Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books, Maps, Stamps and Ephemera: History, Art, Culture, Science, Military, 50425, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 04, 2025 - May 04, 2025
Page Size: 498 items in 20 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126 Isaac Tirion

Full title: "Nieuwe kaart van het oostelykste deel der weereld, dienende tot aanwyzing van de scheepstogten der Nederlanderen naar Oostindie volgens de laatste ontdekkingen"

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 381.00
127 Jean Lattre, c.1787.

Full title: "Nouvelle carte des parties Orientales du monde Servant indiquer les navigations, decouvertes et etablissemens des Hollandois dans les Indies Orientales, suivant les dernieres observations"

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 215.90
128 Robert Morden

North Wales

c1695 AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
129

Carte Reduite Des Mers Comprises Entre L'Asie et L'Amerique Apelees par les Navigateurs Mer Du Sud ou Pacifique

Paris 1756 AUD 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 AUD 889.00
130

The extremely rare map of Imperii Abassini Tabula Geographica

c1684 AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
131

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Revised Edition (full 4 book series): A-D, E-J, K-P, Q-Z.

2001 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 190.50
132

Deck plans for Orient Line R.M.S. "Orcade": First Class Accommodation

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
133

A collection of 18 books and manuals on notes for pilots and aeroplane engineering.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
134

A collection of 8 novels surrounding naval action and aviation in the 20th Century.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
135

A collection of 16 novels on carpentry in Australia in the 20th Century.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
136

A collection of 13 novels, brochures and articles on atomic and nuclear energy.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
137

Roughly 100, 11x9cm, greyscale, printed, aviation identification cards from 1949.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 76.20
138

A collection of 10 works on varying subjects surrounding Australian military and naval aviation in WW2.

AUD 250.00 - 300.00 AUD 152.40
139

A 29cmx23cm wartime photo album consisting of 34 greyscale images

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 698.50
140

Report of the Eildon Weir Inquiry Board 1929.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
141

A collection of 13 books on architecture and philosophy.

AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
142

Collection of 26 miscellaneous novels mostly surrounding Winston Churchill or The Aboriginal Culture.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
143 Ion Idriess

3 novels by Ion Idriess, autographed on the opening pages of the novel

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
144 Ion Idriess

A collection of 18 non-first-edition Ion Idriess novels.

AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 139.70
145

13 first edition Ion L. Idriess books ranging from 1934 - 1962.

AUD 300.00 - 400.00 AUD 215.90
146

Collection of Australian stamps: 1987, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007- 2015, 2018, as well as an official 2017 coin collection

AUD 620.00 - 1,000.00 AUD 381.00
147

2 miscellaneous novels: Concept Cars by Richard Dredge and Titanic & Her Sisters by Tom McCluskie, Michael Sharpe and Leo Marriott.

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
148

A collection of 7 miscellaneous books on war

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
149

A collection of 6 hardback books on guns and firearms. Novels include: Guns in Australia by Christopher Halls; Arms Through The Ages by William Reid.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
150

A Guide to Maps of Australia in Books

1780-1830 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 152.40
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR