Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Australian, Asia-Pacific, Science & 1st Editions & Signed Book, A162, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROWE, George Stringer. | The Life of John Hunt, Missionary to the Cannibals in Fiji. |
London | 1859 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 2 | BURDEN, Philip D. | The Mapping of North America. A list of printed maps 1511 - 1670.Rickmansworth, Herts, |
1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 317.50 | |
| 3 | Four bound volumes of the Pitcairn Miscellany. |
1969-1999. | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 | ||
| 4 | HORNBEIN, Thomas and BROWER, David (editor). | Everest. The West Ridge. |
London | 1965 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | EDGE-PARTINGTON, James. | Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands. |
Bangkok | 1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | REY, Guido. | Peaks and Precipices. Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy. Translated from the Italian by J. Eaton. |
London | 1914 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 7 | FRESHFIELD, Douglas. | Italian Alps. Sketches in the mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia. |
London | 1875 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 8 | A nice cache of industrial trade catalogues and elated commercial publications. Total of 11 books and pamphlets |
AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 | |||
| 9 | Microscope trade catalogues, four in total, |
AUD 120.00 - 150.00 | AUD 76.20 | |||
| 10 | ALI, Salim and RIPLEY, S. Dillon. | Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. |
London and Bombay | 1968-1974. | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Ian Fleming. | You Only Live Twice |
London | 1964 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 12 | edited Harry Tatlock Miller and A.C. Jackson. | A wonderful run of the radical Australian literary journal, titled 'Manuscripts' |
AUD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 889.00 | ||
| 13 | AXFORD, F. (editor). | The Australian and New Zealand Ski Year Book 1938. |
1938 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 14 | Three books on magic and conjuring: MASSEY, Edward. New and Original Magic. |
New York | 1922 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 15 | Graham Green | 'Stamboul Train'. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 16 | Two Australian WW2 comics, titled 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross. And 'Bluey and Curley' by Gurney |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 17 | David Malouf. | Fly Away Peter |
London | 1982 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 18 | Hector Macquarie. | Round the World in a Baby Austin |
London | 1933 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 19 | Enid Blyton | Collection of 19 Enid Blyton titles, mostly Famous Five adventures. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 | ||
| 20 | [MAY GIBBS]. MACK, Amy Eleanor. | Scribbling Sue. |
Sydney | no date but 1916 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 21 | Peg Maltby | Twelve Peg Maltby children's classics, and related literature. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 | ||
| 22 | SENDAK, Maurice. | Where the Wild Things Are. |
London | 1967 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 23 | NORTON, Rosaleen. | Three Macabre Stories. Edited, with an introduction by Keith Richmond. |
New Hampshire | 1996 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 24 | Four Australian battalion histories, |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 25 | OLIVER, Tony. | German-Decoration-Medal Citations. |
Surrey | 1972 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
