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12noon Sunday 27th of September 2026

An exciting and interesting auction this week.

Let’s start with the spectacular photographs of Norfolk Island by JW Beattie showing the Melanesian Mission, students attending from surrounding islands, island life, heritage buildings as well as the whaling industry. (More about the album here – Lot 26)

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We have numerous voyages and explorations. Including Williams South Sea Missionary 1838 (Lott 44); Duperrey Charts 1822 (Lot 10); Stokes Discoveries 1846 (Lot 4); Hunters Journal 1793 (Lot 96); Collins 1798 (Lot 91)…

We also have early printings on British History including a 1638 illustrated book on Heraldry (Lot 7)  and William Camden’s Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagrams, Armories… 1657 (Lot 5).

Yes – this week we have more wonderfully illustration natural history, like Henry Ayers collection of Lizars Natural ( Lot 3) History or the 1826 Flora Conspicua by Morris and illustrated by Clark (Lot 2)

Folio Society, limited editions, signed copies including a number of books signed by the artist: John Olsen, Fred Cress, Gary Shead, Creative Effort by Norman Lindsay with Signed Etching.

Carter’s Tomb of Tutankhamen (Lot 14)

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

Sunday 27th September – Timed auction 12 midday
Online bidding on Invaluable or our website.

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 September – Timed 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