Signed and Associated items, History, Aboriginal, Art, Natural History and more A200

This week we have associated and signed items, an impressive Aboriginal collection, beautiful natural history publications finely bound, geology, engineering including steam, petrol and history books from voyages and expeditions to local histories here in Australia and around the world.

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Highlights include:
Napoleon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1809 (Lot 42); Strauss Signed with Musical Quotation 1905 (Lot 38); 1834 Political Economy Statement Exposing The Fallacies of the System of Free Trade in the ‘Wealth of Nations’ by John Rae.(Lot 45); A scarce title from the suffragette Florence Claxton (Lot 36)


Australian Exploration: 1810 NSW Barrington (Lot 106); 1841 Western Australia Grey (Lot 1); Mitchell’s Eastern Australia 1838(Lot 2); Strezleckie’s NSW and Van Dieman’s Land (Lot 3).

Aboriginal books including Baldwin Spencer (Lot 125), Basedow (Lot 121); Kunapipi (Lot 119); Daisy Bates(126, 131, 134), as well as many books on Aboriginal recognition and Native title (Lots 304-313)

Norman Lindsay Watercolours(Lot 29); Pen Drawings (Lot 15); Satyrs and Sunlight (Lot 16) all signed by Norman Lindsay – some associated copies.

Royal Society of London Proceedings from 1830 until 1893. (Lot 20)

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

Sunday 13th SeptemberTimed auction 12 midday
Online bidding on Invaluable or our website.

Viewing is encouraged & Questions welcomed
Before 5pm Sydney Time Friday 11th  September

Where: Dalgety Square – C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo.
(Corner of MacArthur with the entrance on Wattle Street.)

We are opened between 10am and 4pm week days

An eclectic mix of books and ephemera A 199

Auction 12 noon 6th September 2026

The highlight of our next auction is the Curtis Botanical Magazine (first 34 volumes) with copious hand colour copper plate botanical plates (Lot 6).

There are lots of Australian Art books including Brett Whiteley ‘s Zoo two – proof bindings from Griffin Press (Lot 23); As well as beautiful Japanese woodblocks including this Kabuki playbill. (See lots 85 & 86).

Check out the First edition Harry Potter by JK Rowling. (Lot 98)

Australian history lovers see the 1833 Emigration (Lot 38) or the 1892 Queensland maps by  Robert Logan Jack(Lot 39).

Other items of note Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud (Lot 2 & 79) and Illustrated War News WW1 (Lot 70).

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Auction 12 noon 6th September 2026