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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Potts Jean | 3 Books, including: The Only Good Secretary |
New York | 1965; 1968; 1988 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 177 | Kinssburn Emart | Tong Men And A Million |
New York | 1927 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 178 | Jones Alice | Bubbles We Buy |
Boston | 1903 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 179 | MacDonald Ross | Sleeping Beauty |
New York | 1973 | AUD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 180 | Symons Julian | The Belting Inheritance; The Gigantic Shadow |
London | 1958; 1965 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 181 | Spillane Mickey | The By-Pass Control; The Killing Man |
New York | 1966; 1989 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 182 | Hunter Alan | 3 Books, including: Gently French |
London | 1973; 1974; 1972 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 285.75 |
| 183 | Chase James Hadley | I'll Get You For This; Miss Shumway Waves A Wand |
London | 1946 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 184 | James PD | PD James 1st Ed |
N/A | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 185 | Cheyney Peter | Try Anything Twice |
London | 1948 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 |
| 186 | Ambler Eric | Intrigue: Four Great Spy Novels of Eric Ambler |
New York | 1960 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 187 | Peters Ellis | Apprentice; The Confession of Brother Haluin |
London | 1989; 1988 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 188 | Deighton Len | 3 Books, including: Spy Hook |
1988; 1981; 1990 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 189 | Keeler Harry Stephen | The Case of the Ivory Arrow |
New York | 1945 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | AUD 412.75 |
| 190 | Reynolds Baillie | Black Light |
1938 | AUD 500.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 191 | Finney Jack | The Clock Of Time |
London | 1958 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 192 | Modern Crime Fiction |
N/A | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 193 | Audemars Pierre | The Delicate Dust Of Death; Nightmare in Rust |
London | 1973; 1975 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 194 | Wolfe Michael | The Chinese Fire Drill |
New York | 1976 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 195 | Cheyney Peter | The Dark Street |
London | 1944 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 190.50 |
| 196 | Archer Jeffrey | A Matter of Honour |
London | 1986 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 197 | Rendell Ruth | The Tree Of Hands |
London | 1984 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 198 | Curzon Clare | 3 Books, including: Trail Of Fire |
London | 1987; 1986; 1985 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 199 | Armstrong Campbell | Jig |
London | 1987 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold |
| 200 | Fleming Joan | 4+ Books, including: Hell's Belle |
London | 1968; 1971; 1978; 1973; 1977 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | 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
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
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.