Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Antiquarian books; the History of Science; First Editions & Associated copies, 22725, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025
Page Size: 486 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
182

Proclamation by His Excellency Lieutenant General Ralph Darling,

1826 AUD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
183

Facsimiles of nineteenth books on Wine Growing in Australia .

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
184

Seven Queensland History titles: 1) Triumph in the Tropics by Cilento 1959 2) The Blackbirders by Docker 1970 3) By Range and River In the Queensland Tropics by Victor Kennedy

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
185

1) Kennedy: The Barcoo & Beyond 1847. The Journals Of Edmund Besley Court Kennedy & Alfred Allatson Turner, With New Information On Kennedy's Life by Edgar Beale.

1983 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
186

Facsimile of the three volume Bigge Reports in good condition. 1) Report on Agriculture and Trade in NSW (1971). 2) Report on the Judicial Establishments of NSW and VDL (1966). 3) Report into the Colony of NSW (1966).

AUD 100.00 - 0.00 AUD 63.50
187

1) The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: an Account of the Crossing of the Continent of Australia, from Cooper's Creek to Carpentaria, with Biographical Sketches of Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills 1971

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
188

Ten modern Australian History books .

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
189

1) The Founders of Australia A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet by Mollie Gillen 1989 2) The Second Fleet Britain's Grim Convict Armada of 1790 by Michael Flynn

AUD 400.00 - 500.00 AUD 476.25
190 T E Lawrence

Seven Pillars Of Wisdom a triumph

London 1935 AUD 750.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
191

Two bound volumes containing: 1) The Victorian Review edited by H Mortimer Franklyn

Melbourne 1883 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
192

A boxed set of the first five Harry Potter books all in mint condition.

London 1997 AUD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
194

Thirty Seven (out of 39) volumes of a set of Chiswick Shakespeare. A very attractive set. Illustrated by Byam Shaw.

AUD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
195 Helen Rosenman.

Two Voyages to the South Seas by Helen Rosenman. 2 Volume set; 1) Astrolabe 1826-1829. 2) Astrolabe and Zelee 1837-1840.

1987 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
196

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
197

A box of Australiana books, some wear to some but mostly good.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
198

20 cookbooks that cover a wide range of cuisine's and cultures. Some prominent cuisines present are Indian, Australian, Chinese and Italian.

1960s-1980s AUD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
199

A Voyage to the South Seas, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies in His Majesty's Ship Bounty Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh, ...

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
200

Large folding map titled Victoria. Mining Districts, Mining Divisions & the Gold Fields. Engraved by William Slight for John MacGregor, Minister of Mines

1866, 1869 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
201

Fifth Annual Report of the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectricity Authority. Year ended 30th June, 1954.

1954 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
202

Two important parliamentary inquiry reports into fair working conditions in Australia.

1912 AUD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
203

St. Andrew's, Or The Presbyterian College : And How It has fallen into its present anamalous and discreditable condition.

Sydney 1872 AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
204

Two shelves of Australian History Books.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 215.90
205

Australian books o books and Australian bibliographies.

AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
206 by James Backhouse

A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Coloniesx

London 1843 AUD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
207 Robert MacMillan

Unsuccessful Competitors: And Other Stories by Gossip (Robert MacMillan) Reprinted from The Sydney Stock & Station Journal.

Sydney 1897 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Johnson (C.). A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most Notorious Pyrates, 1724. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ordonez de Cevallos (Pedro). Viage del Mundo, 1st edition, Madrid: Luis Sanchez, 1614. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: North America. Merian (Matthaus), Virginia..., 1627 or later. £1,500-2,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: World. Waldseemuller (Martin), Tabula Nova Totius Orbis, Vienne: 1541. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Erasmus (Desiderius). The ... paraphrase of Erasmus... 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1549. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Bible [English]. [The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament, 1562]. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Smith (Lucy). Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, 1st edition, 1853. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Derain (Andre). Pantagruel, signed limited edition, Albert Skira, 1943. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Austen (Jane). Pride and Prejudice, illustrated by Hugh Thomson, Large Paper edition, 1894. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers

    April 9
    Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Ellison (Ralph). Invisible Man, 1st edition, New York: Random House, 1952. £200-300
    Dominic Winter, Apr. 9: Taschen Collector's Edition. Annie Leibovitz, limited edition, 2014. £1,000-1,500
  • Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 1: Bob Dylan, his high school classmate's yearbook with his senior portrait, signed and inscribed to her, 1959. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 4: Various entertainers, Group of 30 items, signed or inscribed, various dates. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 27: John Adams, Autograph Letter Signed to Benjamin Rush introducing Archibald Redford, Paris, 1783. $35,000 to $50,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 36: Robert Gould Shaw, Autograph Letter Signed to his father from Camp Andrew, Boston, 1861. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 53: Martin Luther King Jr., Time magazine cover, signed and inscribed "Best Wishes," 1957. $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 127: Paul Gauguin, Autograph Letter regarding payment for paintings, with woodcut letterhead, 1900. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 169: Suck: First European Sex Paper, complete group of eight issues, 1969-1974. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 173: Black Panthers, The Racist Dog Policemen Must Withdraw Immediately From Our Communities, poster, 1969. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 187: Marc Attali & Jacques Delfau, Les Erotiques du Regard, first edition, Paris, 1968. $300 to $500.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 213: Andy Warhol, Warhol's Index Book, first printing, New York, 1967. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 215: Cookie Mueller, Archive of 17 items, including 4 items inscribed and signed. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, Apr. 10: Lot 249: Jamie Reid, The Ten Lessons / The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle; Sex Pistols, chromogenic print with collage, signed, circa 1980. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Bonhams, Apr. 8: First report outside of the colonies of the American Revolution, from American accounts. Printed broadsheet, The London Evening-Post, May 30, 1775. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce, James. The earliest typescript pages from Finnegans Wake ever to appear at auction, annotated by Joyce, 1923. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Joyce's Ulysses, 1923, one of only seven copies known, printed to replace copies destroyed in customs. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: ATHANASIUS KIRCHER'S COPY, INSCRIBED. Saggi di naturali esperienze fatte nell' Accademia del Cimento, 1667. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Bernoulli's Ars conjectandi, 1713. "... first significant book on probability theory." $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Aristotle's Politica. Oeconomica. 1469. The first printed work on political economy. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: John Graunt's Natural and political observations...., 1662. The first printed work of epidemiology and demographics. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: William Playfair's Commercial and Political Atlas, 1786. The first work to pictorially represent information in graphics. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Anson's A Voyage Round the World, 1748. THE J.R. ABBEY-LORD WARDINGTON COPY, BOUND BY JOHN BRINDLEY. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: La Perouse's Voyage de La Perouse autour du monde..., 1797. LARGE FINE COPY IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Francesca Woodman's Some Disordered Interior Geometries, 1981. Untrimmed publisher's proof sheets. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 8: Charles Schulz original 8-panel Peanuts Sunday comic strip, 1992, pen and ink over pencil, featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Lucy as a psychiatrist. $20,000 - $30,000
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