Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 10, A170, Ultimo

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 21, 2025 - December 21, 2025
Page Size: 125 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ARTHUR UPFIELD X 2 SIGNED

1) The Mystery of Swordfish Reef 1939.

1939 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
2 FERGUS HUME

The Masquerade Mystery by Fergus Hume.

London AUD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
3 ELIZABETH BACKHOUSE

1) The Web of Shadows 1960 2) Death Of A Clown 1962 Both books written by the Australian author Elizabeth Backhouse

London. AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
4 S H COURTIER

Gently Dust the Corpse by S H Courtier.

London 1960 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
5 S H COURTIER

Let The Man Die by S H Courtier.

London 1961 AUD 800.00 - 900.00 Unknown
6 S H COURTIER

The Ringnecker by S H Courtier

London 1965 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
7 FERGUS HUME

The Pink Shop by Fergus Hume

1911 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
8 FERGUS HUME

The Rainbow Feather by Fergus Hume

1898 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
9 FERGUS HUME

The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume

1905 AUD 600.00 - 700.00 Unknown
10 GUY BOOTHBY

The League of Twelve by Guy Boothby with Frontispiece by E Fairhurst.

London 1903 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
11 FERGUS HUME 1906

The Mystery Of The Shadow by Fergus Hume with 16 Illustrations by A T Smith.

London 1906 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
12 FERGUS HUME 1892

Aladdin in London A Romance by Fergus Hume.

London 1892 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
13 THOMAS KENNEALLY 1965

The Fear by Thomas Keneally

in Melbourne 1967 AUD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
14 SIGNED UPFIELD FIRST

Mr. Jelly's Business by Arthur Upfield

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
15 GUY BOOTHBY

Doctor Nikola by Guy Boothby Illustrated by Stanley L Wood.

London 1896 AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
16 JAVA SEA

The Java Sea Mystery by Frank Nunn

Sydney 1941 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
17 CARLTON DAWE

Leathermouth's Luck by Carlton Dawe

London, 1934 AUD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
18 S H COURTIER 1958

A Shroud For Unlac by S H Courtier

London 1958 AUD 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
19 ARTHUR UPFIELD

The Great Melboure Cup Mystery by Arthur Upfield. Introduced & Edited by Stuart Mayne.

AUD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
20 MARK CORRIGAN

Lady Of China Street by Mark Corrigan.

London 1952 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
21 MARK CORRIGAN

Menace In Siam by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1958 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
22 MARK CORRIGAN

Sydney For Sin by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1956 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
23 MARK CORRIGAN

Dumb As They Come by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1958 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
24 MARK CORRIGAN

The Big Squeeze by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1955 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
25 MARK CORRIGAN

Singapore Downbeat by Mark Corrigan

Sydney 1959 AUD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
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