Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Books, bookplates, postcards: First editions, Military, History …, 71325, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
July 13, 2025 - July 13, 2025
Page Size: 351 items in 15 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
155

9 geophysical plates, taken from Australian Parliamentary reports, showing the topography, electro-magnetic fields, and geological features of the Trekelano Mine area.

early-20th Century. AUD 250.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
156

5 plates from the Cloncurry mine district showing geophysical features of the mines in the area, their production of gold and/or copper, and topography features from aerial photographs.

early- to mid-20th century. AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
157

6 plates of mining maps in the Mount Oxide area showing the geophysical area of the region as well as mining deposits, rock types, and geographically folds and faults.

early- to mid-20th Century AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
158

1989 facsimile of Spinifex and Sand Maps; Shewing routes of the Exploring and Prospecting Expedition between Coolgardie and Kimberley, Western Australia;

1989 AUD 100.00 - 150.00 AUD 63.50
159

A stack of 16 postcards relating to royalty, whether that be portraits of kings, queens, duchesses, dukes...etc, weddings, royal guards or parades.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
160

A stack of 17 religiously related postcards, consisting of subjects of religious illustrations and art, photographs of religious sites, and statues.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
161

A stack of 6, carded, postcards with ancient Egyptian art on the cover.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
162

A stack of 9 postcards relating to Africa, with subjects of wildlife, cities, flags, and drawings.

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
163

A stack of 16 postcards relating to machinery in the 20th Century, most being specifically war machinery; battle ships, aircraft and cars.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
164

A stack of 11 postcards, with bird art or photographs adorning them.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
165

A stack of 11 postcards on 20th Century landscapes including illustrations and photographs of large halls, witch monuments, rock bridges, and city views.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
166

A stack of roughly 50 postcards with designs of African tribes and art, most are real photographs some are illustrations of photographs.

AUD 200.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
167

A stack of 23 carded postcards, decorated with sketches of Australian mammals.

AUD 150.00 - 200.00 AUD 101.60
168

A stack of 15 postcards with designs of landscapes including water on the front, whether that be surfing, rivers or bays.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
169

A collection of 8 coloured, Asian tribal postcards, all blank on the rear. Postcards are photographs of Asian tribes on subjects such as travel, weaving and rituals.

AUD 100.00 - 150.00 Not Sold
170

A stack of 18 landscape postcards, includes images from Ancient Grecian cities, castles or modern cities.

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
171

A stack of 54 miscellaneous postcards from the 20th Century, depicting landscapes, cities, portraits and comedic art.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
172 E Phillips Oppenheim.

Mr Mikarel

1943 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 190.50
173

Kriegsnummern des Simplicissimus. Siebenter Kriegsband (Oktober 1917 bis Marz 1918) Simplicissimus Verlag.

1917-18. AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 952.50
174

NSW Railway Engineering c1950s A collection of Department of Railway - Railways Institute - New South Wales 267 Castlereagh Street Sydney

c1950s AUD 200.00 - 300.00 AUD 127.00
175 Kate Grenville.

The Secret River

Toronto 2006 AUD 100.00 - 200.00 AUD 127.00
176 Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

London 1970 AUD 400.00 - 600.00 AUD 254.00
177 Dale Collins.

Simple Simon Smith First in Dustwrapper

London no date circa 1940 AUD 60.00 - 80.00 Not Sold
178

Art Literature and Lindsays. Three books. 1) Lionel Lindsay : An Artist and his Family by Joanna Mendelssohn
2) World of Norman Lindsay edited by Lin Bloomfield

AUD 50.00 - 100.00 Not Sold
179

Australian Art And New Zealand 1) Australian Landscape Painters Of To-Day. Art In Australia Ltd Sydney 1929.

Sydney 1923 AUD 150.00 - 250.00 AUD 88.90
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