Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection – Part 13, 80226, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 02, 2026 - August 02, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Rowland John | Bloodshed in Bayswater |
London | 1935 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 102 | Rowland John | Slow Poison |
London | 1939 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 103 | Phillpotts Eden | Knock at a Venture |
London | 1905 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 104 | Rhode John | Hendon's First Case |
New York | 1935 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 105 | Rohmer Sax | The Bat Flies Low |
Garden City, New York | 1935 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 106 | Le Queux William | The Great Plot |
London | 1907 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 107 | Le Queux William | The Price of Power |
London | 1913 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 215.90 |
| 108 | Le Queux William | The Double Shadow |
London | 1936 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 109 | Le Queux William | The Unnamed |
London | 1902 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 110 | Simenon Georges | Maigret Travels South |
London | 1940 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 111 | Household Geoffrey | Fellow Passenger |
London | 1955 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 112 | Rohmer Sax | Fire-Tongue |
Garden City, NY | 1922 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 113 | Fletcher J S | 5 Books, including: The Double Chance |
1928; 1923; 1929; 1924; 1932 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 114 | Crockett S R | 4 Books, including: A Tatter of Scarlet |
London | 1913; 1914; 1906; 1897 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 115 | Rhode John | The Corpse In The Car |
New York | 1935 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 116 | Wallace Carlton | Sinister Alibi |
Garden City; New York | 1934 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 117 | Strachan T S | No Law in Illyria |
London | 1957 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 118 | Chalmers Stephen | House Of The Two Green Eyes |
New York | 1928 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 119 | Townend Peter | Out of Focus |
London | 1971 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 120 | Neville Margot | Murder In Rockwater |
London; Melbourne | 1945 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 121 | Lindall Edward | Northward The Coast; A Day For Angels |
London | 1966; 1975 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 122 | Carlon Patricia | Crime of Silence |
London | 1965 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 123 | Thompson Estelle | The Glass Houses; A Mischief Past |
London | 1967; 1971 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 124 | Saunders Ripley Dunlap | Colonel Todhunter of Missouri |
Indianapolis | 1911 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 125 | Leslie Desmond | The Amazing Mr Lutterworth |
London | 1958 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.