AUD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 Not Sold
69

Horace Bamford Royal Artillery Account Book Ledger 8386. February 1895 - 1914

AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
70

Handwritten diary from 28th October 1853 until 20th June 1854.

Ion Idriess AUD 600.00 - 800.00 AUD 1,397.00
71

The Pilot's Handbook for the English Channel; Containing Concise Directions For Entering and Navigating The Channel, and For All the Harbours and Anchorages on the English Coast, Form the Scilly Islands To The North Foreland; Also Questions on the Pilotag

1889 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
72 T.B. C. West.

19 Charts of the Isles of Wight & Solent Tides, From Portland Bill To The Owners.

1894 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
73 Ruth Zubans.

E. Phillips Fox - His Life and Art

1995 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 101.60
74

Joseph Lycett: Convict Artist edited y John McPhee.

2007 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 177.80
75

The Cyclopedia of Tasmania. An historical and commercial review. Descriptive and biographical, Facts, Figures, and Illustrations. An Epitome of Progress: Business Men and Commercial Interests. 2 Volumes.

1900 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 254.00
  • 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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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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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