Category: Featured

12 noon Sunday 8th September

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This auction is a real mix –  from Sherlock Holmes to art and children’s books to ephemera to comics. We have items from 15^th Century to modern times. From small items like letters and postcards to large paintings.

We have over Sherlock Holmes items including:  First time Sherlock Appears in print  – Strand Magazine (Lot 2), Return Of Sherlock Holmes Solitary Cyclist Conan Doyle (9) and Sherlock Holmes Chess Set  done by the Anne Carlton Studio (4).

There are around 20 art works including some impressive Aboriginal Artists: Gloria Petyarre (548), Rosie Napurrula Tasman (547), Mick Gill Tjakamarra (561), Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi   (546).

There are over 50 Juvenile books and many Australian. Cuthbert and the dogs by Ethel Spowers (299); Dorothy Wall Tiny Story Blinky Bill Scarce (269);1933 Bushland Broadcast Enid Prior (188).

We have some very impressive maps including these early ones:  Jerusalem 1493 Nuremberg Incunabula leaf (130); The Exodus from Israel 1595 (132); The Holy Land 1595 (133); Israel c1550            (134) and  Map River la Plata – 1819  (319).

There are 50 huge comic lots with standouts: Spawn Comics 1992 (510), Star Wars Dark (503), DC Batman Gotham Adventures 1998 (504).

We also have some really fabulous posters. For the Sport fanatic we have Newtown AFL Club 1954 (300) and c1960 Sydney Boxing Poster (591). For film enthusiasts we have The Shining 1980 (377) Theatrical UK Poster.  Some really pretty items Butter Posters (431) and Shaving Poster(430).

There are also some very beautiful views including: Four engravings of 4x Sydney Harbour after Eyre by Dymock 1873 (552); a panorama photograph of Pyrmont by Allan row 1920(550); and Circular Quay Phillip-Stephan (551).

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When Sunday September 8th, 12:00 PM
Where Timed auction
Viewing 10am – 4pm weekdays
At Sydney Rare Book Auctions Dalgety Square at C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007
Bidding absentee, on Invaluable and on our website.
Absentee bids are due by email 6th Friday 3pm Sydney Time.
Questions welcomed. Please get them in before 3pm Friday 6^th September

12noon, 25th August 2024

This auction we have an eclectic collection of books – many beautiful, others unusual and some inspiring.

We have the most stunning example of Bring in the Monkey by Miles Franklin and Illustrated by Norman Lindsay (Lot 1).

We have two unusual and intense bindings done by an Australian modern designer binder: Mein Kampf(12) and Donald Friend Signed Fine Binding(13). Other unusual things we have are a decoy duck; Blue and White Porcelain Paintings (82-83); Mary Ward’s book on microscopes(110); A history of Furs (134)

We have found some which have inspired more to come to Australia including a first issue of Governor Phillip’s Voyage (Lot 15) or Ludwig Leichhardt First Expedition News 1847 (Lot 342).

For the adventure there is Mawson Home of Blizzard 1st(223); North West Passage Arctic Exploration Ross(7) or Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand (22).

For those who used books to escape we have Deluxe edition Tolkein (23-25) or a first edition BFG by Roald Dahl(4).

This auction is well worth a look!

When Sunday August 25th, 12:00 PM
Where Timed auction
Viewing 10am – 4pm weekdays
At Sydney Rare Book Auctions Dalgety Square at C11/372-428 Wattle Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007
Bidding absentee, on Invaluable and on our website.
Absentee bids are due by email 23rd Friday 3pm Sydney Time.