Books Photographs Maps and More

TIMED AUCTION 12noon Sunday 25th May 2025

An eclectic and interesting collection of books, maps, photographs, letters, records and more.

  • First and early editions including the Magic Pudding in dustwrapper.
  • Signed and limited editions including Kingfishers and Related Birds by Forshaw & Cooper.
  • 19th Century photographs with glass plate negatives and Carte de Visites and two May Moore photographs.
  • Issues of The Studio Magazine.
  • A letter handwritten by Australian children’s author Mary Grant Bruce. 

Please note that the remaining images will be uploaded Monday.

Pictured above: Lot 4 Norman Lindsay for Fred Lane Proof

When 12 noon Sunday 25th May

Catalogue https://connect.invaluable.com/sydneybook/

Timed Auction

Viewing is encouraged
Questions welcomed

Our office is located at Dalgety Square at –
C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo. We are on the corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street. We are opened between 10am and 5pm week days.

Absentee bids email by 3pm on Friday 23rd May.

Questions Call or email by 3pm on Friday 23rd May.

Books, Maps, Stamps and Ephemera: History, Art, Culture, Science, Military

TIMED AUCTION 12noon Sunday 4th May 2025

We have our usual eclectic gathering of items from books, to Maps, to stamps to ephemera on a good an varied range of subjects history, art, military, culture and science.

This auction contains a diverse and eclectic range of old books and exciting material, including John Oxley’s Journal of Explorations during the years 1817-1818 (Lot number 11); and a large copy of John Hunter’s First Fleet Account published in 1793 (Lot 17). For aviation collectors is the sumptuous publication ‘Australian and Malayan Battle Planes’ of 1918 (Lot 256). There are some early maps, including an Early Blaeu map of East Asia and India printed in 1635 (Lot 31). And of special interest to Sydney collectors is the splendid Harbour view from James Atkinson’s ‘Account of the State of Agriculture in New South Wales’, London 1826 (Lot 22)

When 12 noon Sunday 4th May

Catalogue https://connect.invaluable.com/sydneybook/

Timed Auction

Viewing is encouraged
Questions welcomed

Our office is located at Dalgety Square at –
C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo. We are on the corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street. We are opened between 10am and 5pm week days.

Absentee bids email by 3pm on Friday  2nd May.

Questions Call or email by 3pm on Friday 2nd May.