Page 3 – Sydney Rare Book Auctions

12 noon, Sunday 30th November

This auction is an assortment of science, mining, exploration books, to first editions, underground magazine, photography and archives.

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Mining & Geology is composed or a conglomerate of geological reports from Western Australia to Coogardie. We look at goldfields, as well as Logan Jacks reports. Some very finely bound.

We have notable science books from a first English edition of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity(378) to Charles Darwin and Prodromus Victoria.

Underground salaciously sexy, psychedelic and political magazines published by young Sydney-siders.

Not a Sydney magazine, an honorable mention goes to the Gandi”s Young India, a weekly magazine banned from circulation by the British government rebellious content including the Khilafat movement, Gandhi’s imprisonment under the Dandi March in 1930 and more.

When 12 noon, Sunday 30th November 2025

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Our office is located at Dalgety Square at –
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Absentee bids are due by email 3pm Sydney Time Friday 28th November 2025

Please get questions in before 3pm Sydney Time

Friday 28th November 2025

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12 noon, Sunday 23rd November

Sydney Rare Book Auction is pleased to announce the 9th Gary Gorton Crime fiction auction.

Gary was an American who lived much of his life in Hong Kong. He collected crime fiction books from Hubin’s bibliography. They had to be first editions in dustwrappers in very good condition.

The artworks, particularly from the 1920s-1960s are eye-catching, dynamic and colourful. They draw the readers attention for what lays beneath. Here are some noteworthy artists from the latest instalment.

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Lot 168 Margaret Millar 1942 One of the many dustwrappers which was not signed – but what an artist!

Lot 94 J S Fletcher 1925

Dustwrapper art Benjamin Cory Kilvert (1879-1946) who was a Canadian born artist and illustrated for magazines and dustwrapper art.

Lot 91 Joseph Auslander -1929

Dustwrapper by Ervine Metzl (1899–1963) who was an American graphic artist and illustrator. He attended the School of Art Institute of Chicago.

Lot 11 Paul Mactyre 1964

The Walton sisters (Barbara and Eileen) were prolific book cover illustrators. They worked through 1950’s through late 1970’s at Harper Collins. The cover above is by Barbara Walton.

Lot 27 Hodder Publisher’s File Copy

Dustwrapper by George Chrichard who designed for pulps too Chrichard also created the cover for the 1963 Book Club edition of The Clocks.

Lot 32 J S Fletcher 1924

CV Farrow who also illustrated a beautiful map of Mahattan

When 12 noon, Sunday 23rd November 2025

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

Timed Auction online bidding and absentee
On Invaluable or our website.

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 are due by email 3pm Sydney Time Friday 21st November 2025

Please get questions in before 3pm Sydney Time

Friday 21st November 2025

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History, Science, Mining, Exploration, Zines, Beer and Wine, Photographs and more

Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 9